Having trouble installing addons?
Do you want to start using addons, but can't seem to get them installed correctly?
Do your friends keep telling you that you need to try a mod, but you just can't wrap your head around how to do it? There are many places for you to look for help. This site has a great FAQ for installing mods. You can always find it again by clicking the "Help & F.A.Q." link up at the top of every page on the site. If you use Vista, there are some peculiarities with Vista's security/permissions that can make it difficult and confusing. Read through Shirik's Vista Users - UAC and You sticky in this forum. More help on Vista can be found in the official WoW Tech Support forum. Also, make sure you are installing the addons to the correct location. With a recent patch, WoW would have asked you if you would like to move the game out of the Program Files directory. If you answered "yes", your WoW folder is now located at C:\Users\Games\World of Warcraft. This is the directory you need to install to. Anything left at C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft can be deleted. If you use a Mac, then check out the Mac Support forum on the WoW site. (Though addons are platform independent.) There are a lot of guides and videos around the net to help you as well. Here's one that I made. The UI & Macros forum on the WoW site can be a great help as well. Here is a guide written by Lopeppeppy (edited by Troodi and Unkle) that is plastered all over that forum. Quote:
If all else fails, just ask any questions you have. Remember, all you have to do to get rid of those mods is delete the Interface folder. The Blizzard mods inside will be recreated the next time you start the game. |
add on helplz
Why dont i have a add on tab on my character screen??
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Did you follow all of the guides and instructions provided?
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help!
hi, iv got the correct pathways for my addons as per the instructions on this website but i still have no addons button on my screen, i have noticed that if u click the addon my computer says that it doesnt recognize it & shud it use the internet to find a programme to run it - i clicked yes bt all it said was that it was an unknown file & to combat this i shud contact sum1 to find out wot programme i shud use.
can sum1 help me out plz? all i wanted was map co-ords! :( |
Sounds like you are clicking directly on the *.lua file that is included in the addon's folder.
This is not a file that runs in Windows. WoW effectively incorporates this file into the game and the game uses it to produce whatever effect the programmer was intending (usually :-)). Your addon file structure should be something like... C:\World of Warcraft\Interface\Addons\YourNewAddonFolder Unless there is a problem with your system in that it cannot access the files in that directory, WoW should read the file. There is a difference between the operating system allowing access to files and the program (WoW) interpreting the data (code) within it. Your operating system has a layer(s) of security that could prevent a user access to the file, which would prevent any application doing so. |
@rkb5:
Click on Seerah's video. You need to install WinZip or WinRAR. |
Windows has an extraction utility - at least XP and Vista do...
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True. Been too long since using it to remember, lol.
The OP must be trying to open the addon files themselves then. In which case refer back to Seerah's video. :) |
Quick question??
How do i use two different UI's for two different characters?? |
Two different UI compilations? The easiest way is to have two separate Interface and WTF folders, renaming them depending on which character you're using. But you'll have to completely exit the game when changing characters. The other way is to use different profiles in your mods for each character.
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I followed the instructions to the letter on how to install. Made sure i only had 1 WoW directory. Made sure there was only 1 folder with add-on's name on it., etc. Extracted the files using WinZip 10.0, and it's still doing nothing. A little help?
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It would help if you gave more information. Like what OS you're on, what addon you're trying to install, and what "it's still doing nothing" means exactly. ;)
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yeah im trying to install Atlas Cartagrapher and Lightheaded. I put them in the addon folder extract them but nothing happens.
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Did you watch the video and/or look at the pictures in the FAQ to make sure that you're doing it correctly? Give the full path to the LightHeaded.toc file.
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Or post a screenshot of your folders :)
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how do you take a screenshot? i have a bunch of other folders in my addon like Blizzard_Auction UI are those supposed to be there or somewhere else? here is the link for the lightheaded i downloaded http://www.wowinterface.com/download...ghtHeaded.html
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hey nvm i got it. thx for the help you guys :D:banana:
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Help meh out?
everytime i download an addon it pops up a thing that says open save close.
i click open and it goes to my folders and when i try to go to WoW and click the addon button it doesn't show the addon i downloaded only shows my other i downloaded from a diff site why wont it show the addon i downloaded here? |
Don't click "Open". Click "Save".
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Add-ons installed, invisible in-game
Hey folks,
I just reinstalled WoW on a new hard drive - it all went smoothly until I tried to reinstall my add-ons. I'm running Windows xp pro on a Compaq nc8430 laptop. Here's what I've got: Using WoW Ace, I downloaded/installed Cartographer, Omen, DrDamage, and Quartz into the following path: C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\Addons\[addon-name] for example, C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\Addons\DrDamage\DrDamage.toc The good: When I log in to WoW, I see the addons button on the bottom left of the character selections screen. They all appear to be functional/updated, and I can activate different addons for different characters. The bad: When I select a character and enter the game, I see no addons. I do not see the addon manager around the minimap, and commands such as /omen do nothing. Looking through every interface/graphics option I can find, I can see no way to access the supposedly enabled add-ons. What I've tried: Restarting WoW Deleting & reinstalling add-ons Rebooting Disabling & re-enabling addons Logging in with different characters Obviously, it'd be really great to get this working soon; it's hard to raid without a threat meter! Thanks much, Mithrandir/Elessar/Protagonist/Pythagoras Norgannon |
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