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Redmo
Profile Joined August 2010
Switzerland14 Posts
September 09 2010 21:57 GMT
#61
right click on desktop, open screen resolution and start BW, works fine for me with W7 x86

for the multicore problem, this might help:
open task manager
go to processes
choose Starcraft and right click
click set affinity
disable all cores apart from one

hope this helps
lach ond die ganz wäut lachet met der, truur ond du truursch elei
Anxiety
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States650 Posts
September 09 2010 22:11 GMT
#62
On September 09 2010 23:16 shin_toss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2009 07:06 Mah Buckit! wrote:
I did digging too, didn´t notice prayanavitas solution earlier but THX for it, I´ll definitely use it until something more convenient shows up if it something ever shows up.

I just found this in Blizzard Forums made by user Eggboi 2 days ago.( I found out it was older solution though):

+ Show Spoiler +
" searched everywhere trying to find a fix to this problem, and here's what I found.

Open a new .txt document and paste in the following:

taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
D:\"StarCra​ft"\"StarCr​aft.exe"
start explorer.exe


the 2nd line needs to direct towards your SC Directory (so C\"Games\Starcr​aft"\"StarC​raft.exe" for a lot of you)

When you save the file, save it as a .bat file and use that to launch Starcraft. It will terminate explorer while SC is running, and when you close SC explorer automatically restarts. This is the only fix i have found that works for my setup; Windows 7, Build 7100 w/ Nvidia 7950 GT.

Hope this works for you!"



So this is a more scientic solution for all the fullscreen mode color bug and crashing. But it´s only for original starcraft client and it can´t work with Iccup because you have to use IccupLauncher to start the game. But I guess it wouldn´t be too hard for any real geek make it work with Iccuplauncher right like modify the launchers coding to start the game with that .bat file?? Don´t know if it shows up as hack or smthn then.

E. Yeah there was a newer thread than this but I really didn´t get anything of it so I posted here where were some actual solutions. If there is some real solutions already I´d be pleased to know because windowmode sucks. Also the crashing and color problems seem to have different roots. I guess I can handle the crashing but don´t know about the color thing.

Actually I´m starting to feel dumb here, am I the only 7 user still with this problem? I have installed right drivers and all...


This worked on my win 7. but still crashes sometimes if after exiting.


why did you bump this... reading through the thread, people know what to do...
swanized
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Canada2480 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-09 22:49:17
September 09 2010 22:23 GMT
#63
the messed up colors are badder in my opinion :p

Edit: (awful bump, didnt notice it was super old hence my post )
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diminish
Profile Joined October 2010
2 Posts
October 02 2010 15:04 GMT
#64
Can't make new threads, so this goes here.

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip

Program fixes broken colors under vista/win7 with games using DirectDraw.

1. Press "Patch"
2. Choose "starcraft.exe" from your game folder
3. Close w7ddpatcher.
4. That is all, no silly scripts killing explorer.exe

How does it work? Author speaking:

<mudlord> it adds some entries to the registry for compatibility
<mudlord> It does not patch the EXE
<mudlord> it intercepts the directdraw ID, etc
<mudlord> source is in there

Haven't tested with other games exhibiting this issue (Fallout, Fallout 2, Diablo, etc), high probability it will work too.
jetpower
Profile Joined July 2007
Poland85 Posts
October 02 2010 15:44 GMT
#65
On October 03 2010 00:04 diminish wrote:

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip


Yes, I can attest this works great. Thanks!
Stuslegend
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada168 Posts
October 04 2010 02:53 GMT
#66
im having the same problem too, trying to fix it, but im a computer noob -.-
stork can have my kids in his mouth any time... no homo O_O'
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
October 04 2010 03:02 GMT
#67
Going to try this when I get home.
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OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
October 04 2010 03:52 GMT
#68
+ Show Spoiler +
On October 03 2010 00:04 diminish wrote:
Can't make new threads, so this goes here.

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip

Program fixes broken colors under vista/win7 with games using DirectDraw.

1. Press "Patch"
2. Choose "starcraft.exe" from your game folder
3. Close w7ddpatcher.
4. That is all, no silly scripts killing explorer.exe

How does it work? Author speaking:

<mudlord> it adds some entries to the registry for compatibility
<mudlord> It does not patch the EXE
<mudlord> it intercepts the directdraw ID, etc
<mudlord> source is in there

Haven't tested with other games exhibiting this issue (Fallout, Fallout 2, Diablo, etc), high probability it will work too.


It works so far! Thanks for sharing it, and welcome to TL!
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skypig
Profile Joined November 2009
United States237 Posts
October 04 2010 04:54 GMT
#69
Here are the things I did to fix my Windows 7 graphics glitch issues; I had the same problem:

1. UNCHECK the "Enable Color Cycling" box in the Video options on the in-game menu.
2. Make the registry changes as specified in this thread.

You can also try running the game with the "Screen Resolution" options window open on your desktop...apparently it worked for some people that were having graphical glitches.
iPlaY.NettleS
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Australia4329 Posts
October 29 2010 13:32 GMT
#70
re : windows 7 issues i'm trying to play BW over a LAN using IPX (along with other old games using the IPX protocol) , since i "upgraded" to windows 7 it turns out they don't support IPX anymore.

Is there some way to play old games over IPX over a network like hamachi/tunngle with windows 7?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PvoI6gvQs
patrick321
Profile Joined August 2004
United States185 Posts
October 29 2010 16:29 GMT
#71
+ Show Spoiler +
On October 03 2010 00:04 diminish wrote:
Can't make new threads, so this goes here.

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip

Program fixes broken colors under vista/win7 with games using DirectDraw.

1. Press "Patch"
2. Choose "starcraft.exe" from your game folder
3. Close w7ddpatcher.
4. That is all, no silly scripts killing explorer.exe

How does it work? Author speaking:

<mudlord> it adds some entries to the registry for compatibility
<mudlord> It does not patch the EXE
<mudlord> it intercepts the directdraw ID, etc
<mudlord> source is in there

Haven't tested with other games exhibiting this issue (Fallout, Fallout 2, Diablo, etc), high probability it will work too.



Worked like a charm! I'd forgotten how fast i had my mouse set in bw. Going back to it now was jarring. Thanks a lot for this.
2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9491 Posts
October 29 2010 18:05 GMT
#72
On October 30 2010 01:29 patrick321 wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On October 03 2010 00:04 diminish wrote:
Can't make new threads, so this goes here.

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip

Program fixes broken colors under vista/win7 with games using DirectDraw.

1. Press "Patch"
2. Choose "starcraft.exe" from your game folder
3. Close w7ddpatcher.
4. That is all, no silly scripts killing explorer.exe

How does it work? Author speaking:

it adds some entries to the registry for compatibility
It does not patch the EXE
it intercepts the directdraw ID, etc
source is in there

Haven't tested with other games exhibiting this issue (Fallout, Fallout 2, Diablo, etc), high probability it will work too.



Worked like a charm! I'd forgotten how fast i had my mouse set in bw. Going back to it now was jarring. Thanks a lot for this.

That link is broken.
Here's a working link: http://mudlord.info/res/apps/w7ddpatcher.zip
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saint_fu
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada61 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-29 22:14:41
October 29 2010 22:12 GMT
#73
This is what I used when I was having problems, it involves editing the registry key. Copy the following text and save it to a file name such as “StarCraft.reg“. After you save, double-click the file and it should add the entries. It works both for 32-Bit and 64-Bit.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\StarCraft116]
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

"Name"="Starcraft.EXE"
"ID"=hex:fd,63,d3,46
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\StarCraft116]
"Name"="Starcraft.EXE"
"ID"=hex:fd,63,d3,46
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00


Apparently, the problem in Windows 7 arises because Windows forces the taskbar to be ran on top of everything.
ArvickHero
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
10387 Posts
March 29 2011 05:01 GMT
#74
On October 30 2010 03:05 2Pacalypse- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2010 01:29 patrick321 wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On October 03 2010 00:04 diminish wrote:
Can't make new threads, so this goes here.

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip

Program fixes broken colors under vista/win7 with games using DirectDraw.

1. Press "Patch"
2. Choose "starcraft.exe" from your game folder
3. Close w7ddpatcher.
4. That is all, no silly scripts killing explorer.exe

How does it work? Author speaking:

<mudlord> it adds some entries to the registry for compatibility
<mudlord> It does not patch the EXE
<mudlord> it intercepts the directdraw ID, etc
<mudlord> source is in there

Haven't tested with other games exhibiting this issue (Fallout, Fallout 2, Diablo, etc), high probability it will work too.



Worked like a charm! I'd forgotten how fast i had my mouse set in bw. Going back to it now was jarring. Thanks a lot for this.

That link is broken.
Here's a working link: http://mudlord.info/res/apps/w7ddpatcher.zip

is there a working link to this?
Writerptrk
bartus88
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Netherlands491 Posts
March 29 2011 05:12 GMT
#75
On March 29 2011 14:01 ArvickHero wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 30 2010 03:05 2Pacalypse- wrote:
On October 30 2010 01:29 patrick321 wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On October 03 2010 00:04 diminish wrote:
Can't make new threads, so this goes here.

http://mudlord.info/code/w7ddpatcher.zip

Program fixes broken colors under vista/win7 with games using DirectDraw.

1. Press "Patch"
2. Choose "starcraft.exe" from your game folder
3. Close w7ddpatcher.
4. That is all, no silly scripts killing explorer.exe

How does it work? Author speaking:

<mudlord> it adds some entries to the registry for compatibility
<mudlord> It does not patch the EXE
<mudlord> it intercepts the directdraw ID, etc
<mudlord> source is in there

Haven't tested with other games exhibiting this issue (Fallout, Fallout 2, Diablo, etc), high probability it will work too.



Worked like a charm! I'd forgotten how fast i had my mouse set in bw. Going back to it now was jarring. Thanks a lot for this.

That link is broken.
Here's a working link: http://mudlord.info/res/apps/w7ddpatcher.zip

is there a working link to this?


Found it with the first Google search result:
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/download.php?id=8033&sid=71d0a6b220ce1b68ad5209516fd71567
Random master race
Angelo
Profile Joined July 2011
1 Post
July 19 2011 23:03 GMT
#76
I know how to fix for windows 7...
First, you open task manager (search it in start menu)
got to the processes tab
find "explorer.exe"
kill it ( end process ) NOTE: the taskbar and shortcuts WILL DISAPPEAR
then go back to previous tab
click new task
then browse for your bw directory
run your bw
and your problems will be gone
xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
July 20 2011 17:23 GMT
#77
Recent compatibility updates fixed this issue, plus I don't like to kill explorer.exe, I've also made a guide on how to fix this color issue
http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
gds
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Iceland1391 Posts
August 05 2011 17:47 GMT
#78
I'm not having any colors problem since i updated my graphic drivers but only one thing remains: i dont see the ranks of users
[image loading]
Do you know how to fix this?
It's hard to ladder without this feature....
Bobanator
Profile Joined May 2011
United States15 Posts
August 05 2011 19:29 GMT
#79
I had a problem with the colors in BW in Win 7 too. But I just used Chaos Launcher and Windowed Mode and everything was (and is) fine. I dont know if you can get it to not have the color problem in fullscreen mode. But if you can play with it in windowed mode it will fix all the color issues.
I thought I was indecisive, but now I'm not to sure.
SolvusAnima
Profile Joined July 2010
United States138 Posts
August 05 2011 19:56 GMT
#80
On July 21 2011 02:23 xboi209 wrote:
Recent compatibility updates fixed this issue, plus I don't like to kill explorer.exe, I've also made a guide on how to fix this color issue


OMG!!! This!!!!

I have that SAME problem! A fix would be greatly appreciated. It makes ladder on Fish SO difficult since I have to move my cursor up and down hoping that the ladder points show ;_;. The only fix that I've come up with is using w-mode, but I don't like this fix, since it makes my mouse really... sluggish. I forgot who made the suggestion, but someone suggested to have the screen rest the same as broodwar's so that you can modify the border of the w-mode, and that works great, except for the fact that the mouse is really slugging, and choppy. A fix for this would be amazing, or for the rank problem :D
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