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How to Get Recount for Cataclysm

The online game "World of Warcraft" allows players to build custom add-ons, which alter the game's user interface slightly to create something that players may find more visually appealing or to perform a function that the game does not natively do. Recount is one such add-on that displays a host of combat-orientated information that the standard "Warcraft" interface does not record or analyze. When you update your game to include the Cataclysm expansion, your old add-ons, including Recount, may no longer work properly as the game's code has changed. To get Recount working again, you'll have to download and install the latest version.

Instructions

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  Visit Curse.com, which is a large repository for gaming add-ons. Click on the search box in the top-right corner of the page and type in "recount." Press "Enter" to begin your search. Click on "Recount" at the top of the search results.
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  Click the "Download" button at the top of the page. This will begin the process to download the latest version of the add-on, which is compatible with "World of Warcraft's" Cataclysm expansion. Click the "Manual Install" button on the next page and choose to save the ZIP file to your hard drive.
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  Click the "Windows Explorer" button at the bottom of your Windows 7 desktop to access your file system. Click your hard drive on the left side of the screen, then double-click on "Program Files," or "Program Files (x86)," depending on where your "Warcraft" directory is located. Double-click on the "World of Warcraft" folder.
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  Double-click the "Interface" folder. If you do not see one, right-click near any folder, move your mouse over "New" and choose "Folder." Enter "Interface" as the name of this folder, then double-click it. Double-click the "AddOns" folder. If you don't have one, create it in the same way that you created the "Interface" folder.
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  Unzip the file that you downloaded. There will be only one folder in the file, which will be named "recount." Right-click this file and choose "Copy." Right-click anywhere within the "AddOns" folder and choose "Paste." If you had an older version of Recount, you will need to choose "Yes" to overwrite any conflicting files.
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  Launch "World of Warcraft," then enter your account name and password. When you get to the screen where you select your character, click the "Add-ons" button in the lower-left corner of the screen. Ensure that there is a check mark next to "Recount" and click "Okay." Recount will now be active when you log in to the game.

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