Problem upgrading to LOD

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Okay. I have had the D2 battlechest for a while now and my kids took
home LOD to upgrade their install. The problem is every time they try to
install it continuosly asks for the play disk over and over and never
gets passed that point. Mine went in just fine. They are trying to
install over an already played and established D2 install, could this
contribute to the problem? I have no ideas on the problem and not even
sure what files to backup in case they have uninstall to reinstall the
whole thing. They don't want to lose 2 yrs worth of SP and MP
characters. Please help me help them.

V

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If they don't wish to lose 2yrs worth of characters then it's a good thing
to just make some copies of them and put them on disk. This way they can
completely Un-Install D2. Do they have a copy of D2 Classic (Original) or is
it just installed and got a patch on it which allows them to play without
the disc?

Jake Mysterio - The Mysterious One of Nothingness.



"V "fnugen"" <fnugen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Okay. I have had the D2 battlechest for a while now and my kids took home
> LOD to upgrade their install. The problem is every time they try to
> install it continuosly asks for the play disk over and over and never gets
> passed that point. Mine went in just fine. They are trying to install over
> an already played and established D2 install, could this contribute to the
> problem? I have no ideas on the problem and not even sure what files to
> backup in case they have uninstall to reinstall the whole thing. They
> don't want to lose 2 yrs worth of SP and MP characters. Please help me
> help them.
>
> V

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:26:21 +0100, "Walt" <wbecke[no-spam}@gmx.at>
wrote:

>"V "fnugen"" <fnugen@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>news:3VDId.71789$W33.2406423@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Okay. I have had the D2 battlechest for a while now and my kids took
>> home LOD to upgrade their install. The problem is every time they try to
>> install it continuosly asks for the play disk over and over and never
>> gets passed that point.
>
>Just to get this straight:
>You gave the computer the play disc of Diablo2 (classic) and pressed 'enter'
>after that. And then the installation got stucked?!
>
>Because you NEED the classic playdisc for LOD installation.
>
>If that's the problem your original play disc has a problem. But you said
>you re-installed D2C over and over again. I would suggest you de-install the
>game and check your hard disk for errors. Then re-install D2C and try again
>with LOD.
>
>HTH Walt

Or check the disc for scratches. When mine was pretty badly scratched
(from 2-3 years of playing) I had that problem, a little miracle CD
repair kit that I picked up from a used CD store (only $1, I figured I
couldn't go *too* wrong) worked wonders and saved me from having to
buy a new disc. As far as what files you have to back up if you have
to re-install it, don't worry about it, the game automatically saves
your SP files, and the true MP ones are stored on Blizzard's servers
(the Open BattleNet and other MP options are just your SP characters).

Oh, also, if the disc *isn't* scratched, try being stubborn and keep
hitting Enter. I remember at least once I got the silly game to
install doing this, although it took *quite* a long time (sometimes it
wouldn't add anything more before asking again, sometimes it would add
a little bit, eventually it got everything).

ald
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ald wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:26:21 +0100, "Walt" <wbecke[no-spam}@gmx.at>
> wrote:
>
>
>>"V "fnugen"" <fnugen@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>news:3VDId.71789$W33.2406423@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>
>>>Okay. I have had the D2 battlechest for a while now and my kids took
>>>home LOD to upgrade their install. The problem is every time they try to
>>>install it continuosly asks for the play disk over and over and never
>>>gets passed that point.
>>
>>Just to get this straight:
>>You gave the computer the play disc of Diablo2 (classic) and pressed 'enter'
>>after that. And then the installation got stucked?!
>>
>>Because you NEED the classic playdisc for LOD installation.
>>
>>If that's the problem your original play disc has a problem. But you said
>>you re-installed D2C over and over again. I would suggest you de-install the
>>game and check your hard disk for errors. Then re-install D2C and try again
>>with LOD.
>>
>>HTH Walt
>
>
> Or check the disc for scratches. When mine was pretty badly scratched
> (from 2-3 years of playing) I had that problem, a little miracle CD
> repair kit that I picked up from a used CD store (only $1, I figured I
> couldn't go *too* wrong) worked wonders and saved me from having to
> buy a new disc. As far as what files you have to back up if you have
> to re-install it, don't worry about it, the game automatically saves
> your SP files, and the true MP ones are stored on Blizzard's servers
> (the Open BattleNet and other MP options are just your SP characters).
>
> Oh, also, if the disc *isn't* scratched, try being stubborn and keep
> hitting Enter. I remember at least once I got the silly game to
> install doing this, although it took *quite* a long time (sometimes it
> wouldn't add anything more before asking again, sometimes it would add
> a little bit, eventually it got everything).
>
> ald
> reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com

Also it would not hurt to use a cd/dvd laser lens cleaner. I did and
had some very good results. After that I used it on all my DVD/cd players.

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:37:17 +0100, "Gundemarie Scholz"
<spamyousilly@inbox.ru> wrote:

>Just the save folder, the one with files in it that end with *.map,
>*.key, *.d2s.

Again, unnecessary. The game automatically saves your SP characters, I
don't even think you have an option to tell it *not* to. Believe me,
folks, I went through this at least 3 or 4 times when I first got this
machine, trying (unsuccessfully) to get it to connect to BNut.

ald
reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com

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Gundemarie Scholz wrote:

> V "fnugen" wrote:
>
>>Jake Mysterio wrote:
>>
>>
>>>If they don't wish to lose 2yrs worth of characters then it's a
>>>good thing to just make some copies of them and put them on disk.
>>>
>>
>>Would they be saving the save folder or is there anything else that
>>is required in saving the characters so an uninstall can be done.
>
>
> Just the save folder, the one with files in it that end with *.map,
> *.key, *.d2s.
>

And don't use the saved files with your newly installed D2 before you
have at least the version you had before. (e.g. 1.06 characters loaded
on a 1.04 install can ruin your characters)

Sascha Hoemig

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Make sure they did a full install of DII then copy over D2MUSIC.MPQ it is on
the play disk. then install LOD then update to rhe newest patch.
Then copy over the .mpq file fom lod {Video,music}.

"V "fnugen"" <fnugen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3VDId.71789$W33.2406423@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Okay. I have had the D2 battlechest for a while now and my kids took home
> LOD to upgrade their install. The problem is every time they try to
> install it continuosly asks for the play disk over and over and never gets
> passed that point. Mine went in just fine. They are trying to install over
> an already played and established D2 install, could this contribute to the
> problem? I have no ideas on the problem and not even sure what files to
> backup in case they have uninstall to reinstall the whole thing. They
> don't want to lose 2 yrs worth of SP and MP characters. Please help me
> help them.
>
> V

Ok!!!!!!!! Here it is!!!! I know what this guy is talking about and some of your questions are just agrivating.

diablo 2 classic works fine.

you go to install lod.

when it asks for the diablo 2 classic play disc you place it in your cd rom.

it starts to install!!!!

then all of a sudden it stops and asks to "insert play disc"

the disc is already in and has already been used to install and play diablo 2 classic so you know it's good.

the problem occurs whether you do single player, multiple player or full install for the diablo 2 classic.

i cannot get past this point no matter what i do. i have vista 64. not sure if anything about that matters. my vista has worked awesome so far. if anyone has any soultions at all before i throw my computer, then please share!