Windows 7 and Diablo2

[Dereckg17]

i cant get my diablo 2 to work w/ windows 7. i purchased a new laptop ( gateway ) and it came with windows 7. Idot at best buy told me all my games would work fine, well they dont.

i tried to play diablo 2 and at first i could play a few minets and it would shut off.
then i jsut gave up for a while... i played today for about 2 hrs just fooling around and stuff. i killed blood raven and it froze.... restarted my comp and played again, killed blood raven again and it froze, did this 4 times!!!

i really love my laptop but i HATE windows 7. i plan on getting diablo 3 and starcraft 2 and want to play the older games to get in the mood for the new ones.

i read several articals and help pages to help me out but i cant figure it out. any one please help????

make it very simple to follow please!! not too computer literate.

thinking of just using my old laptop for games too, would XP work with the new games coming out?


also want to say i wont have internet for a while... i will be using my phone to reply.

 

[Whoo]

Main solutions:

1. Set the program to run in compatibility mode.
2. Close any Virtual Drives you may have running.
3. Close any Over-clocking tools you may have running.

 

[sygnus21]

Hi Dereckg17,

Have a look at my Tips on Troubleshooting Game Issues guide, in particuliar step# 5 - updating your DirectX files.

Good luck

 

[SleeStak]

There is a ton of info in sygnus21's post you will find useful and in addition to his suggestions I would point out another part of his post that might be of help for your specific problem:

16 - Compatibility Mode – Compatibility mode allows older games or programs that worked under earlier versions of Windows to run in Windows 7 (maybe). If you find you’re having a hard time running or installing the game, give compatibility mode a try. See this tutorial on running in Compatibility Mode.

try installing Diablo II in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode

 

[Dereckg17]

Main solutions:

1. Set the program to run in compatibility mode.
2. Close any Virtual Drives you may have running.
3. Close any Over-clocking tools you may have running.

No idea how to do this.... im starting to think my d2 game is messed up, today I installed it on my parents older co.puter that has Windows 98 on it. During installation it kept saying it had have some error. Well after a while of trying, it finally installed. I played for bout 20 min and it froze up, just like it did on my laptop with win7 on it. Could it just be a messed up disc?

I'm thinking of just putting Vista onto my laptop and calling it quites. Can some one out there please give detailed instructions on how to change compatible mode? Thanks.

 

[SleeStak]

I'm thinking of just putting Vista onto my laptop and calling it quites. Can some one out there please give detailed instructions on how to change compatible mode? Thanks.

Compatibility Mode

that is the same tutorial that I posted above that has detailed instructions and pictures on how to change compatibility mode in Windows 7

 

[Dereckg17]

Did that but its really small and laggy sometimes. Still hasn't frozen though.

 

[Dereckg17]

I'm going up, just going to put Vista on my laptop.....

 

[ttran]

I thinking that your Diablo disk might be corrupted. The game might lack some maps or running file that make the game running not properly. If it is the case, if you can figure it out what files are missing, I can try to upload it to you, because I have Diablo II in my computer too
Also, try using troubleshooting with compatibility mode that SleeStak and Whoo suggest

Good luck
~Tuan

 

[Zant]

have you patched the game right up to v1.13?

 

[Dereckg17]

I think my disc might be messed up too. I installed on a Windows 98 comp and it worked fine, but kept saying it couldn't read a file while installing. I got it to fully install, but after like 9 min or so it froze..... same thing it does on my Windows 7 comp. All I really want to do is play diablo 2 lod, aircraft 1 and 2 , and diablo 3 when they release. I might just get Vista if I know diablo 3 will work on Vista, unless any one else can help..... and yes I believe its fully patched to v1.13.

 

[Dereckg17]

I also want to add that after I did the windows xp service pack 3 compatibility mode, it worked, BUT the screen was only like 6"x6" of a 15.7" screen? And it was laggy really bad when I ran into a bunch of people.....

 

[Zant]

while i remember! sign up at blizzard, register you CD key for D2 and LOD and you can download the game! no cd's needed anymore!!!! i think you sign up at blizzard store