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[h] patching 1.16 on vista

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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:01 GMT
#1
i tried to patch, and i got this error:

Blizzard PrePatch v2.62 compiled on Mar 27 2003
This program patches Starcraft Broodwar

Log created at 1:59 am on 01/03/2009

ERROR: unable to create file 'C:\Program Files\StarCraft\bnupdate.exe'
Access is denied.

RESULT: Prepatch failed


i downloaded BW from blizzard.com/store, anyone had this issue before? the first error came from bnet where i tried to dl and it said something about storm.dll, i downloaded the 1.16 off blizz website and got the error as quoted.

RebirthOfLeGenD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
USA5860 Posts
January 03 2009 07:03 GMT
#2
DELETE VISTA
GO XP.

xD sorry, I know that didn't help much. I seriously hate Vista though, I have such a hard time running anything on it. I am pretty good with XP right now, I know how most of the operations work, how to password recover stuff. But vista is like using a fucking Mac to me -_-; except less yelling "HOW THE FUCK DO I RIGHT CLICK?"
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DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
January 03 2009 07:07 GMT
#3
On January 03 2009 16:03 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote:
DELETE VISTA
GO XP.

xD sorry, I know that didn't help much. I seriously hate Vista though, I have such a hard time running anything on it. I am pretty good with XP right now, I know how most of the operations work, how to password recover stuff. But vista is like using a fucking Mac to me -_-; except less yelling "HOW THE FUCK DO I RIGHT CLICK?"


wut
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:08 GMT
#4
idk either.
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
January 03 2009 07:10 GMT
#5
trying updating through battle.net, with chaoslauncher on
blabberrrrr
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:13 GMT
#6
On January 03 2009 16:10 blabber wrote:
trying updating through battle.net, with chaoslauncher on

k ill try but the launcher is made for 1.16 no? ill try anyway.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:14 GMT
#7
needs 1.15.2 but its down(from moc's website). TT
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-03 07:18:07
January 03 2009 07:15 GMT
#8
I think chaoslaunchers for older versions are provided in the chaoslauncher topic

edit: it's down? ouch, lol

I think you should still try to get it working even with 1.16 launcher
blabberrrrr
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:21 GMT
#9
if i try it with 1.16 it would not load sc bc my sc is 1.15.2 not 1.16.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
January 03 2009 07:24 GMT
#10
Try loading SC with your CD (or CD image).

From the error message, it sounds like an access problem. Are you an administrator on that computer? Does C:\Program Files\Starcraft have write permission?
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Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:28 GMT
#11
ill try to install with CD tomorrow. at first it asked me something about networking and i allowed it(it downloaded fine) but until it finishes(wants restart), i try to get on bnet and it would ask me to redownload the patch. i did it manually after that and it said that error. im reinstalling sc right now and using manual method from start.

i dont even know how to go in from administrator from start on vista.
DrywMz
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States394 Posts
January 03 2009 07:33 GMT
#12
I had this problem very recently, I had originally installed from the Blizzard store and when I tried to update I would get an error. I just reinstalled with discs and it worked like a charm.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:35 GMT
#13
i used this method for my laptop on XP(other comp) and it works like a charm, fucking vista ugh. its basically it cannot create an update. i guess ill use the CDs tomorrow. thanks. if i have more issues ill just post here tomorrow.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 03 2009 07:37 GMT
#14
oh it says this, i was originally going to post a screen but funky colors:

network upgrade failed
storm_error_requires_upgrade

whatever that means, then it has an OK.
Kami
Profile Joined July 2008
United States127 Posts
January 03 2009 08:54 GMT
#15
On January 03 2009 16:03 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote:
DELETE VISTA
GO XP.

xD sorry, I know that didn't help much. I seriously hate Vista though, I have such a hard time running anything on it. I am pretty good with XP right now, I know how most of the operations work, how to password recover stuff. But vista is like using a fucking Mac to me -_-; except less yelling "HOW THE FUCK DO I RIGHT CLICK?"

You suck. Windows Vista is the best OS ever.
eth0x
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada208 Posts
January 03 2009 10:00 GMT
#16
On January 03 2009 17:54 Kami wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2009 16:03 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote:
DELETE VISTA
GO XP.

xD sorry, I know that didn't help much. I seriously hate Vista though, I have such a hard time running anything on it. I am pretty good with XP right now, I know how most of the operations work, how to password recover stuff. But vista is like using a fucking Mac to me -_-; except less yelling "HOW THE FUCK DO I RIGHT CLICK?"

You suck. Windows Vista is the best OS ever.


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hymn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Bulgaria832 Posts
January 03 2009 12:07 GMT
#17
On January 03 2009 17:54 Kami wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 03 2009 16:03 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote:
DELETE VISTA
GO XP.

xD sorry, I know that didn't help much. I seriously hate Vista though, I have such a hard time running anything on it. I am pretty good with XP right now, I know how most of the operations work, how to password recover stuff. But vista is like using a fucking Mac to me -_-; except less yelling "HOW THE FUCK DO I RIGHT CLICK?"

You suck. Windows Vista is the best OS ever.

Dude are you mentally ill? Vista is bad as is any windows.

Personally I'd reinstall the whole Sc. It takes like 5 minutes to do so. And update via Battle net.
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Taiche *
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
France1963 Posts
January 03 2009 12:18 GMT
#18
Raithed : you are probably not admin OR the write access to Program Files is blocked by Vista for "security reasons". In the first case, you have to use admin rights and try to run the patch. In the second case, right-click on the patch exe and choose "Run as administrator". If it still doesn't work, reinstall StarCraft somewhere else than Program Files... sorry. Or just install XP.
I don't know much about Vista but the "Run as admin" crap should help a bit.
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
January 03 2009 12:47 GMT
#19
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/thread/328942

try that/ i use vista no problems
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traveller.
Profile Joined October 2005
Germany21 Posts
January 03 2009 18:04 GMT
#20
Had also a lot of problems with vista and some older games. Whenever i restarted Quake 3 all my settings were lost. Copying the config files in the right directories did not help either. The same with rFactor despite launching the games as "administrator" and taking ownership of the specific directories. After creating an extra partition for all my programs all my problems were gone.
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