Nostalrius Begins - Quality wow vanilla realm (1.12)

Okay so I was watching a streamer on twitch and wanted to give this a whirl. problem is, i downloaded the game, got everything installed, etc. But when i launch the client, it comes up for like 2 seconds then automatically minimizes and I cant do anything. Click on it again, same thing. Any help?

Hey giggity360,

I have not seen a definitive solution to your issue yet but someone else had the same problem. I suggested something to try and they never responded. Take a look here.

Let me know if it helps. If not than paste the contents of your ...\WTF\Config.WTF file here.

SET readTOS "1"
SET readEULA "1"
SET hwDetect "0"
SET gxColorBits "24"
SET gxDepthBits "24"
SET gxResolution "1024x768"
SET gxRefresh "60"
SET gxMultisampleQuality "0.000000"
SET gxFixLag "0"
SET fullAlpha "1"
SET lodDist "100.000000"
SET SmallCull "0.040000"
SET DistCull "500.000000"
SET trilinear "1"
SET frillDensity "24"
SET farclip "500.000000"
SET specular "1"
SET pixelShaders "1"
SET particleDensity "1.000000"
SET unitDrawDist "300.000000"
SET movie "0"
SET realmList "login.nostalrius.org"
SET gxWindow "1"

Thats what i ended up with after trying the gx window thing....no luck

Is it starting in a Window but still minimizing?

Edit: I ask this to verify that it's registering the setting we specified.

I figured it out!. There was this weird combo of that setting and running as admin and trouble shoot thing.

That's great !! Could you explain it clearly for the next person?

Thanks !!

after adding the SETgxWindow "1" to the config.wtf file, if you right click wow.exe, run the troubleshoot compatibility, use recommended settings, then try opening the file and if it still does it, alt+tab over, and the game should launch in a window ... log in, change settings in game, and you should be good

I have a feeling that the SETgxWindow "1" setting may not have been recognized and it may have been fixed by running the compatibility troubleshooter and having it tweak a compatibility setting. Do you mind taking a Screenshot of the Compatibility tab?

hang on...didnt see this until today