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L3gendary
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1470 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-05 07:23:22
November 05 2012 07:22 GMT
#1
This is for anyone thinking about upgrading to win8. I have the Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit version.

Installing
I couldn't install the game with my CDs. I got Starcraft installed but after i inserted the BW cd it said some file couldn't be read/found and i had to exit the installer.
I think something like this happened once on my laptop that runs Win7 (my desktop was xp). I didn't bother trying again, I just dl'ed the game from iccup and it runs fine. http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/sc_start.html

No bugs found in-game or main and single player menus. And no win7 "rainbow colours"

Bugs in battlenet/iccup menus
Thankfully all the bugs are found only in these menus when in FULLSCREEN mode. In windowed mode I havent noticed a single graphical bug yet. Print screen didn't show the bugs so i took a couple of photos with my phone.

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-Text on buttons shows black text field around them. (pic 1)
-Player ranks missing (pic 1)
-Player profiles bugged (pic 2)
-Overlapping text in login menu

-Screen goes black
I haven't seen this problem since I did a system restore and you can alt-tab and the it will go back to normal.

Mouse Acceleration
You can remove the mouse accel in win8 by running the .reg file in this link http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.ca/2010/03/markc-windows-7-mouse-acceleration-fix.html
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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-05 09:31:05
November 05 2012 09:30 GMT
#2
What about the direct draw error?
The one that makes the computer freeze.
Can you CONFIRM that this error is not present?

You'll have to play many games. I only got it about once every 100th game on Windows 7, but it was still enough to make me rage and switch to Vista.
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
radadaundandan
Profile Joined May 2007
Bulgaria3148 Posts
November 05 2012 14:23 GMT
#3
Broodwar runs flawlessly in W7 but first you should just restart the pc and run it with no other programs open. Never crashed with this technique!
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sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
November 05 2012 14:31 GMT
#4
On November 05 2012 23:23 radadaundandan wrote:
Broodwar runs flawlessly in W7 but first you should just restart the pc and run it with no other programs open. Never crashed with this technique!

or yust disable collor cycling in the ingame options, since if done that i NEVER had a crash again.

about the overlapping text, could you try to have resolution changer option when tabbing back into bw?
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
timdoozy
Profile Joined October 2011
United States50 Posts
November 05 2012 14:34 GMT
#5
hey just a tip next time you want a screen shot, press "print screen" on your keyboard, then open up paint and press control+v to paste your screen shot. Then you can save it. Sorry if you already knew but I just dislike looking at pictures of a monitor :3
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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-05 17:13:05
November 05 2012 16:19 GMT
#6
On November 05 2012 23:23 radadaundandan wrote:
Broodwar runs flawlessly in W7 but first you should just restart the pc and run it with no other programs open. Never crashed with this technique!


It freezed for me. But like I said, only about once every 100th game. The chance of freezing also seems to increase exponentially the longer StarCraft runs.
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
MyTHicaL
Profile Joined November 2005
France1070 Posts
November 05 2012 16:30 GMT
#7
I only get some very minor inverted colours with BW on windows 7 in full screen mode.. But these "rainbow colours" as they were called above only occur with the menu and never in game.
I seriously do not understand why you would install a tablet/touch screen/smart phone OS onto a desktop or laptop computer in the first place ^^;:
L3gendary
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1470 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-05 17:43:57
November 05 2012 17:39 GMT
#8
On November 05 2012 18:30 vOdToasT wrote:
What about the direct draw error?
The one that makes the computer freeze.
Can you CONFIRM that this error is not present?


I'll update the thread if i run into more bugs.

On November 05 2012 23:34 timdoozy wrote:
hey just a tip next time you want a screen shot, press "print screen" on your keyboard, then open up paint and press control+v to paste your screen shot. Then you can save it. Sorry if you already knew but I just dislike looking at pictures of a monitor :3


I already said that print screen doesn't see the bugs, read the full post next time.

On November 06 2012 01:30 MyTHicaL wrote:
I seriously do not understand why you would install a tablet/touch screen/smart phone OS onto a desktop or laptop computer in the first place ^^;:


I didn't want to discuss the merits of win8 over other OS's but just to let people know whether bw will work or not. I've had xp for like the longest time now and had no interest whatsoever in win8. But i was forced to use it at school and received a free copy for at home.

Once I got used to it I began to like it. Compared to xp, the boot and shutdown times are faster, copying files is faster, and the search is way faster. Also, i stay away from the metro UI. In fact its so bad with all the mouse overs and everything
that i had to learn all the hotkeys for things like shutting down the computer, but now that i know them it's even easier to navigate than xp.
Watching Jaedong play purifies my eyes. -Coach Ju Hoon
ChinaGreenTea
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands49 Posts
November 09 2012 13:54 GMT
#9
Had to explain my dad how to playback DVD's on his Win8 notebook, so I went to help him and was like: wtf how to use this Metro UI thing.
Eventually I got everything set up, but Win7 is still better the OS to use for desktop/keyboard notebooks. Using Win7 myself, but XP is a better pick for older games generally.
HOTcarl
Profile Joined August 2010
United States102 Posts
February 17 2014 01:40 GMT
#10
Bump. I'm getting the same problem with windows 8. anyone have a successful solution? also getting crazy lag....
I came I saw I conquered
FromShouri
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States862 Posts
February 17 2014 01:47 GMT
#11
On February 17 2014 10:40 HOTcarl wrote:
Bump. I'm getting the same problem with windows 8. anyone have a successful solution? also getting crazy lag....


Best thing i can recommend is a virtual machine with xp installed. I was having crazy lag issues too but i have 7 and i dont remember exactly what i did but i do know its in the compatibility center and something with desktop composition.
Limited Edition, lets do some simple addition, $50 for a T-Shirt is just some ignorant bitch shit.
sas.ZaRaki
Profile Joined March 2012
Spain199 Posts
February 17 2014 08:01 GMT
#12
same problems and lot of lag
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11583 Posts
February 17 2014 08:08 GMT
#13
windowed mode makes it so there's no lag, but i would like to play full screen
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sas.ZaRaki
Profile Joined March 2012
Spain199 Posts
February 17 2014 09:52 GMT
#14
i still have lag in windows mode
Liza02
Profile Joined January 2020
1 Post
January 22 2020 09:36 GMT
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