How To Run 2 Guild Wars Accounts At once?

I recently came into possession of a second account and I wanted to know if there is any way to run 2 accounts at once. If it’s possible and how to do it. I did a search in the forum but didn't find anything. So if it’s possible and any if any one knows and are willing to share it i would appreciate it. Also how much strain does it put on your system and is there any risk of corruption or any other type of problems that may occur or any other type of problems that might pop up. Thank You

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=90418

good thread, 2nd post, bit confusing at first but once you try it, it's really simple and works really well

I read your link. I am sure this would work but could I simply make a new user account in windows and install the game in a differant location for that user (with a differant CD key). I am not interested in running both at the same time.

If you don't need to run both at the same time then you can just create a new account with the new CD key and a new e-mail address. Then you just enter in the e-mail of the account you want to play with. You only need to install GW once if you want to run only one account at a time.

if you're not planning on running both, you only have to switch accountinfo (e-mail and pass) when opening GW to access your other account ...

edit : whoops, savio beat me to it ...

How do I get the second CD Key??? Thanks

Cd keys only come with the purchase of the GW game I believe. So If you want another you have to get one off another GW player(that is done with the game and doesn't want to play it anymore) or buy another copy of the game. I am not sure if you can buy just a cd key from A-Net or not.

I got the collectors edition so I have the new CD key now but I am not getting an option to save it in another location. How do I get past this??

umm another option is to buy another account from A.net online (its on the login screen)

to create your second account, simply click "Create Account" instead of logging in.

If you mean save the game in another location, you can't, the only way to do it is the way described in the link I already posted. If you attempt to install GW in a second location, a window will come up saying
"Guild wars is already installed, would you like to:
> reinstall
> uninstall
> some other thing i forget"

Copying the folder as suggested in the other thread is the best way to do it anyway, because it saves you having to re-download the area files whenever you first load into one on your new account. But unless you need to run them both at the same time, just have the one installation anyway.

You can buy just the cdkey at www.plaync.com, it costs £30 (not sure what it is in $)

you can create a 2nd separate account using a second email same as you created the original

the location stays the same only the login is different for each account

they both use the same files