Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Frequent Technical Issues - PLEASE FOLLOW BEFORE POSTING

[:1]Frequent Issues

This covers many of the most frequently posted problems. Please follow the links provided before posting another thread; this may well get you on your way sooner than a new thread! There is a section for Vista at the bottom of this post and a Vista thread at the top of this forum.



General Tips and Information

Uninstall any add-ons you may have.

Uninstall the game.

Run anti-virus, spyware programs (EG Spybot search and destroy, Avira, Adaware)

Defrag your computer.

Re-install the game from your original CDs.

Check Blizzards Technical Support Site if something is not mentioned below.



Problems with your CD or CD key

This site does not condone or accept illegal behaviour.

Stompwampa's Ultimate Guide to lost CD-Keys and Broken Play Discs is the only help we can provide if you have lost your CD key or have a broken disk.

If you have your existing CD keys you can download D2 from Blizzard.

Blizzard will replace broken CD's for a small charge. Frankly the cost of D2 it's probably as cost effective to grab a copy from the bargin bin at your local shop.



Are you receiving a message saying: "Unhandled Exception: (c0000005)"?

Remove -ns from your shortcut. This will cause a crash on Act change.

This is often a problem of people running programs which contravene the ToS and/or EULA. So uninstall them

This from the Blizzard support site may help.

This link may help.



Cannot connect to some Battle.net servers

Resetting the Battle.net server list.

Remember temp bans do happen if you frequently change characters too quickly. Try to leave a few minutes before each new game being created. For example; run a few bosses not just one.

If you have a dynamic IP address, powering down your router/modem long enough for that IP address to reset, may help.



Graphics Issues

Ensure your graphics drivers are up to date.

Sven's Glide Wrapper is great for new cards. Allows resizable windowed D2, increased FPS on Battle.net.



Need to manually patch your game?

You may need to do this if you can't get the auto patcher to run.

Blizzards patch list. This is a patch only you still need the original game and D2 and LoD CD keys.



Body disappearing

You can only have one dead body in softcore. If you die and exit your things will be on the ground when you log in. If you try and 'rescue' your body with some gear and die again, you will lose items. The items which are kept are what is most valuable as sold to a vendor. So your EBotD may not be kept while a rare axe might be!

Best thing to do is if you die and can't safely get your body back naked; don't try because you could lose your original gear.



Vista and Diablo 2

Posts asking for help should go in the Stickied thread at the top of this forum.



Vista problems

Ensure you are installing etc in Administrator mode.

Ensure you have compatibility turned on.

Try Microsoft Virtual PC.

Please check the Vista thread here



Vista and XP Dual Boot option

Check this out if you want to dual boot.



Blizzards Vista Troubleshoot Guide

"Thank you for emailing the Blizzard technical support department in

regards to your issue. If you are running Microsoft Windows Vista and are

having problems running Diablo II, we have some troubleshooting steps

that will assist in getting the game up and running.

If at any point you receive an error message from Windows stating "This

program has known compatibility issues," please first make sure the

game is fully patched to the most recent version. You can patch the game

by connecting to Battle.net for the auto-patch or you can download and

run the stand-alone patch from the Diablo II Patch Page at

http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=mdt0387p. If the patch does not

correct the problem, please reinstall the game per the instructions

below.

Now, run a thorough scandisk and defrag of your hard drive(s). You

will probably find it helpful to disable your screen saver and power

management features before you scandisk or defrag. Sometimes Windows will

restart the defragmentation and/or scandisk if your screen saver or

power management kicks in. The following webpage has instructions on how to

complete this: http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=mgi0559p.

Now reinstall Diablo II and download and install the latest Diablo II

patch from http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=mdt0387p.

If you are still encountering problems please test the game after

trying each of the steps below. Each solution listed has been reported to

solve these problems for other customers.

- Make sure the latest video drivers you are using are compatible with

the latest version of DirectX or you could experience video problems.

Contact your video card manufacturer to ensure compatibility if you

cannot find the information on the page you downloaded your video drivers

from. Make sure you have the latest version of DirectX from

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/ho...ads/default.asp.

- Make sure you have the latest drivers for your Video and Sound cards.

You'll want to check with your computer manufacturer or the Video/Sound

card manufacturer's website for the current drivers that match the

model of card you have in your system. A list of manufacturers with contact

information can be found at

http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=msi02054p.

- Download and install the latest chipset drivers for your motherboard.

Check the motherboard manufacturer's website for updated chipset

drivers, first. If you can't find updated drivers at the manufacturer's

website, the next two most common locations for chipset drivers are

http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2 and

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/

- Before starting the game, make sure there are no other programs

running in the background. Instructions for how to shutdown all background

applications can be found at

http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=agn0558p.

- Our games run in 640 x 480 with 256 colors. Try setting your desktop

to this resolution on going to the Compatibility tab before starting

the game. Vista users may find they cannot set this resolution, so they

can skip this step. If you are not sure how to do this please contact

Microsoft for further assistance.

- Make sure all Power Management settings are disabled or turned off.

If you have a screen saver, set it to "None" before playing the game.

We only offer support for the game if played on an Administrator

account. Please make sure the game is running in administrator mode. In

order to set the game as Administrator Mode, please follow the steps below:

1. Right click on the Diablo II icon.

2. Select "Run as Administrator"

If you have additional permissions questions, you should refer to your

Windows help files or documentation.

If that does not allow you to run the game, please make sure you set

the game to Windows XP SP 2 compatibility mode.

1. Right click on the Diablo II icon.

2. Select "Properties"

3. Click on the "Compatibility" tab

4. Select "Windows XP SP2"

5. Click "OK"

In some instances we have found disabling the User Account Control

(UAC) has also alleviated some of the strict permissions Vista has.

NOTE: Disabling the UAC can open your computer up to potential

security risks. Please be advised if you are not comfortable disabling this

we recommend you contact Microsoft for further options.

To disable the UAC:

1. Click "Start"

2. Click "Control Panel"

3. Click "User Accounts"

4. Under the User Accounts screen click on "User Accounts" (this is a

second time you'll see this option)

5. Click on "Turn User Account Control on or off"

6. Uncheck "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your

computer.

7. Click "OK"

8. Click "Restart Now"

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