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2Pacalypse-
Profile Joined October 2006
Croatia9551 Posts
February 21 2012 02:03 GMT
#441
On February 21 2012 10:33 johnnywup wrote:
Read through the whole thread, nothing worked, ugh -_- i just want to play

Play in window mode (available in ICCup launcher) and press Alt + F9. BW screen size should double and if it fits in your resolution then it's a decent workaround for playing on Win7 without any problems.
Moderator"We're a community of geniuses because we've found how to extract 95% of the feeling of doing something amazing without actually doing anything." - Chill
squall leonhart
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia44 Posts
February 27 2012 03:57 GMT
#442
On February 21 2012 09:35 1hpBuiltForLove wrote:
It is the same with all old games.

If you go to program files/starcraft/broodwar, find broodwar.exe,
and copy this as a shortcut file to your desktop.

After this is done, right-click the shortcut, and select properties.
Change the resolution to old school colour schemes and also select to run the game under a windows vista or windows XP service pack.

Your broodwar game should work fine from here on in.


read the damn thread.
Pulzlulz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany412 Posts
March 02 2012 15:51 GMT
#443
So I just installed XP on VirtualMachine and when starting Brood War it stays in its small window with black bars around it instead of using my desktop resolution. How can I fix this?
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
March 02 2012 16:03 GMT
#444
Maximize your VM window?

I think there is a plugin to make the window go fullscreen, but I'm not sure if it is for VMWare or VirtualBox, try to look on that if you want to make the virtual machine window fullscreen.

If you are talking about iCCup Launcher/Chaos Launcher window, then there should be an option to make it either fullscreen or windowed mode, just tick it.

If you try the 2x window and it doesn't fit in your screen, you need to use your graphics card manager to make a resolution high enough to make the 2x window fit in it.
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Pulzlulz
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany412 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-02 16:51:37
March 02 2012 16:09 GMT
#445
I'm using VirtualBox and I can maximize my VM Desktop with no problems but when I start Brood War it doesn't resize.It is fullscreen however because there are black bars around the small BW window. I think you misunderstood me.

Now for some reason it won't even let me connect to iCCup...fml
hellbound
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom2242 Posts
March 02 2012 17:32 GMT
#446
Reading this thread makes me love my Vista so much.
Glioburd
Profile Joined April 2008
France1911 Posts
March 02 2012 23:11 GMT
#447
On February 21 2012 11:03 2Pacalypse- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 21 2012 10:33 johnnywup wrote:
Read through the whole thread, nothing worked, ugh -_- i just want to play

Play in window mode (available in ICCup launcher) and press Alt + F9. BW screen size should double and if it fits in your resolution then it's a decent workaround for playing on Win7 without any problems.

The problem is I can't move the camera with the mouse T_T
"You should hate loosing, but you should never fear defeat." NaDa.
squall leonhart
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia44 Posts
March 09 2012 10:56 GMT
#448
On March 03 2012 01:09 Pulzlulz wrote:
I'm using VirtualBox and I can maximize my VM Desktop with no problems but when I start Brood War it doesn't resize.It is fullscreen however because there are black bars around the small BW window. I think you misunderstood me.

Now for some reason it won't even let me connect to iCCup...fml


this is because you are rendering 640x488 to a unscaled portal,
instead switch virtualbox to scaled mode.

....make sure 2d acceleration is disabled though or the vm will freeze when switching back to windowed.
ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1717 Posts
March 09 2012 11:02 GMT
#449
On March 03 2012 08:11 Glioburd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 21 2012 11:03 2Pacalypse- wrote:
On February 21 2012 10:33 johnnywup wrote:
Read through the whole thread, nothing worked, ugh -_- i just want to play

Play in window mode (available in ICCup launcher) and press Alt + F9. BW screen size should double and if it fits in your resolution then it's a decent workaround for playing on Win7 without any problems.

The problem is I can't move the camera with the mouse T_T

At the top right hand corner of the window, along the top bar, you will see little icons. One of them looks like a little mouse pointer. Click that and it will lock the mouse into the BW window, and you will be able to move the screen with the mouse!
EleGant[AoV]
Meta Templar
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3 Posts
June 25 2012 16:26 GMT
#450
There is a script from http://www.xomicron.com/software/directdrawfix/ that fixed it for me. Note that after installing bw I applied a ccpatch to fix the colour corruption and later on this script.
squall leonhart
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia44 Posts
July 11 2012 14:10 GMT
#451
No, that does NOT fix the crash.

don't just sign up and post in a thread that you obviously didn't bother reading.
Meta Templar
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3 Posts
September 07 2012 22:20 GMT
#452
I read the thread. I also said that that script fixed it for me. You have to realise that windows is a mess of an OS and what works for some people might not work for others. You realise that some don't even have this problem. So don't be project your anger on me for not fixing your problem.
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium7012 Posts
September 07 2012 22:57 GMT
#453
i think servipack 1 fix the crash
Goldfish
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
2230 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 00:01:02
September 07 2012 23:55 GMT
#454
On March 03 2012 01:09 Pulzlulz wrote:
I'm using VirtualBox and I can maximize my VM Desktop with no problems but when I start Brood War it doesn't resize.It is fullscreen however because there are black bars around the small BW window. I think you misunderstood me.

Now for some reason it won't even let me connect to iCCup...fml


It might be your video card driver settings. Right click, set it to scale or stretch instead of original size or keep aspect ratio.

Edit - Also, just notice reply a bit late. Oh wells, for future reference anyway.

On March 03 2012 02:32 hellbound wrote:
Reading this thread makes me love my Vista so much.


Yeah Vista is my favorite OS.

Vista got bad rep early on mainly due to things like incompatibilities with a lot of software/drivers early on, and the fact it's always cool to hate on new things from big companies (microsoft, apple, etc), and the bandwagon rolled on.

Vista is a mix of XP and 7, and was actually in development "after" Windows 7 (in a way, Vista was a beta for 7 as 7 was was planned before Vista).

Personally I miss how the task bar works in Vista (you know how all programs are displayed in a list rather than in a table).

Fortunately you can change that in 7 with a registry fix. Also in Vista you can disable auto arrange inside of folders (in 7, you can but only on desktop) while in 7, you can't.

Ehh, yeah a bit off topic.
https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsServerFeedback/feedback/details/741495/biggest-explorer-annoyance-automatic-sorting-windows-7-server-2008-r2-and-vista#details Allow Disable Auto Arrange in Windows 7+
DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
September 08 2012 00:01 GMT
#455
On May 15 2009 19:54 lazz wrote:
what the hell is windows 7?


Oh god 2nd post, i am already glad i clicked on this
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10346 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 00:14:42
September 08 2012 00:13 GMT
#456
Yes, I did the enable/disable color thingie too and it stopped crashing. The colors get fucked up in the menus and on b.net, but not in game.

My current problem is that in only on W7 for me, the game screen is centered and not stretched or filled, so I have 2 huge black strips at all times and a smaller "game screen."
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Goldfish
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
2230 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-08 00:23:20
September 08 2012 00:18 GMT
#457
On September 08 2012 09:13 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
Yes, I did the enable/disable color thingie too and it stopped crashing. The colors get fucked up in the menus and on b.net, but not in game.

My current problem is that in only on W7 for me, the game screen is centered and not stretched or filled, so I have 2 huge black strips at all times and a smaller "game screen."


It might be your video card driver settings. Right click, set it to scale or stretch instead of original size or keep aspect ratio.

If you have Nvidia video cards (for example), right click on desktop and click nvidia control panel.

Click (under display) "Adjust desktop position and size".

Set scaling either to aspect ratio (with black borders to keep ratio similar to the original) or full screen (which stretch to fit monitor).

If that's already been done and it still doesn't scale, I'm not sure.

On September 08 2012 09:01 DreamChaser wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 15 2009 19:54 lazz wrote:
what the hell is windows 7?


Oh god 2nd post, i am already glad i clicked on this


Like my previous post regarding Vista (again Vista is really good after SP2, it's a mix of XP and 7; Vista actually was developed after Windows 7, and it was technically just a beta for 7), people liked to bandwagon hate on things.

I remember reading articles from various sites (not tech sites specifically but humor sites for example) which were hating on 7 before it came on (hating on new stuff from popular companies is rad and will get you views; also useful if you run out of actual funny stuff).
https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsServerFeedback/feedback/details/741495/biggest-explorer-annoyance-automatic-sorting-windows-7-server-2008-r2-and-vista#details Allow Disable Auto Arrange in Windows 7+
MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10346 Posts
September 08 2012 04:03 GMT
#458
On September 08 2012 09:18 Goldfish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2012 09:13 MountainDewJunkie wrote:
Yes, I did the enable/disable color thingie too and it stopped crashing. The colors get fucked up in the menus and on b.net, but not in game.

My current problem is that in only on W7 for me, the game screen is centered and not stretched or filled, so I have 2 huge black strips at all times and a smaller "game screen."


It might be your video card driver settings. Right click, set it to scale or stretch instead of original size or keep aspect ratio.

If you have Nvidia video cards (for example), right click on desktop and click nvidia control panel.

Click (under display) "Adjust desktop position and size".

Set scaling either to aspect ratio (with black borders to keep ratio similar to the original) or full screen (which stretch to fit monitor).

If that's already been done and it still doesn't scale, I'm not sure.


Thank you, sir. I will take a crack at it.
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lambchops
Profile Joined April 2011
United States63 Posts
September 08 2012 05:01 GMT
#459
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=26725723498&sid=3000

Try the registry fix. It has worked and still works for me cheers
Savi[wOk]
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States81 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-10 17:47:36
September 10 2012 01:11 GMT
#460
I've been dealing with this problem so long, playing windowed mode and trying my best to deal with it.
I've noticed however my friends windows 7 computer does not have this problem and I thought, maybe it had to do with my built in graphics card. So I decided to buy the cheapest graphics card in bestbuy and ever since, I've never had this freezing screen problem on broodwar.

However this solution cost a bit of money...
EDIT: Nevermind it froze...
Lets play starcraft
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