Data Patches not working for ya?!

[Jaguar]

Ok im running vista and i had SEVERAL problems getting certain patches to work. have any of you not been able to get a patch to work and theres already a default prgram to run it u dont want? well i spent quite some time since im prtially new to vista figuring out y my patches werent working. well i came to the conlusion that they werent working since the ".mpq" after them were not capitalized (.MPQ) i had NO iea how to rename them since after having it open with a default program the ".mpq" was no longer after the patch name. well it is very simple to change this and many of u might kno this but if your like me and had trouble this shows u how to make these patches to work. all u do is once your in WoW's data folder containing the patches go to Tools at the top, folder options, view, and uncheck "hide extensions for known file types" this now makes the ".mpq" show up and u can easily rename the file and change them to capitol ".MPQ" plz dont flame this is just for the people who are having trouble and cant get answers!

picture of the files not working and unable to change the ".mpq"


Go to Tools


Folder options


View


and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"


TADA!

[Hog007]

You are my model editing hero. YOU JUST FIXED MY MODEL EDITING!
It was so simple thank you ever so much man this is awesome. You just completed my day.

+rep and my love forever

[dev1462]

i run on vista...and instead of just not working WoW X's out right at launch and display an error msg, idk what to do, total noob to this whole thing

[khaled1994]

nice one me too didnt work XD

[Origano]

Thanks! It really works! Damn that I cant give rep

[*ChAoS*]

Thanks! It really works! Damn that I cant give rep

Just get 5 posts.

[Ciuciu_nrg]

Very nice~~~!!

[metharon]

I Love You! <3<3<3

[Eman]

Thank you so much you rock!

[kanezfan]

I'm on XP and this shit helped me so 2 rep for you, i'd give you more but that's the max I can give.

[rabb4466]

Thanks alot, really helped me.

[chinomon]

wow i just registerd and wow this really helpd alot thank u!!!

[PewPewBoom]

I'm sure this will fix my problem... but I don't have a "tools" option in that folder, in fact I don't have that row all together no "file" etc. Any ideas on how to get that to come up?

[mrtiller]

I'm sure this will fix my problem... but I don't have a "tools" option in that folder, in fact I don't have that row all together no "file" etc. Any ideas on how to get that to come up?

i had this problem too, all you need to do is press alt while your folder is selected.

anyway, +rep for the post

[tyrant9]

my patches still dont work even if i capitalize the .mpq