PowerShell script to create symbolically linked (mklink) copies of WoW

[DyzzyD]

I'm having the exact same problem as DyzzyD.

When I run the script I keep getting spammed with the same error

At c:\bin\New-Wow.ps1:86 char12

[align=left]cmd <<<< /c "mlink $d `"$link`" `"$target`"" > $null [/align]
[align=left]The term 'cmd' is not recognized as a cmdlet, function, operable program or a script file. Verify the term and try again.

If anyone have a solution it would be grately appreciated[/align]

Cmd.exe is in c:\windows\system32, which should be in your path. Have you by chance removed it?

I went into Control Panel->System and Maintenance->System->Advanced System Settings->Environment Variables... "ComSpec" is the one that has the value of c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe while my Path has a value of c:\bin

[bdybldkris]

I'm having the exact same problem as DyzzyD.

When I run the script I keep getting spammed with the same error

At c:\bin\New-Wow.ps1:86 char12


[align=left]cmd <<<< /c "mlink $d `"$link`" `"$target`"" > $null [/align]

[align=left]The term 'cmd' is not recognized as a cmdlet, function, operable program or a script file. Verify the term and try again.

If anyone have a solution it would be grately appreciated[/align]

Cmd.exe is in c:\windows\system32, which should be in your path. Have you by chance removed it?

I went into Control Panel->System and Maintenance->System->Advanced System Settings->Environment Variables... "ComSpec" is the one that has the value of c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe while my Path has a value of c:\bin

I'm having the same problem as this user. Anyone find a fix or know what I've done wrong?



Thanks.

[DyzzyD]

I'm having the exact same problem as DyzzyD.

When I run the script I keep getting spammed with the same error

At c:\bin\New-Wow.ps1:86 char12


[align=left]cmd <<<< /c "mlink $d `"$link`" `"$target`"" > $null [/align]

[align=left]The term 'cmd' is not recognized as a cmdlet, function, operable program or a script file. Verify the term and try again.

If anyone have a solution it would be grately appreciated[/align]

Cmd.exe is in c:\windows\system32, which should be in your path. Have you by chance removed it?

I went into Control Panel->System and Maintenance->System->Advanced System Settings->Environment Variables... "ComSpec" is the one that has the value of c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe while my Path has a value of c:\bin

I'm having the same problem as this user. Anyone find a fix or know what I've done wrong?



Thanks.

Heh, I've almost given up symlink'ing files... Too bad I'm persistent with stuff.

With 3.02 and expac coming, I don't believe we'll be able to get this resolved before then. Do be patient until then. I'm sure the community will give some insight on our issue. Again, don't distress.

[bdybldkris]

DyzzyD,

I gave up on the Powershell deal....I did a forum search for Symlink. The very first result will be Symlink Help. Look at that post and you'll find a link to a different program that helps with the associations. Here's what I did:

1. Downloaded and installed the program.
2. Created copies of my main Warcraft folder (I ended up with World of Warcraft, WoW2, WoW3, WoW4, WoW5 all on my E:\ drive)
3. Navigate to your copies and DELETE your Data and Interface folders
4. Navigate to your main World of Warcraft folder and Control Left Click your Data and Interface folders
5. Right click on one of your highlighted folders (should be Data or Interface)
6. Choose Pick Link Source
7. Navigate to one of your copies (ie. WoW2) and right click on the folder
8. Choose Drop As...Symbolic Link
9. Repeat 4-8 until you've created the symbolic links for all your copies

Now you should have a main World of Warcraft folder with 4 copies that use the Data and Interface folders from the main. I linked the interface folder to use the same mods on all accounts. You can just link the Data folder if you prefer different mods on each.

This save me a ton of space on my hard drive and appears to have improved my performance too. Good luck! If you need any help or have questions just yell.



Kris

[Crucial]

Not sure why everyone wants to overcomplicate this....

1. Copy Wow directory for each clone (ie. Wow1, Wow2, Wow3, etc)
2. Delete Data, Interface, Screenshots, Cache in the clones folders
3. Paste into text file called makelinks.cmd (change drive letter of course)

mklink /D Data D:\Wow1\Data
mklink /D Interface D:\Wow1\Interface
mklink /D Screenshots D:\Wow1\Screenshots
mklink /D Cache D:\Wow1\Cache
pause

4. Run that in each clones Wow directory, they are now all pointing to Wow1 as the source for those directories.
5. Done

[bdybldkris]

Not sure why everyone wants to overcomplicate this....

1. Copy Wow directory for each clone (ie. Wow1, Wow2, Wow3, etc)
2. Delete Data, Interface, Screenshots, Cache in the clones folders
3. Paste into text file called makelinks.cmd (change drive letter of course)

mklink /D Data D:\Wow1\Data
mklink /D Interface D:\Wow1\Interface
mklink /D Screenshots D:\Wow1\Screenshots
mklink /D Cache D:\Wow1\Cache
pause

4. Run that in each clones Wow directory, they are now all pointing to Wow1 as the source for those directories.
5. Done

Thanks for the explanation. I don't believe anyone's trying to "overcomplicate" anything. If you were familiar with symbolic links prior to 24-48 hours ago, I'm sure this would be no problem. Learning about them and trying to implement it was a little more difficult, as there were very few detailed instructions.

Again, thanks for the detailed info and I now have my cache linked as well. I still prefer the method I outlined above, as it takes no time at all to get everything linked and no bothering with text files and command strings. Now members have both methods and can choose what works best for them.

[phineas01]

So what it this symlink? Do I need to do that in addition to running the powershell script?

Edit: Ok so this is just an alternate to running the script the OP posted then correct? I think I'll try this as the script doesn't allow me to use maximizer since I have to run the games with the launcher instead of the wow.exe.

[Korpus]

Just wanted to say thanks for this guide. Up and running now and its very smooth. I would suggest adding the information about the Environmental variables into the OP as that is what had me stumped at first.

[uberhoser]

I am not sure what the problem is, but I believe I got a signature error until I just set it to Unrestricted- then it worked fine

You sir, win an internet !



Even though I had set "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned" It kept telling me that it would not run, cause it was not signed. I then ran Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted and it worked !


Now my only question is this. I have 2 copies of wow. When I log in I always see the first account's username. Is there anyway around this? (So when I log into the second account, I don't have to change the username to that account).

[Iceorbz]

DyzzyD,

I gave up on the Powershell deal....I did a forum search for Symlink. The very first result will be Symlink Help. Look at that post and you'll find a link to a different program that helps with the associations. Here's what I did:

1. Downloaded and installed the program.
2. Created copies of my main Warcraft folder (I ended up with World of Warcraft, WoW2, WoW3, WoW4, WoW5 all on my E:\ drive)
3. Navigate to your copies and DELETE your Data and Interface folders
4. Navigate to your main World of Warcraft folder and Control Left Click your Data and Interface folders
5. Right click on one of your highlighted folders (should be Data or Interface)
6. Choose Pick Link Source
7. Navigate to one of your copies (ie. WoW2) and right click on the folder
8. Choose Drop As...Symbolic Link
9. Repeat 4-8 until you've created the symbolic links for all your copies

Now you should have a main World of Warcraft folder with 4 copies that use the Data and Interface folders from the main. I linked the interface folder to use the same mods on all accounts. You can just link the Data folder if you prefer different mods on each.

This save me a ton of space on my hard drive and appears to have improved my performance too. Good luck! If you need any help or have questions just yell.



Kris

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier !!!! =) =)... man I spent about 1 hr looking at the other stuff, kept reading and man im glad I did find your post. That worked, saved some space and gave me some good directories for wow.

Hopefully running it off a SSD will outperform my raptor drive to.