Diablo 2 - Blizzard or Vista?

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• I have Windows Vista on My Toshiba Satellite Harman/Kardon and Diablo 2 has compatibility issues

  I bought diablo 2 and I installed it on my computer and now I can't play because he says that the game has compatibility issues and I have tried all the recommended solutions and I always feel the question

  Hey Joe,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community!

  I understand from the description of the issue, that you have problems to play Diablo 2. I will definitely help you with this problem.

  (1) what are the troubleshooting steps you performed for this problem?

  (2) have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  (3) do you get an error message when you play the game?

  Method 1: I suggest you try to install the game Diablo-2 in Windows XP compatibility mode and check if it helps.

  Make older programs in this version of Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows

  Method 2: If the problem persists, I suggest you to place the computer in clean boot mode and check if the problem persists.
  A clean boot to check if startup item or services to third-party application is causing this issue.
  You can read the following article to configure the computer to boot:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  Note: After the troubleshooting steps, see step 3 of the link to clean boot the computer to a normal startup mode.

  I hope this helps. Try the above steps and get back to us for assistance with the requested information. We will be happy to help you.

• PC to download but not install SP2 (Vista). Charges to halfway, then failure message. Trying to appear separately and download. Cannot play Diablo III without him

  Tried to install Diablo III. Could not. Said (Vista) Operating System to SP2. Check out my features and went to the microsoft Download Center and download the sp2. Click on it to install it... half completed and stopped. Said "installation failed." Tried a stand alone (memory stick) with the same result. Tried all this system... makes tool preparation. restarted, blah blah... Tried all I can think about and suggestions of troubleshooting website... except disabling the Microsoft Security essentials. Can't believe that this would prevent the installation. Help someone

  Hello
   
  Method 1:
  Reset Windows Update components. Check out the link.
  How to reset the Windows Update components?
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058
  Method 2:
  Download Service Pack 2 for Vista and install. Check out the link.
  How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/935791

• Im having a lot of problems with games, as the Distributor, the manufacturer, the supplier or distributor, are not ready to deal with everything from blizzard, ea or dell wants to fight, microsoft sucks, sucks vista, please help!

  I have problems to download games, the world of warcraft, spore, dragon age: origins, etc., I get a lot of data errors, incomplete applications, and bad downloads or installs, can anyone help me please? I have a dell xps 630i, and nobody wants to give me all the answers, not to mention that 'canned' ones. I am frustrated and fed up!

  Links for Vista:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/create-a-user-account

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  Check with the new a/c user. ' Tis all a pension chequer nights and days.
  Where destiny with men for pieces plays;
  Here and there, mates and kills.

  In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and doors? Life sucks! Getting used to!

• Diablo 1 does not at all, 12 years old game does not work on the new computer

  Hello, I have a Toshiba Satellite P200 with Windows Vista 32-bit, it has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 video card. I also have 10 installed Direct x which, according to the manufacturers of my video card is compatible. I ran a test game that was included with the CD and it said that everything is okay. But it is still coming up with this error. "Diablo could not correctly initialize your video card using directX" then it tells me to update my directx which I did. check and update my driver for my graphics card and make sure its compatiable which I did and it's. I've been to Blizzard games, and they said that can not help me and I have to go to the manufacturer of the video card. I went to them and they said because it was a laptop they cannot help me with this and told me to goto, the manufacturer of my laptop that I do at the moment, but if someone had this problem and have any ideas how I can get this race please tell me thanks.

  This game was designed for Windows 95. Of many old games do not work under NT (on XP and Vista) kernel unless you use the emulation such as DOSBox.

  You can try setting the game to run in Windows 98 compatibility mode (click with the right button on the games EXE file, select Properties-> Compatibility tab).

  Otherwise, you will need to install Win95/98 and possibly to use a video card more old since display drivers change so rapidly and drop the old features not more used.

• I can not get Diablo 2 to run on windows 7

  Diablo and diablo2 does not work on my OS to windows 7.

  This game is supported on Windows XP and Vista, so I suggest that you try to install in Vista compatibility mode. To see the method:

  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Make-older-programs-run-in-this-version-of-Windows .

  There is also a patch or advice on how the game works on Vista here:

  http://us.Blizzard.com/support/article.XML?locale=en_US&articleid=22661&parentCategoryId&PageNumber=1&CategoryID=3202

  Also make sure that your satisfied PC configuration minimum requiremnets here:

  http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20767 .

  Check that your graphics and audio drivers are correct.

  All the answers and suggestions are provided by an enthusiastic amateur and are therefore no explicit or implicit guarantee. Basically, you use my suggestions at your own risk.

• I have to disable M260 R7 Radeon to play Diablo 3

  Hello

  Why do I disable my radeon r7 m260 play with Diablo 3?
  When the two cards intel hd graphics and radeon work, I have a screen black but still have sound.

  When only the intel work the game run but run slow af and less graphic quality.
  Blizzard said that it was a prob in the selection of the correct graphics card from the computer.
  Is thre any correction file or something to see my computer work correctly?

  Thanks for help.

  Can you please tell us what kind of machine do you have?

• Diablo 2

  Diablo 2 won't work, its installed but will not fire place i ned a patch?

  Hello

  Here is a link that should prove beneficial to get a resolution to your inquiry.

  Card game

  http://us.Blizzard.com/support/article.XML?locale=en_US&articleid=20767

  Support Diablo Forum

  http://forums.battle.NET/Board.html?forumid=12014

  Patch for Diablo 2

  http://us.Blizzard.com/support/article.XML?locale=en_US&articleid=20758&rhtml=true%3Frhtml%3DY

  -Try to download from battle.net.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7install/thread/ec352f34-890F-4C8E-8894-976e3d3dd318

  Windows - Cleanboot isolate 3rd party interferences

  Doesn't appear that the game is compatible on the Windows 7 website.

  1.) make sure that you are running at least v 1.12 so you can use the now-legit "NO CD * fix, from the CD often causes a read buffer problem in W7and to have all of these files on your hard drive will result in increased performance.

  2.) , YOU MUST run Diablo II in compatibility mode for * Windows XP SP 2 * (running SP1 or 3 will cause errors during the game)

  3.) run the shortcut as an administrator (current run as a local user causes W7 limit its * AUDIO * functions... because he thinks that the game attempts toexclusively access your audio device) and while you're there, check the box that says * disable desktop composition *. This will allow the 3D effects of Diablo II return correctly. It temporarily disables Windows Aero and other Visual effects until the game was left. These effects are not compatible with the game.

  4.) pass your Diablo 2 folder and change game.exe for the same parameters (run as admin, Compat. mode of XP SP2, disable the composition of the bureau)

  I hope that this information is beneficial.

  Thank you

  Aaron
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Im having trouble getting the Blizzard world of Warcraft Downloader to send the last game, tasks in my WoW folder

  The Blizzard Downloader must be used to download patches MMORPG World of Warcraft as some more small are not on the download of files and sites sites third parties with patches WoW can not be guaranteed. Ive turned off Windows Firewall, Ive even tried to create a new rule to allow port 3724 which must be open, my WoW folder is not protected and when I click on the icon to start the download I chose FUNCTIONING as administrater.

  The problem is not with my router as the downloader worked fine when I used Windows XP. The patch is stopping at 10% and then to say that it has failed. Sometimes the sound indicating there may be a firewall. (Im using Windows 7 now). I even did a trouble Shooting in my network connection

  As it looks like the source of the file is corrupted try to get the file from another source that I had that issue a couple of times on different systems of Vista where the patch would not work on 1 system but on another system of Vista

• World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 will not install on Vista 64-bit

  My DVD is not scratched or damaged, my HD is not damaged or corrupted, my memory is very well according to all the utilities to check this.  I have run chkdsk, Defrag, memory check, I installed this thing in safe mode and copied from the HD DVD and then installed all the geeks of the front line regurgitate when there is a problem.  When it installs it cannot open files, if the installed or those downloaded is not clear.

  I have this game on my XP system and it works well, but every time there is a content patch my Vista system has this problem.  I worked around it by copying in the box of XP to Vista last time but this is not successful and operate in other errors.  Downloaded and installed all the patches to Vista without result.  Here are a few mistakes that are happening.  It seems to be progressively earlier whenever I try and patch after you have reinstalled the game.

  The file '\base\world\maps\IsleofConquest\IsleofConquest_32_28.adt' could not be opened. If the problem persists, you may be able to solve by uninstalling and then reinstalling the game. If you are unable to solve this problem, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. (InstallerFile::Open)
  To check this installation for problems, click on the button "fix." The repair tool can solve automatically update many errors.

  The file '\pc-hdfiles\Wow.exe' could not be opened. If the problem persists, you may be able to solve by uninstalling and then reinstalling the game. If you are unable to solve this problem, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. (InstallerFile::Open)
  To check this installation for problems, click on the button "fix." The repair tool can solve automatically update many errors.

  The file '\base\Creature\DragonRedCrystal\RedCrystalDragon.M2' could not be opened. If the problem persists, you may be able to solve by uninstalling and then reinstalling the game. If you are unable to solve this problem, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. (InstallerFile::Open)
  To check this installation for problems, click on the button "fix." The repair tool can solve automatically update many errors.

  Dell XPS 630i 8 GB RAM system
  Windows Vista 64 - bit SP2 former East coaster

  Hello

  Try to run the patch in compatibility mode for Win XP.

  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/bf416877-c83f-4476-a3da-8ec98dcf5f101033.mspx

• Installation of games on Vista

  I try to install some old games that I have on my new computer with Vista 64 bit.  At HP customer service said that the games are not compatible with Vista.  However, I know that they have no idea what they are talking about.  Games I am trying to install are: Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, C & C Generals, Dungeon Siege 2 and Dawn of War 2.  I tried to install as administrator and have changed the Win XP SP2 compatibility.

  However, I still get the messages:
  war3_Istall.exe has stopped working
  or
  Win 32 error message

  I would appreciate any input.

  Specifications of the computer:

  Vista Home 64-bit
  Intel pent Dual Core - 2.6 Ghz
  4 GB ram ddr3
  512 MB ATI Radeon HD 4350
  LightScribe 16 x max drive

  Hello

  Welcome to the forum of responses to Windows Vista

  Check the compatibility of the game that you are trying to install with the 64 bit version of Windows Vista by yourself. In the Web page mentioned below, there is an option on the selection of top corner left that option first and check their compatibility.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Compatibility/Browse.aspx?type=software&category=PC%20Gaming&subcategory=action%20%26%20Adventure

  Let us know if that helps.

  Kind regards
  Anthony
  Microsoft technical support
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Impossible to install World Of Warcraft on one of my compositions that have vista on them

  Hello

  I just went out and introduced a new acer Veriton m460 eith extra 2 GB of ram ddr2 it because I have a somewhat older comp with xp on it and he is slowly dying in the ________ and this computer runs wow very well with complications outside the strange occasional initialized with the blue screen of death to come. I have also a compaq laptop with vista on it aswwell the same error comes back on both computers and I'm not able to install wow on one of them.

  "The file 'D:\World to Warcraft\Data\common. "MPQ: textures\BakedNpcTextures\87c6c0f58b2a363bd747c7931c548c37.blp ' could not be written. If this problem persists, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. (MPQTarget::DoMPQCopy) »

  This error message appears only 1/2 way in the installation of the original game, I get not even for the expansion packs.

  I know this must be a mistake with vista because computers are completely different and they have nothing in common apart from Vista.

  If someone could make me a response on why this error keeps coming up, it would be much appricated.

  Thank you

  Looks like it could be a disc damaged, try giving it a good cleaning.  Otherwise, download the game from Blizzard, rather than use the disks, or copy the folder of WoW to one of your existing facilities and run repair on this subject. I crawled off NNTP - for now. Announcement of Yeovil, United Kingdom. On the internet at www.windowsresource.net. Please post back to let us know what works and what does not. :-)

• Can't download world of warcraft for my vista.

  I just bought a new dell with vista home premium 64 '', I can't download warcraft from the universal client. Blizzard suggested re boot in safe mode. but, no luck. a colleague suggested as an administrator, what I do anyway. I tried to turn off the firewalls and security, but nothing helped. I would be grateful for any idea. Thank you in advance.

  Hi Gavin, I'm a WoW.WoW Player installer is much and its very slow download because each wow connection player of wow on www.worldofwarcraft.com or www.wow-europe.com so you cannot download it quickly... maybe if you're lucky 4 or 5 days. I recommend to buy wow and play! : P

• Diablo III runs slow on my pc, not that I need to update my video card and power supply

  I have a HP Pavilion p6523w. I can run diablo 3, but it is extremely slow and I guess that choppy looking. I tried to work with blizzard on the problem, but it's slow going. I have looked and can't find anything concrete, but feel that my video chip can simply don't have the necessary ooomphh. But before I go out and spend money on things I didn't need. I thought someone here might be able to help out me.

  :-)

  Yes - but what happens if you want a better card next year that requires 550W?
  OK this requirements are without physical limits at all - it also depends on what you have changed or that you want to change next to the graphics card - an additional audio card? Other cards? A second HDD? Another drive?

  Just check out what is offered, if you can get a 550W without much more money, then take it. Look for a big fan - he will be more silencer/cooler.
  It will of course make no sense to take a 1000W for an additional card.

  Look at what is offered in your area.
  Maybe Enermax, Thermaltake?

  Check tests of the computer sites.

  C.

• Where is a place to get games for Vista and XP (also Win7) free offline?

  Where is a place to get games for Vista and XP (also Win7) free offline?

  Looked on Clubic, there are too many Add-ons (not the originals) and demos or deadlines.

  Are looking for is not online, you can mention them. No bootleg or emulators and other.

  Freeware role-playing, action, puzzle, classics/basics (ladies, old style, etc.), old style (like the games arcade, nintendo, SNES, Sega, Playstation 1, etc.), shooters, etc. All styles are ok and I wanted.

  I understand that some freeware games could be like older versions of power and magic, Diablo or Doom/Quake, etc.. I don't mind. Just try not to spend money on the latest and best at the moment. There is more to do in free time. For example: I would be fine if there are something like older versions of two EX or Skyrim or Fallout, Crysis, Age Of Empires, Metroid (SNES), etc. But I understand that I can only ask for so much.

  I found mmohut on youtube and it is recommended a lot, they tend to seem to all be online, however. My internet is down now, and I don't want don't no need to connect for stuff too. I think something like steam is out of the picture at this time.

  Hi Brian,.

  I suggest you to check the link mentioned below for the games.

  http://marketplace.Xbox.com/en-us/PC

  You can also use your favorite download games research search engine you like.

  Warning: Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.