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checkencrap   02-11-2007 at 06:40:02 PM

i just bought a laptop and it has vista installed it and when i installed diablo 2 lod and try to run it, it says :::This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between Windows Vista and this version of Diablo II. This program was created by Blizzard.

and then it asks me to go to blizzard t check for a patch but i cant find any

and it also says windows vista does not support diablo ii

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knowsitall   03-21-2007 at 07:14:23 AM
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Quote :

i just bought a laptop and it has vista installed it and when i installed diablo 2 lod and try to run it, it says :::This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between Windows Vista and this version of Diablo II. This program was created by Blizzard.

and then it asks me to go to blizzard t check for a patch but i cant find any

and it also says windows vista does not support diablo ii



your are screwed your account will expire and all ur duped sojs are gonna poof :)

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kinwolf   06-02-2007 at 05:25:11 AM
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I had similar problem on my new PC...my new PC has Intel 945G chipset in it...What I did was go to Intel website and i updated drivers for this chipset for graphics. I can now play Diablo II Lord of Destruction on my computer. I still have an issue in that after short time playing i have to exit game and go to task manager to close down game exec or reboot system as for some reason the game seems to hog all available memory, hitting about 80% to 90% usage. after game exec closed drops down to 30% usage. game exec still running after diablo exited. Have not figured this problem yet but at least I can play. Does this help you?

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knowsitall   06-02-2007 at 09:20:57 AM
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i have long fixed the issues. running d2 on vista is easy. all you have to do is right click the diablo2 icon and go to run as admininstrator, game plays just fine that wya.

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kinwolf   06-07-2007 at 06:57:52 PM
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Yes I set Game to run as administrator as well...I believe my problem as i mentioned is due it appears to the Intel 945G chipset and/or drivers for same. Anyone having similar problems to my previous posting with 945G chipset running diablo 2 on windows vista and know a fix for the problem ?

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mosqweto   06-11-2007 at 07:22:06 AM
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ahh i tried the administrator thing and it didnt work all it did was make my comp freeze and everytime i open the game either way i do it it keeps saying that compatability error
I WANNA PLAY!!! :'(

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kinwolf   06-11-2007 at 11:04:42 PM
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First thing to look at is drivers for whatever graphics device your PC has...If graphics card check the manufacturers website see if they have updated drivers for use with Windows Vista...if built in graphics on the chipset your PC has then check with the chipset manufacturers website for updated drivers....

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zdogg   06-16-2007 at 07:48:42 AM
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my friend has a dell labtop with the intel 945G chipset. He was having the same problem with diablo 2 exp. He is using vista.. anyway we found a way to get it to run smoothly. What you need to do is run the video test.exe it will run through direct3d directdraw glide and 3dfx. then a screen will pop up asking if you want to run diablo 2 in directdraw 3d which it recommends or directdraw 2d. Select directdraw 2d then run diablo2 this should fix the problem it did for him at least

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Xorma   12-13-2008 at 09:25:17 PM
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Im running Diablo 2 LOD on my machine which has vista, it runs but... i have to have it on the lowest graphic setting, even then it lags. if anybody can help please do,

System Specs:
AMD 64X2 Dual Core 5000+

Vista Home Premium

3gb RAM

and i have no idea what video card i know its a nvidia

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Anonymous   02-21-2009 at 09:09:52 AM
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Click on the diablo 2 shortcut icon dropdown menu----> properties -------> compatability. tick the run in 256 colours box.

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strangestranger   02-21-2009 at 02:16:33 PM
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Please look at the dates when posting.

------------------------------ I'm a git, deal with it.

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sisterb   04-23-2009 at 05:30:40 AM
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:bounce: Please help me....I've come across some hp speakers and trying to get them to work on my windows vista....is this possible to download the hp driver for speakers or would it mess up my laptop..... :bounce:

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Ben5on   04-30-2009 at 06:45:56 PM
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ok this is how you fix your problem k right click on diablo 2 icon click properties on the top there shold be a compatibility tab click it then click run this program in compatibility mode. got that so far. then click Windows xp service pack 2. tada problem fixed.

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