Burning WoW patch to DVD?

[Malladine]

I'm gonna be upgrading our systems pretty soon but obviously would rather avoid the lengthy WoW patch when it comes to reinstalling.

I heard I can burn stuff to a single dvd. Does anyone have first hand knowledge of the procedure?

IE do I just grab the whole patches directory and then copy it back down "as is" and bingo, i'm patched to where I was when I burned the disc?

And a side note, does anyone know of free cd burning software? My cd/dvd burner was oem
Or even sub $30 retail software

 

[NeoV]

I think you can just copy your entire WoW folder and put it on your new hard drive, no patching needed

 

[Malladine]

nice, easy enough. Now I just need to figure out how I can burn dvds.

I bought CloneDVD and AnyDVD from slysoft, but I don't think there's an option for data->disc like in nero for example...

 

[bcterps]

I created a single WoW installation DVD. It's pretty easy, just copy Disc 1 to your hard drive to get the directory structure. Discs 2-4 just have a single file on them I think, so copy them in succession to the main folder. Or you can install from your hard drive, that is gonna be faster. I made a DVD backup because one of my cds was starting to have reading problems. You can't slipstream the patches however, so you'll need to get those separately.

 

[Malladine]

Thanks benchiu
What software do you use to burn data to dvd?

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Malladine
Thanks benchiu
What software do you use to burn data to dvd?

There's a nifty thread stickied to the top of this forum that lists free SW, including CD/DVD burning.

Thread
CD Burner XP

 

[Malladine]

hm, yeah, i saw that. I guess i assumed it didn't work. Have you used CD Burner XP personally?

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Malladine
hm, yeah, i saw that. I guess i assumed it didn't work. Have you used CD Burner XP personally?

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General burning - cKGunslinger suggests CD Burner XP.

Yeah, that's what I use for everything except ISO burning. I haven't had any problems with it.

 

[Malladine]

sweet, downloaded and ready to go, will try it tonight thanks

 

[NiKeFiDO]

each WoW update you download goes right into your c:/Program Files/World of Warcraft folder
there are 2 files per patch. Save all of those. IDK if you need them all or just the latest or not..

also, find a mirror and download the latest full patch (where im pretty sure you don't have to get prior patches for it to work)

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
each WoW update you download goes right into your c:/Program Files/World of Warcraft folder
there are 2 files per patch. Save all of those. IDK if you need them all or just the latest or not..

also, find a mirror and download the latest full patch (where im pretty sure you don't have to get prior patches for it to work)

Indeed - there is a full patch that will take your retail version to the current version. And if I'm not mistaken, the current one is only ~500MB or so - small enough for a regular CDR.