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Sc on a laptop with Vista

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Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
April 09 2009 12:14 GMT
#1
I've got a laptop with Vista, and i have 2 issues.

One: SC isnt working with the default Vista, i found a guild where it was written how to make it work with editin registry. But are there any risks connected to this?

Two: i find it impossible to play without a keyboard, is there any way to attach a keyboard to a laptop? Cuz it seems like there's no place to that.

Anyone who had the same porblem could help me?

*
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
Xiberia
Profile Joined September 2007
Sweden634 Posts
April 09 2009 12:19 GMT
#2
Should be USB ports where you can attach a keyboard and a mouse. Unless you have a PS/2 keyboard that is.
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
April 09 2009 12:24 GMT
#3
1. Never had problems with it. Have you tried running it in compability mode?

2. USB keyboard? I assume you have a mouse attached, keyboard will work the same way. Of course Laptops dont have PS/2 ports, because thats ancient technology
iLoveKT
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Philippines3615 Posts
April 09 2009 12:28 GMT
#4
2. either buy a new USB keyboard or a PS/2 --> USB adaptor.
Woo Jung Ho
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
April 09 2009 12:31 GMT
#5
just buy a new keyboard... pretty much every keyboard now days have USB interface.

i also have trouble with starcraft and vista. it seems like that the game sometimes will randomly crash and freeze the computer -_-.
Rillanon.au
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
April 09 2009 13:08 GMT
#6
thank you for feedback
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
sperY
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Serbia444 Posts
April 09 2009 16:05 GMT
#7
On April 09 2009 21:31 haduken wrote:
just buy a new keyboard... pretty much every keyboard now days have USB interface.

i also have trouble with starcraft and vista. it seems like that the game sometimes will randomly crash and freeze the computer -_-.

When i installed SP1 crashing stopped for me o-o

How cant you play on laptops keyboard?
You just need some time to get use to it.
I like how it's easy to press keys. Improved my speed a bit :p
da_head
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3350 Posts
April 09 2009 16:44 GMT
#8
1. i have no problems with sc vista
2. the laptop keyboard is fine for me. just get used to it (but you definitely need a mouse lmao)
When they see MC Probe, all the ladies disrobe.
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-09 17:46:57
April 09 2009 17:46 GMT
#9
You don't need to do anything to vista to install starcraft on it. You just have to install it.

Why do everyone blame vista for their problems?
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
MasterReY
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Germany2708 Posts
April 09 2009 19:19 GMT
#10
YA SERIOUSLY !!!! ITS NOT FUCKING VISTA !!!!
fucking shit. I use vista for more than 2 years now and i NEVER NEVER NEVER had problems with ANYTHING.

grrrrr.....IF you are so kind and post more info about ur problem i might be able to control my anger and help you, but not if there is one more "xxx not working cause i have vista"-related comment.

about 2.:
USB keyboard or "PS/2 to USB" adapter
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Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
April 09 2009 21:21 GMT
#11
On April 10 2009 04:19 MasterReY wrote:
YA SERIOUSLY !!!! ITS NOT FUCKING VISTA !!!!
fucking shit. I use vista for more than 2 years now and i NEVER NEVER NEVER had problems with ANYTHING.

grrrrr.....IF you are so kind and post more info about ur problem i might be able to control my anger and help you, but not if there is one more "xxx not working cause i have vista"-related comment.

about 2.:
USB keyboard or "PS/2 to USB" adapter


i insert the CD, try to run install, and i recieve an error message. Sg like no menu for idk have to check it once again, but it aint working for sure, and it is with XP
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5098 Posts
April 09 2009 22:08 GMT
#12
i have vista and sc works perfect wtf?
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
MasterReY
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Germany2708 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-11 12:43:24
April 11 2009 12:42 GMT
#13
dude its not vista.
then you fucked up anything else.

and i bet when you had XP you didn't have the EXACT (!!!) same hardware,drivers,software, condition of ur CD,etc as you have now. so there can be thousand reasons why it doesnt work now.
maybe if you install xp again now it won't work because there is another prob?..............

tell us what error msg ur receiving maybe?
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TheosEx
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States894 Posts
April 11 2009 14:35 GMT
#14
StarCraft does sometimes give me a random error on Vista and close out for no reason. It hasn't happened enough times where I've researched why, though. It's only happened about 6 times in the last 1.5 years.

And another problem I had after installing SC through my Blizzard Account (via download, not CD), is that I can't run it using Programs -> SC. I have to run the Installer each time. Since the Installer already knows the game is installed, it just goes to the "Play SC" screen. I just don't understand how the Programs directory doesn't know the game is installed, but the installer does. Again though, not too big of a problem since I just shortcutted the installer.
R3condite
Profile Joined August 2008
Korea (South)1541 Posts
April 11 2009 15:21 GMT
#15
1. yes there is always a risk as doing stuf to ur registry always have the chance of f-ing u over
(i say try rite clicking on sc and then click properties and click compatibility and select window xp under "Run this program in compatibility mode for: ")

2. usb ports my friend... usb ports...
ggyo...
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