StarCraft freezes after 1-5 minutes of playing

Aral · Jan 12, 2010

so does that mean that it will be fixed by third party people?

Jiegga · Feb 1, 2010

bw freeze solution (win7)

well what's how it worked for me.. After a clean boot, i found that bw crashes because of the skype service which starts with startup.
So, when i switched it of, crashes dissapier. So you can try.
START > msconfig > startup > skype > (uncheck it)
Now i cant use skype in one moment while playing sc bw. If you dont have skype, You should find your program or service which maybe dont work correctrly with BW. Hope this will help you.

Aral · Feb 1, 2010

Thank you for your input, but it's very unlikely that both things are related since there is probably a few people in this topic that dont use skype at all (i know i didnt have it installed when my computer started crashing)

Jiegga · Feb 1, 2010

Aral said:
Thank you for your input, but it's very unlikely that both things are related since there is probably a few people in this topic that dont use skype at all (i know i didnt have it installed when my computer started crashing)

You should try which service works "wrong" with your running BW. Good luck

squall leonhart · Feb 1, 2010

i don't skype, however i have other things open. regardless any application that causes a freeze like this is just accelerating the freeze in reality and not really causing it at all

Gh0st · Feb 9, 2010

I've tried to play the game on all versions of windows 7, hoping that Microsoft didnt put in a secret dll file into the higher up versions of 7 (ultimate), and still no go.

But after talking this with my stepfather, he asked if the game worked on Vista and of course XP, and stated that there could be a missing .dll file from vista that never got transferred to Windows 7. I've tried looking for the .dll file but after spending about a whole month, got nothing.

Just an idea to put out there....

squall leonhart · Feb 9, 2010

if a dependency was missing, the game would simply fail to run.

xcom52 · Feb 21, 2010

Hello! As the first I apologize for my English. I let it translate in the Internet. I have the same problem as here descriptive with Pharao from Sierra. Every 5 seconds to 10 min. freezes.
All drivers and Mainboard Bios are up to date.
I described the problem here:

Probleme mit Pharao unter Windos 7 32 Bit

The result of the discussion was the following:
My board (Asus P5K) is too old and does not support Windows 7 any longer correctly.

Here is the original answer (translated):
the driver support goes only to Vista. Under Windows 7 the board functions reduced. In this constellation it will give no useful solution.

Could it be really so simple?

My System Specs:
OS: Win7 32 Bit
CPU: Q6600
Grafik: Geforce 8800 GTX
Mainboard: Asus P5K

squall leonhart · Feb 21, 2010

Hi, its not age, or lack of support. Though i've tried pharoah and didn't have a freeze myself, it just means i might not have tested long enough. This game is however immune from the colours bug.

You'll be able to play again if you install Windows XP under virtualbox or virtual pc. (Not XP Mode as it doesn't support display switching)

Windows 7 seems to have a bizarre issue with DirectDraw titles that result in them freezing randomly for no good reason, some newer DDraw apps are immune, presumably because they use the desktop palette or 32bit depth.

drb0mb · Feb 21, 2010

don't know if this is irrelevent information, but i just installed starcraft on my new computer running windows 7 64 bit home premium.

i played entirely through the original campaigns, fresh install, sc version 1.04. no problems, no freezes, approx. 20 hours of play (i dont consider the slight color glitches a "problem").

however, this exact freezing problem started when i moved on to play through the expansion missions, after installing broodwar.

starcraft = worked
starcraft post expansion install = broken
that's all i got

squall leonhart · Feb 23, 2010

Yo guys, i haven't got the time to try this myself atm, but can someone check

Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB978637)

Download size: 258 KB

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Recommended

Install this update to address an issue in which program compatibility settings are ignored and cause applications opened through another 32-bit application to exhibit Windows Vista behavior on Windows 7 x64 or Windows 2008 R2 x64/IA-64. The fix additionally prevents the user from receiving an incorrect ‘Program Compatibility Assistant’ warning that the installation has failed while it has actually succeeded. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978637

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

and

Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB976264)

Download size: 1.8 MB

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Recommended

Install this update to resolve issues with non-compatible applications for Windows 7. For complete details of this update, see Knowledge Base Article KB976264. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/976264

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

KNlVES · Feb 24, 2010

=)

This windows patch does not include starcraft in it's non-compatible application change info. The solution to starcraft freezing is not a directdraw problem. This is due to third party hacks not being compatible with windows seven. So if you wanna stop freezing I advise you stop hacking!. Give it a try and leave feedback.

KnowledgeWorker · Feb 24, 2010

Yay squall, thanks a lot, it works!!! Finally SOLVED?!!!!!

@KNIVES: Sorry, just total BS, read the last 14 pages (and esp. the TL links), there were no hacks involved at all.

squall leonhart · Feb 24, 2010

better try a bit more KnowledgeWorker, i did get a freeze, but it might've been caused by suspending the explorer process or affinity so i can't say whether it is fixed or not.

Just a note, i tested FCEUX, and the flashing icons are no longer drawing on top of it in fullscreen

vanVidd · Mar 9, 2010

Yeah. I tried this update. I actually froze after 1min or less og play on iccup. I've been looking around and tried about every small fix people think would work. This problem is still not fixed.

squall leonhart · Mar 11, 2010

another compatibility update came out.

Shadow7988 · Mar 14, 2010

Discovered a solution

Hey guys, I had been trying to find a fix for the freezing for a few days now, When suddenly it hit me: The game had been freezing the keyboard and mouse, Yet things were working in the background. What if i tried the game in window mode? Well, I did a little snooping and found a program called "Chaos luancher". I used it to play starcraft in windowed mode, And what do ya know; Problem solved! I have successfully played both on and offline for hours on end with no problems, Not even the strange discoloration! Give it a shot!

squall leonhart · Mar 14, 2010

try reading the thread next time yeah?

Jet684 · Mar 14, 2010

I don't know if this is irrelevant or already established because I do not know too much about computers. Lately, I have been having the exact same freezing problem on Windows 7 Home Premium, leading me to try all the fixes on this thread and several other threads I found over google. Of course, none of them worked. Eventually, I found a thread mentioning windows xp mode, leading me to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate to try it out. Xp mode was a disappointment because starcraft was too small and laggy. This led to me ditching xp mode and reinstalling starcraft on Windows 7 Ultimate, and ever since then the freezing issue completely stopped. I use the troubleshoot compatibility option and use the recommended settings, but I don't know if that makes a difference because on Windows 7 Home Premium edition I did the exact same thing and the game continued freezing. I don't know if this helps at all, but at least the problem fixed itself for me and I believe it has something to do with the upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate. I have played about 25 games online now and absolutely no freezing anymore.

cpuboye11 · Mar 15, 2010

I have been ripping apart Starcraft a-lot in the past few days and I just want to know- How did you all install the game? Please include Starcraft Cd version number if you can.

For example I installed by:

Starcraft CD - Version 1.0

I put the Cd in the computer and installed it. Nothing, just plain old installed.

Then installed Brood War.

Then When to Battle.net and got the update.

Went online from there and boom crash..
You guys?

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