An issue with World of Warcraft.

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#1 vlin1108
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I have reinstalled WoW and at the end of the second update of the game I get an error message:

The file "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\World of Warcraft\World of Warcraft.lnk.Temporary" could not be created. If this problem persists, you may be able to solve it by uninstalling and then reinstalling the game. If you are unable to correct this problem, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. (InstallerFile::Create)

Maybe you could help me with this...

Thanks.

Note: I have reinstalled the game after being a long time away from it, not after I got the error message. Would reinstalling the game really help? I tried using the Blizzard repair tool but it didn't seem to work.

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#2 giantraddish
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What OS are you on? XP or Vista?

The first thing I would try with that message is make sure I'm logged in with a profile that has permission to install programs? Next, I'd click my way into that directory and see if that file already exists. If it does check the permission on it to make sure it can be overwritten. If it does not check permission on the directory.

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#3 vlin1108
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My OS is Vista and it seems I'm logged in as the administrator. I don't know where to check if I have permission though.

I couldn't find the file written in the error message and I don't know how to check the permission on the directory, sorry.

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#4 vlin1108
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I suppose I figured it out now, the update was successful.

Thanks for the advice.