Having trouble installing addons? - Page 7

Torhal · 10-08-2009, 01:11 AM

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Zukin · 11-06-2009, 11:41 AM

Hi !
( Excuse me if I make mistake, I'm french...

)
So. I wanted too install that UI : http://www.wowinterface.com/download...IforMages.html
So
I delete my folder Interface and my WTF folder and i replace it by the new folder Interface and WTF. So, I put my folder like that :
C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\frFR\WTF
C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns
C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Fonts
But it doesnt work ! that i don't have addon installed
The AddOns thing ( i don't know how to call it ) when I log-in is not here !
And Wowmatrix tell me
Thanks for helping !

**Seerah** · 11-06-2009, 12:04 PM

First of all, the WTF folder goes directly inside your WoW folder, not inside the Data folder.

Code:

World of Warcraft\WTF

Second, since that UI page does not have instructions for installing, I will tell you this also:

Replace your Interface folder with the one that comes with the UI (don't just put the UI folders inside your current Interface\AddOns folder)
Make sure to rename the folders inside of the WTF folder to match your account name, your server, and your character

Third, that UI has not been updated since December of last year. You will need to updated the addons included and, at the very least, check "Load Out of Date Addons" at the addon selection screen.

If you don't wish to have to deal with updating the addons, then I suggest maybe trying this UI: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...blo3theme.html

Zukin · 11-06-2009, 01:11 PM

Thanks for your fast answer !
I did everything you just said, but it doesn't work.
I try with basic addons, it doesn't work at all.

I have to write my new Battlenet account right ?
And which character ?

Thanks for the UI, but i'd prefer a Mage UI and the problem i think is not the UI but my computer

**Seerah** · 11-06-2009, 01:39 PM

No, don't use your battle.net account. Use your actual WoW account name.

For server and character, use whichever you choose. You may even copy the server and character folders as many times as needed to rename them for all of your characters.

Please post the path to the .toc file of one of the addons in the compilation. You most likely just don't have the UI installed correctly if you don't even see the addons.

For example, Bagnon should be
World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\Bagnon\Bagnon.toc

Zukin · 11-06-2009, 01:48 PM

Now the battlenet account is the wow account.
For Quartz :
C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\Quartz

But .toc is a file, not a folder, so i can't post the path to it. But I already check, there is one in all the addon folder.
Could you just try on your own computer and tell me if it's working please ?

**Seerah** · 11-06-2009, 01:54 PM

No, the battle.net account isn't your WoW account (it's just what you use to log in with). People with multiple accounts can assign all of their accounts to one battle.net account, in addition to associating multiple games (Diablo, Starcraft) with their battle.net account. What you need to use in the WTF folder is your *actual* account name.

Back to the addon issue...
The .toc file should not be a folder, it's just a text file with a different extension (you can open it in Notepad). But I think it sounds like you have everything there correctly.

The next question is this: Right-click the shortcut you use to launch the game. Select Properties and see where it points to. This directory location should be the same as where you install addons to.

If that location does match where you've been putting your files, then what operating system are you using?

Zukin · 11-06-2009, 02:19 PM

It points to :
C:\Documents and Settings\World of Warcraft\"
OF COURSE !! I'm so stupid i have to install addon in that Wow not the other... I'm so so stupid !

Thanks for helping, i'm going to try with that

EDIT : there are a lot of folder like
WTF.20091030-142659
WTF.20091106-181055
and the basic WTF
The same with Interface :
Interface.20091106-181055
Interface

You think i can delete everything ?

**Seerah** · 11-06-2009, 02:55 PM

The ones with numbers after them (dates) are backup versions the game created when you ran the Repair tool. You can remove them.

Zukin · 11-06-2009, 03:14 PM

Thanks for all !
Just one last question : Should I delete Blizzard Addons ?

**Seerah** · 11-06-2009, 07:16 PM

You can - the game will recreate them.

khantwo · 11-17-2009, 02:31 AM

problem I am having,....
A
when I do log in,...i clicked the icon open, applied out of date sturf also,.....
looked like it was going to work..
still have no arrow on screen or quests showing.......why?

**Seerah** · 11-17-2009, 10:59 AM

1. what addons are you trying to install?
2. when you open your addons menu (where you click "load out of date", are they all listed there?

khantwo · 11-17-2009, 11:06 AM

1. what addons are you trying to install?
2. when you open your addons menu (where you click "load out of date", are they all listed there?
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I have installed the wow quest helper---
and I did not see anything listed...it just said load them........I did not see anywhere a list was available....when they are done with tuesday maintenance I can log in and look again.
but this hasn't answered my problem.