Warcraft III Registry Fixer 1.0

[Moderator]

Approved by Ralle.
This can ofcourse be used in illegal situations but is also very helpful when you have reinstalled windows. You don't have to reinstall the game again.

 

[Wolverabid]

(-) Let's set the registry hacking aside.

 

[NiX_GR_]

I am sorry but I think Wolverabid is right.

 

[Dark_Spyro_003]

Well, i don't like it to be used for hacks, but i just reformatted my comp and saved it as a backup, and i dont feel like reinstalling the entire thing... And why is the link dead?

 

[Nantuko_Husk]

although im retired from warcraft,just came by here and saw the reg fixer was still here. so I posted a new version in case anyone needs it. works better than the last one...

 

[DreamRaider]

how is this illegal? I mean, if u use this and play ladder or somthing do u get banned? Or warcraft can possibily screw up?

So what does this excatly fix?

wait wat does this thing fix excatly in the editor?

 

[Immunil]

Brilliant tool! 5 star =)
Having put together my new pc, I simply copied the WC3/TFT files across from the old one, preferrring to avoid using windows registry where possible. This worked fine up until a new patch was released upon where it could not be installed without the registry info.
Simply saves reinstalling from scratch if you copy the files to a pc without installing normally.
For those of you worrying it is not legal, you still need your cd key verified to play on battle.net, which I believe is the most popular use of WC3 anyway.

 

[Infinitynexus]

I must say, this program saved me from quite a headache (wc3 disc wouldnt properly install, too damaged)

 

[de_squall]

Illegal?
I dont think so
Because if you really want to play the illegal WC3 you can download it in many site with its serial number generator.....so I think this software is more helpful for people who need it rather than to hack it.

 

[bboy-tiger-]

That what this program do isnt illegal if you have original wc3 cds.

 

[thelifelessone]

To anyone who doesn't know what this does....
It most likely changes the registry path that WC3 uses.

It's nothing illegal, and its something anyone (with registry skills) can do.
But, honestly, if you don't know what this does...
1. Don't post here, saying its a hack. It isn't
2. Don't use it. This edits the registry files, and even if it only does so for WC3, it can still damage the entries, causing problems with the game.

 

[Dakadoon]

all it does is set the registries to what they would b anyway if Warcraft III was installed. It would associate files and write the mpq paths. This fixes one of the errors in the Model Editor.

 

[Slashbang]

OMG Thank you so much for creating this wonderful program. I have a cracked version of warcraft (temporary, installing vitals soon lol) and I couldn't use anything barely, well not my fave editors like vertex modify and War3 Editor. You don't know how much you helped me!

PS will it really cause probs with the game though...? That might be and issue...

 

[Soraphis]

-> it works with Windows 7 (rc1 build 7100)

 

[killax]

I dont understand how is this hacking..... This tool is very nice and helps me open stuff faster...

 

[njmfffanj]

THANKS! I need this badly. Doing install-reinstall of complete Warcraft3+ex can be waste of time when the clock ticks... Thanks again!

 

[Dragonkeeper56]

Amazing

I fixed installations on 3 computers with this tool! It sure as hell beats re-installing.

 

[Bart_Illidan]

great tool!

 

[Arisato]

To anyone who doesn't know what this does....
It most likely changes the registry path that WC3 uses.

It's nothing illegal, and its something anyone (with registry skills) can do.
But, honestly, if you don't know what this does...
1. Don't post here, saying its a hack. It isn't
2. Don't use it. This edits the registry files, and even if it only does so for WC3, it can still damage the entries, causing problems with the game.

yes its right it damaged my wcIII and till like this problem to my comp

 

[twasik4]

I find this extremely useful.. i have a cracked vers of the game too. The only thing that DOESN'T work is the editor because of the registry. And it's not hacking unless your modding the experience of play for you or others.

 

[NeW v0id]

Hacked?

registry hacking aside.

is it really hacked?

 

[Arisato]

nice tool, it broke my warcraft one though, but somehow i managed to fix it

 

[Dr Super Good]

This tool may have been made obsolete with the relase of patch 1.25. The patch makes WC3 rebuild its registry if it is launched and the registry is not present acording to the patch notes.

 

[PyroKnight]

Is this work with the latest patch?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Probably, just it is no longer nescescary I think.

 

[PyroKnight]

It doesn't work for me so i think this should be removed from the tools.

 

[Dr Super Good]

If your WarCraft III is updated you should not need this tool as the game does it automaticly.

 

[PyroKnight]

But it's pirated version...

 

[Dr Super Good]

So what does that have to do with not updating your game? It only means you cannot use BattleNet to update it so you might have to download patches from their technical support site.

 

[PyroKnight]

No i have the latest patch installed but my icons for maps/campaigns are blank i don't know what is the problem. :/

 

[Dr Super Good]

You can eithor use regedit to fix that or reinstall the game from the disc image.

 

[PyroKnight]

And how will be that i'm not good in those stuffs please help me (i know it's simple)

 

[Eyedgaf]

And how will be that i'm not good in those stuffs please help me (i know it's simple)

Just use this tool and after it fixes everything restart your computer. Work fine for me today. All w3m and w3x scroll icons now show up for me.

 

[PyroKnight]

A problem this is not good, somebody has to update this tool.
Writing Roc entries [done]
Writing Tft entries [done]
Writing w3m entries [failed]
Writing Campaign entries [failed]
Writing w3x entries [failed]
Writing AI entries [failed]
Writing Replay entries [failed]
:S:S

 

[Dr Super Good]

You running it as administrator?

 

[PyroKnight]

No should i run it? ~ Yes it worked.

 

[NhazUl]

Thank you. Modeling with a WC3 after windows reinstall (without reinstalling WC3) can be a nasty business if you use ingame textures. So this tool ceratinly helps.

 

[vincesanity]

This is vey helpful.

 

[HappyTauren]

Unexpectedly, this tool is really good now that blizzard had changed the way they save information about the installation - using this tool lets us use legacy tools that depend on old registry settings.

 

[Weigazod]

Does anyone know if this little fixer works with patch 1.30.04?

 

[Ravager16829]

Does anyone know if this little fixer works with patch 1.30.04?

Registry Fixer is not compatible with recent patches because the tool is looking for your existing MPQ file, which doesn't exist anymore since 1.30+ due to the CASC.

However, you can still use the Regedit trick to manually fix your Warcraft III game installation. Simply navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III", create a new string called "InstallPath" and make sure that its value points to where you installed the game.

 

[Weigazod]

Registry Fixer is not compatible with recent patches because the tool is looking for your existing MPQ file, which doesn't exist anymore since 1.30+ due to the CASC.

However, you can still use the Regedit trick to manually fix your Warcraft III game installation. Simply navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III", create a new string called "InstallPath" and make sure that its value points to where you installed the game.

Would this work if I didn't install the game?

I merely downloaded the folder from Hive not install the game through an installer.

 

[Ravager16829]

Would this work if I didn't install the game?

I merely downloaded the folder from Hive not install the game through an installer.

If you installed the game through the original installer, it will obviously create the required game registry.

However, if you installed the game by downloading one of the folder, you have to create the required game registry manually in order to use any kind of tools (like Magos Model Editor).

 

[Weigazod]

If you installed the game through the original installer, it will obviously create the required game registry.

However, if you installed the game by downloading one of the folder, you have to create the required game registry manually in order to use any kind of tools (like Magos Model Editor).

Do you know if there is any tutorial for that?

 

[Ravager16829]

Do you know if there is any tutorial for that?

Open the Registry Editor
Go to this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\
Highlight the Warcraft III Folder
Right-click on the right hand side of the window
New > String Value
Name it InstallPath
Fill the value field with a path of any given Warcraft III installation or a folder that contains your MPQ files.
(For example: C:\Users\Peon\Desktop\Wc3 Archive\MPQ Files.)

This is the one that I taken from War3 Model Editor thread (StormKnight's comment). It will obviously work on the other tools that might require MPQ.

Be mindful that you only create this intended part. The Regedit is an expert tool by Windows that could cause serious issues with your system if you don't manage this part carefully.

In case you want to make Warcraft III-related files openable directly without actually opening the game/editor:

Create a new file using Notepad with the following scripts:

Spoiler: Reg Fix

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.w3g]
@="Warcraft3.Replay"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Warcraft3.Replay]
@="Warcraft III Replay File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Warcraft3.Replay\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\Replays.ico"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Warcraft3.Replay\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Warcraft3.Replay\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Warcraft3.Replay\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\War3.exe\" -loadfile \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.w3m]
@="WorldEdit.Scenario"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Scenario]
@="Warcraft III Scenario File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Scenario\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\WorldEdit.exe,2"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Scenario\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Scenario\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Scenario\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\World Editor.exe -loadfile \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.w3n]
@="WorldEdit.Campaign"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Campaign]
@="Warcraft III Campaign File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Campaign\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\WorldEdit.exe,4"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Campaign\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Campaign\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.Campaign\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\World Editor.exe -loadfile \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.w3x]
@="WorldEdit.ScenarioEx"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.ScenarioEx]
@="Warcraft III Expansion Scenario File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.ScenarioEx\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\WorldEdit.exe,3"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.ScenarioEx\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.ScenarioEx\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.ScenarioEx\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\World Editor.exe -loadfile \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wai]
@="WorldEdit.AIData"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.AIData]
@="Warcraft III AI Data File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.AIData\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\WorldEdit.exe,5"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.AIData\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.AIData\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WorldEdit.AIData\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Warcraft III\\World Editor.exe -loadfile \"%1\""

If you are using higher patches (1.28-1.31), replace "war3.exe" and "worldedit.exe" with "Warcraft III.exe" and "World Editor.exe".

Save as the ".reg", then double-click on that file to add your required registries.

 

[Weigazod]

Fill the value field with a path of any given Warcraft III installation or a folder that contains your MPQ files.
(For example: C:\Users\Peon\Desktop\Wc3 Archive\MPQ Files.)

So since I am using 1.30.4 and have no mpq file. I will just point the path toward my install folder?

Also where do I put the .reg file I just created?

 

[Ravager16829]

So since I am using 1.30.4 and have no mpq file. I will just point the path toward my install folder?

Also where do I put the .reg file I just created?

As I said earlier, this tool won't work anymore because it's looking for the MPQ file, which is obviously replaced by CASC as of 1.30+.

The only way to fix the "InstallPath" registry is by manually creating it by yourself with the Registry Editor.