flashpoint-002Hey all I just wanted to drop a quick note that information for Star Wars: The Old Republic pre-order has been released. It looks like if you were in TOR during the end of beta you will be able to keep your current game client. This is great news as this is a very large download. If you played in the beta at any point after November 25th then you should have the most current client. At least it is the client that can update the game so you do not have to download Star Wars: The Old Republic again.

If you need to download the client for TOR get started as soon as you can. Their servers are going to get hammered and it would really suck to miss out on early access because you are downloading the client. See you all soon in Star Wars: The Old Republic! Keep an eye out, I will be releasing a bunch of guides very soon. :)

For detailed instructions here is what was posted on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic forums. : http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=11786689#edit11786689

In preparation for the official release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, we wanted to make sure that everyone has the correct game client installed on their machine.

If you participated in our Game Testing Program before November 25th, we recommend that you uninstall the game testing client (refer to instructions below) and then download and install the launch game client. We’ll update this post with more instructions when they’re available. You will need 27GB of free space to install the launch game client. The actual size of the game client is approximately 19GB (without additional languages installed).

If you have played in our game testing program at any point from November 25th onwards, you will not need to re-install the game client, as you should already have the launch version installed.

To verify that you have the launch version installed, you can check for the “assets_swtor_main” version file in the following location on your computer: \Program Files (x86)\EA\BioWare\Star Wars – The Old Republic (assuming default installation). If you have that file present, you do not need to reinstall the game client.

With that said, some users may notice that their game client folder is much larger than 27 GB on their system. This may be due to having redundant files from previous versions of the client. If you need to clear up space, we recommend completely uninstalling the client and downloading and installing the launch game client. Again, we’ll update this post with more instructions when they’re available.

To Uninstall the Game Client:

  1. Click on the Start bar and open up your “Control Panel.”
  2. Under “Programs” select “Uninstall a Program” (Windows 7) or “Add or Remove Programs” (Windows XP).
  3. Select “Star Wars – The Old Republic.”
  4. Right Click on the title and select “Uninstall” (Windows 7) or “Remove” (Windows XP).
  5. Follow all the uninstall steps to remove the game from the PC.
  6. Make sure the following directories no longer exists (or are empty):

-C:\Program Files (x86)\EA\BioWare\Star Wars – The Old Republic
-C:\Program Files (x86)\BioWare\Star Wars – The Old Republic

Note: If you do not see an entry for Star Wars – The Old Republic in your program list, please try the following…

  1. Click on the Start bar and open up Computer.
  2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\BioWare\
  3. Locate the “Uninstall Star Wars – The Old Republic.exe” file and launch it.
  4. Follow all the uninstall steps, listed above, to remove the game from the PC.

For more information or if you have questions, please visit our FAQ.

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