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Information

  • World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • 2.4.3.8606 1)
  • 32-bit

Prerequisites

Notes

Install

Sources

Vanilla

  • Install to C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft 2.4.3
WoW-1.0.1.3989-enUS.iso
WoW-1.12.0-enUS-patch.exe
wow-1.12.0.5595-to-1.12.1.5875-enus-patch.exe

TBC

WoW-2.0.0.6080-enUS-expansion.iso
wow-2.4.0-enus-patch.exe
WoW-2.4.0.8089-to-2.4.1.8125-enUS-patch.exe
WoW-2.4.1.8125-to-2.4.2.8278-enUS-patch.exe
WoW-2.4.2.8278-to-2.4.3.8606-enUS-patch.exe

Settings

Config.wtf

  • 2025/10/06: Intro cinematic caused a crash on-startup
  • :?: 2025/10/08: timingTestError 3 was present with HT enabled on i5-8400H (TODO: Re-test; might have been XP SP3 compat)
MKDIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\WTF" & "notepad.exe" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\WTF\Config.wtf"
SET movie "0"
SET expansionMovie "0"
SET EnableMicrophone "0"
SET showToolsUI "0"
SET SmallCull "0"
SET SkyCloudLOD "3"
SET violenceLevel "5"
SET groundEffectDensity "256"
SET timingMethod "2"
SET timingTestError "0"
SET processAffinityMask "255"
SET accountName "Espionage724"

realmlist.wtf

"notepad.exe" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\realmlist.wtf"
set realmlist 127.0.0.1
set patchlist 127.0.0.1

Macros

Hide Time/Clock

/run TimeManagerClockButton:Hide() TimeManagerClockButton:HookScript("OnShow", function(self) self:Hide() end) GameTimeFrame:HookScript("OnEnter", function() GameTooltip:SetOwner(UIParent) end)

Compat Settings

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\Wow.exe" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE NoDTToDITMouseBatch" /f

Firewall

Block

"netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="World of Warcraft 2.4.3" dir="in" action="block" profile="any" program="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\Wow.exe" & "netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="World of Warcraft 2.4.3" dir="out" action="block" profile="any" program="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\Wow.exe"

Delete Rules

"netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall delete rule name="World of Warcraft 2.4.3"

Launcher Shortcuts

Desktop

WoW 2.4.3

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\World of Warcraft 2.4.3\Wow.exe"
WoW 2.4.3
1)
WoW [Release] Build 8606 (Jul 10 2008 11:43:23)
2)
it doesn't run/hide the calendar hover otherwise
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