Windows Vista may cause several issues when you try applying a new patch. Once a new patch has been downloaded through the game, you may see the following error message after clicking Restart.

"Failed to apply patch. Please try again later"

To get around this, please right-click your World of Warcraft Shortcut and click on Run as administrator.

You may also see the following message when applying a patch:

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)

To get around this, please right-click your World of Warcraft Shortcut (or patch executable, depending on what you run to get to the patch) and click on Run as administrator.

For example, if you downloaded the file WoW-2.0.6.6337-to-2.0.7.6383-enUS-patch.exe from FileFront, right-click it and select Run as administrator.

World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.0.5 (01/14/2007)

• Increased the maximum number of realms that can be listed in the Realm List.
• Updated the Terms of Use.
• Created an option to disable UI Acceleration for users of select video cards experiencing graphical corruption of the User Interface. To utilize this option, enter the following line to the Config.wtf file, located in the WTF subfolder of the game:
  Set UIFaster "x"

  Where x equals:

  0 - This turns off all UI acceleration
  1 - For Internal Use Only - DO NOT USE!
  2 - Enables partial UI acceleration only.
  3 - Enables all UI acceleration.

  Example:

  Set UIFaster "2"

  Note: For users experiencing graphical corruption of the User Interface, it is recommended to try option 2 in order to correct the problem. If this does not solve the issue, then use option 0 to disable all UI Accleration.

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