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FusionCutter
Profile Joined October 2004
Canada974 Posts
January 21 2010 22:18 GMT
#21
I lost my taskbar after starting sc.
Mr.Pyro
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Denmark959 Posts
January 21 2010 23:02 GMT
#22
On January 22 2010 07:18 Liquid_Turbo wrote:
I lost my taskbar after starting sc.



That sort of happens when you shut down your explorer!... Sheessh
P⊧[1]<a>[2]<a>[3]<a>tt | P ≝ 1.a.2.a.3.a.P
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
January 22 2010 03:02 GMT
#23
I've always lived with it... this seems too much like a brute force method, and even though the colors are piss ugly outside of game, in game there aren't any real problems.
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FusionCutter
Profile Joined October 2004
Canada974 Posts
January 22 2010 10:04 GMT
#24
On January 22 2010 08:02 MaD.pYrO wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2010 07:18 Liquid_Turbo wrote:
I lost my taskbar after starting sc.



That sort of happens when you shut down your explorer!... Sheessh

How do you get it back?
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
January 22 2010 10:09 GMT
#25
On January 22 2010 19:04 Liquid_Turbo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2010 08:02 MaD.pYrO wrote:
On January 22 2010 07:18 Liquid_Turbo wrote:
I lost my taskbar after starting sc.



That sort of happens when you shut down your explorer!... Sheessh

How do you get it back?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=gJw&q=start explorer&aq=f&aql=&aqi=g10&oq=
ModeratorGood content always wins.
ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
January 22 2010 11:10 GMT
#26
After trying pretty much everything to fix my colors I realized that just alt-tabbing out and going back in does the trick every time on Vista.
I'm on GOLD CHAIN
MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
January 22 2010 11:25 GMT
#27
how is this news.. we've known for months that killing explorer makes the colors OK. This isn't even the first batch file posted to kill explorer, start starcraft then start explorer again when it exits D:
Treeplant
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States214 Posts
January 27 2010 05:29 GMT
#28
On January 19 2010 09:32 z01 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2010 09:19 0z wrote:
Btw what also works is if you open your screen resolution screen and leave it open while playing the game. Just right click anywhere on the desktop and choose screen resolution.

Also, right click your starcraft exe, select properties, and check all the little boxes. Do not select compatibility mode though. After doing this I haven't had any problems. If you want to run in a window though you have to uncheck all the boxes.

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

Thanks dude, this works perfectly. This should be the definitive solution.
Oracle
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada411 Posts
January 27 2010 07:08 GMT
#29
on windows 7 professional, 64 bit, sc will randomly freeze and i can only get out of it by a reboot
tried many things, and i dont think this is the "colour glitch" since my colours are fine in game.
anyone know a fix?
eNoq
Profile Joined June 2009
Netherlands502 Posts
January 27 2010 07:11 GMT
#30
On January 27 2010 16:08 Koltz wrote:
on windows 7 professional, 64 bit, sc will randomly freeze and i can only get out of it by a reboot
tried many things, and i dont think this is the "colour glitch" since my colours are fine in game.
anyone know a fix?


1). Dual boot XP
2). Don't run SC on w7

I have the same problemmm
Proburu
DN2perfectionGM
Profile Joined August 2004
United States233 Posts
March 07 2010 07:01 GMT
#31
it does work, but i noticed that my start line disappears after i use the cmd.
how about u guys?
JHU
DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
March 07 2010 07:39 GMT
#32
On March 07 2010 16:01 DN2perfectionGM wrote:
it does work, but i noticed that my start line disappears after i use the cmd.
how about u guys?

...IT KILLS EXPLORER WHILE YOU PLAY.
yes.
saiga223
Profile Joined March 2010
United States10 Posts
March 11 2010 12:36 GMT
#33
How do you get it back?


Start > Run > "explorer" > ENTER
Gimme something to shoot.
Poly325
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States99 Posts
March 11 2010 12:52 GMT
#34
iccup launcher plugin to fix colors. gogogo
Live life with all of your heart
voy[TECH]
Profile Joined December 2008
Poland63 Posts
March 11 2010 14:00 GMT
#35
On January 27 2010 16:11 eNoq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 27 2010 16:08 Koltz wrote:
on windows 7 professional, 64 bit, sc will randomly freeze and i can only get out of it by a reboot
tried many things, and i dont think this is the "colour glitch" since my colours are fine in game.
anyone know a fix?


1). Dual boot XP
2). Don't run SC on w7

I have the same problemmm


Same thing here.
My solutions:

1) Dual boot XP

2) If you want to try on W7 only thing that works for me is:

a) start up iccup launcher in WMode
b) tick [x2]
c) lower your screen resolution until the wmode covers it all.
When the actual game starts I've got pseudo full screen with the windowed SC fitting perfectly.

I've got Wide Dell 22" I set the res to 1280x1024. It works perfect for me.

NaDa and Boxer 4Ever. SC 4Life. - IntoTheRain the coolest nickname in Starcraft history -
ReTr0[p.S]
Profile Joined March 2005
Argentina1590 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-11 14:31:43
March 11 2010 14:29 GMT
#36
On March 11 2010 21:36 saiga223 wrote:
Show nested quote +
How do you get it back?


Start > Run > "explorer" > ENTER


Riiiiiight...

Windows + R > "explorer" > enter doesnt work either.

Ctrl alt del > task manager > applications> New Task
PanN
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2828 Posts
March 11 2010 14:33 GMT
#37
On March 11 2010 23:29 ReTr0[p.S] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 11 2010 21:36 saiga223 wrote:
How do you get it back?


Start > Run > "explorer" > ENTER


Riiiiiight...

Windows + R > "explorer" > enter doesnt work either.

Ctrl alt del > task manager > applications> New Task


Yes, yes he is right.
We have multiple brackets generated in advance. Relax . (Kennigit) I just simply do not understand how it can be the time to play can be 22nd at 9:30 pm PST / midnight the 23rd at the same time. (GGzerg)
KnightOfNi
Profile Joined December 2007
United States1508 Posts
March 11 2010 14:43 GMT
#38
Yeah if you have issues with the taskbar going away open up any file folder, type cmd at the top, and then type "start /B explorer.exe"... I had this problem :/
RIP eSTRO :(
Frolossus
Profile Joined February 2010
United States4779 Posts
March 11 2010 15:26 GMT
#39
o.o i fixed it by running the game in windows 97 mode and opening the screen resolution window
nbMifu
Profile Joined January 2010
Brazil170 Posts
March 11 2010 15:36 GMT
#40
A friend of mine said he only needs to close the sidebar and it works, no need to close explorer. I cannot test though, no win7 here.
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