No add on button - upgraded from trial to full - please help:)

zoril · 10-27-09, 06:08 PM

Hi everyone

Firstly I read the sticky thread and also some posts relating to the add on button disappearing, but none seem to help me. My problem is there there is no add on button on the bottom of the screen. I will tell you so far what I did and perhaps you can help me if I made a mistake...My computer is Windows XP SP3.

1.) After the 10 day trial I upgraded and since then I find no add on button.

2.) I do have currently two wow folders one being the trial and the other being the WOW...The WOW folder is not complete yet as currently the 7gb download looks like it will take several days to finish...

3.) I did remove the interface folder and restarted WOW and a new interface folder with the add ons inside was created, but no button at the create character screen. I was out of the game when I tried doing this.

4.) I tried removing a few other folders also CACHE, WDB, and WTF. Before removing the Cache file I had a look inside and there seems to be a WBD inside cache also (0 bytes), that is in the trial folders!

5.) I had to replace those folders back to the original place as the game seemed to be reverting back to the trial version, asking me to upgrade to the main version.

6.)The repair.exe option is not yet available - It currently shows as Repair.exe.part and is 869kb

7.) I currently have no additional add ons.

Any help would be very much appreciated...I would like to point out that my technical ability is distinctly limited......Howard

BWarner · 10-27-09, 06:18 PM

Just wait for the full version to finish downloading and installing. When this is finished, you can move the Interface and WTF folders from the old WoW installation to the new one. This should copy all of your addons and their settings to your new installation. Enjoy!

(If you have a Wrath of the Lich King DVD, I'd recommend installing from that, even if it's a friend's. You'll save hours upon hours of downloading time, depending on the bandwidth of your connection.)

Glad to have you onboard, and a hearty welcome to both the WowInterface and the wider World of Warcraft communities!

zoril · 10-27-09, 06:29 PM

Thank you very much for the prompt reply and the welcome. It is most appreciated...

My WOW shortcut currently is to the trial folder "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft Trial\Launcher.exe" I am wondering when this download is complete will I need to create a new shorcut? If so is it just the WTF and INTERFACE I would need to move to the new one, or would i also need to move WDB and CACHE?

I should have said currently I have just the upgrade to the original WOW, although I may go for the other two upgrades later...Also if the problem persists would repair.exe maybe resolve it?

I am assuming that the 7 gig download is in fact the full version of WOW, but I heard some people say it may also include future updates also...

Thanks again...Howard

**Seerah** · 10-27-09, 09:17 PM

Yes, you will need to use a new shortcut to the new laucher. It will be located in the folder where the full version of WoW is being downloaded to. Also, using the downloaded client, you should be up to date with your patches (or at least mostly so). Whenever new versions of the game are released, you will have to download those patches as well. The next version will be 3.3, which is currently in testing.

zoril · 10-27-09, 10:31 PM

I think that I probably made a mistake somewhere re those folders.. I have another 2/3 gigs to download then maybe it might work again after I transfer those two folders interface and WTF..I will let you know...Your help is definitely appreciated....Howard

contramundi · 10-28-09, 02:31 AM

I read that you deleted the interface folder and a new one with addons inside was created.

Does this include addons installed by yourself as well, or only the default blizzard "addons". (Blizzard_...)

because if its only those in there, the button wont show because they aren't recognized by the client as being addons you can turn on or off.