Warcraft 3 problems

musicman14 · Jun 28, 2009, 05:56 PM

So I recently got my MBP and I tried to install Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne. I had it already on my PC notebook and I enjoyed using battle.net Now when I installed it I clicked on battle.net and it installed the update so I could play. Then when it was time for it to restart it shut down and then did the blizzard updater. Then when it went to restart again it said it couldn't start up. Afterwards I tried to start it up manually, however it said it still couldn't open. I reinstalled it a few times but it still wouldn't work. What is wrong with it? Is there a certain way I should install it or do something to fix it??

Sijmen · Jun 28, 2009, 06:36 PM

Just a wild guess, but your settings may be corrupted. Try this:

In Finder, open your home directry and navigate to Library, Preferences.
Scroll down and find the files starting with com.blizzard. There should be a few, one for Warcraft and one for Battle.net etc.
Move these files to somewhere else, like your desktop. It doesn't matter where you place them.
Run Warcraft III again. if it works, yay. Then you can trash the preferences you just moved. If it doesn't, don't forget to put the preferences back.

Hope that helps.

imassents · Jun 28, 2009, 09:15 PM

The update doesn't work correctly when patching from the earlier versions. To avoid reinstalling again, head to this thread and grab the file I've attached previously "The Frozen Throne.zip"
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=686349

Extract the zip and replace your existing Frozen Throne app with this newer one (this is installed with the 1.21a patch - it's skipped in the 1.23a version for some reason). There's extra info in that thread too if you are interested.

musicman14 · Jun 29, 2009, 11:36 AM

how am i supposed to get rid of the frozen throne app and extract the zip file

musicman14 · Jun 29, 2009, 11:42 AM

how am i supposed to get rid of the frozen throne app and extract the zip file?

im still having problems. Maybe give some steps on how to?

Sijmen · Jun 29, 2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musicman14

how am i supposed to get rid of the frozen throne app and extract the zip file?

im still having problems. Maybe give some steps on how to?

Did you try moving your preferences?

musicman14 · Jun 29, 2009, 01:30 PM

i got it working. thanks!

Sijmen · Jun 29, 2009, 04:28 PM

How did you fix it? It's a good idea to post the solution so other people can benefit, too, if they experience the same problem.

samjav · Jun 30, 2009, 03:52 AM

omg, omg! plz tell me how you did it! I rly want to play. I've installed and reinstalled it like literally 10 times.

but I found all the warcraft related documents in the preferences and deleted them? I know now that I shouldn't have done that, plz what should I do?

samjav · Jun 30, 2009, 04:09 AM

yeah thank you so much man, I found your other threads and am trying them out now with confidence. I'll keep yous posted!

Jun 28, 2009, 05:56 PM	#1
musicman14 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	Warcraft 3 problems So I recently got my MBP and I tried to install Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne. I had it already on my PC notebook and I enjoyed using battle.net Now when I installed it I clicked on battle.net and it installed the update so I could play. Then when it was time for it to restart it shut down and then did the blizzard updater. Then when it went to restart again it said it couldn't start up. Afterwards I tried to start it up manually, however it said it still couldn't open. I reinstalled it a few times but it still wouldn't work. What is wrong with it? Is there a certain way I should install it or do something to fix it??
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Jun 28, 2009, 06:36 PM	#2
Sijmen macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	Just a wild guess, but your settings may be corrupted. Try this: In Finder, open your home directry and navigate to Library, Preferences. Scroll down and find the files starting with com.blizzard. There should be a few, one for Warcraft and one for Battle.net etc. Move these files to somewhere else, like your desktop. It doesn't matter where you place them. Run Warcraft III again. if it works, yay. Then you can trash the preferences you just moved. If it doesn't, don't forget to put the preferences back. Hope that helps.
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Jun 28, 2009, 09:15 PM	#3
imassents macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	The update doesn't work correctly when patching from the earlier versions. To avoid reinstalling again, head to this thread and grab the file I've attached previously "The Frozen Throne.zip" http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=686349 Extract the zip and replace your existing Frozen Throne app with this newer one (this is installed with the 1.21a patch - it's skipped in the 1.23a version for some reason). There's extra info in that thread too if you are interested.
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Jun 29, 2009, 11:36 AM	#4
musicman14 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	how am i supposed to get rid of the frozen throne app and extract the zip file
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Jun 29, 2009, 11:42 AM	#5
musicman14 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	how am i supposed to get rid of the frozen throne app and extract the zip file? im still having problems. Maybe give some steps on how to?
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Jun 29, 2009, 01:30 PM	#7
musicman14 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	i got it working. thanks!
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Jun 29, 2009, 04:28 PM	#8
Sijmen macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	How did you fix it? It's a good idea to post the solution so other people can benefit, too, if they experience the same problem.
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Jun 30, 2009, 03:52 AM	#9
samjav macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008	omg, omg! plz tell me how you did it! I rly want to play. I've installed and reinstalled it like literally 10 times. but I found all the warcraft related documents in the preferences and deleted them? I know now that I shouldn't have done that, plz what should I do?
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Jun 30, 2009, 04:09 AM	#10
samjav macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008	yeah thank you so much man, I found your other threads and am trying them out now with confidence. I'll keep yous posted!
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