Allow Local Files not working on Windows7

[kalipou134]

I got a laptop with Win7 that I'm trying to allow local files on and I can't seem to make it work with the usual method.

Here's what I did so far:

Open regedit>HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Blizz>Wc3> NewDWORD "Allow Local Files" Value 1


Yet its not working, the game loads the MPQs and gnores local file paths. I know the paths and files work because I have the same setting on my Vista Desktop and have no problem there.

So I'm guessing something's wrong with the way I enabled in the registry. On Vista its usually regedit>HKEY_Local Machine> Software>etc but on Win7 theres no Blizz folder under there...

Anyone has any insight?

 

[Dr Super Good]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Blizz>Wc3

Warcraft III does not use that registry path. It uses...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III

Unless you get the path exactly as Warcraft III is expecting it will fail to work correctly. Make sure you are browsing the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry and not some of the other ones. Alternatively it might vary depending on how the installation was performed (install for all users?) so it could be under a different user registry such as local machine. If there really is no registry for WC3 then your installation must have bugged and a reinstall is recommended. Do remember to run regedit as an administrator.