Error in running the game

[Gregorius]

Hello.
Unexpectedly, I get an error when starting the game. This has not happened before. Any ideas how to fix this?

[Diametra]

This can be caused by many different things.

From the "...READ BEFORE YOU POST" thread, try this

11. Error 132: Right click on wow.exe. Select> troubleshoot compatibility. Select> try recommended settings. Select> start the Program.

[Gregorius]

Thanks, but it didn't work out. I probably have to download the whole thing again.

[MikeBlackwater]

This most likely is a issue with your GPU driver. - A downgrade might help. (Direct X Issue)

But before you downgrade your GPU and stuff try this:

- Open World of Warcraft/ WTF folder
- Open "config.wtf" with Editor or Editor+
- Change: SET gxApi "D3D11" to SET gxApi "D3D9"
- save settings & start WoW

Should fix the DirectX assigened to WoW.

[Gregorius]

I installed the game again but it didn't work.
There were no "SET gxApi "D3D11" in the config.wtf file. Why?
I'm trying to search for clues in file: /appdata/local/virtualstore/program files(x86)/world of warcraf classic
I even started a virus scan. I'm beginning to lose hope.

[MikeBlackwater]

If you can't find that "SET gxAPI..." in the config, simply add it and save.

[Gregorius]

Alrighty then. Tried that, did not work.
BUT
My quick virus scan is progressing. It's at 23% and has already detected 100 infected files.
Oh dear.

[AverageJoe]

That could indeed be many things. Three things that come to mind are: another file interfering with your WoW.exe or possibly bad sectors on your hard drive or faulty memory/RAM. Do you get similar errors when running other programs or games? You can also try installing the 1.12.1 game client to another location other than C:\Program Files (x86).

[Gregorius]

I have not seen anything this serious on my PC for three years of usage.
The game worked fine yesterday. I installed this one RP-addon, but deleted it after this problem occurred.
Just now I got 140 infected game-related files(malware) removed. Still nothing works, for example Spotify seized to work among other programs. Installing the game to another drive won't help. I have no idea what might be the cause of this error. Everything should be fine. The viruses must have broken something.

[Gregorius]

I have decided to reset my PC to factory settings. I'll save everything important on a cloud storage and try WoW again after this operation. A shame it came to this, my guild needs me!