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    cant run diablo 2?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Skools717, Jul 21, 2010.

  1. Skools717

    Skools717 Notebook Guru

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    im trying on run diablo on my new m11x r2 (i5)

    when i try to run it the screen just jumps around then closes, i read the other thread about it and the solution was too set the intel settings too full screen but that didnt help. i tried to run as administrator but it didnt hel.

    any suggestions?
     
    Skools717, Jul 21, 2010
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    Skools717 Notebook Guru

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    ok now it runs but i only get audio and no video just a blank screen and it takes a while to start
     
    Skools717, Jul 21, 2010
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    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    let me know if it works ; )
     
    Thran8, Jul 21, 2010
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    Skools717 Notebook Guru

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    nope i got nothing. all i get is a little part of the blizzard logo but then it freezes and the sound continues and by the time it gets to the main menu its black
     
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    Xalgon Notebook Consultant

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    Best bet might be to Google your problem. They might have it in a forum somewhere.
     
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    ok here is how to play it right click on the diablo .exe on the desktop. go to properties

    under the shortcut tab there will be a section called "target:"

    it wil have the whole program/diablo/ thing and at the very end put -w
    make sure there is a space then -w it will run fine just not full screen

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -w
     
    Skools717, Jul 22, 2010
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    so i speent a ton of time trying to figure out how to get it in full screen but no luck, it runs great with the tip i posted above but its just not full screen
     
    Skools717, Jul 22, 2010
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    I gave up trying to run Diablo2 months ago on Win7. Dont seem to have a solution on Blizzard website.
     
    jor2704, Jul 23, 2010
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    kojiro Notebook Guru

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    I play Diablo 2 in a XP vm (with VMware Workstation 7.1), full screen, no problems. I even have the high res hack. Download VMware Server (it's free) and try it, but Workstation has better support for 3D/DirectX.
     
    kojiro, Jul 23, 2010
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