EPTfor 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
Windows 7 + BW color problems? - Page 4
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Redmo
Switzerland14 Posts
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 | ||
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Anxiety
United States650 Posts
On September 09 2010 23:16 shin_toss wrote: 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
Canada2480 Posts
Edit: (awful bump, didnt notice it was super old hence my post  ) | ||
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diminish
2 Posts
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. | ||
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jetpower
Poland85 Posts
Yes, I can attest this works great. Thanks! | ||
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Stuslegend
Canada168 Posts
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Wolf
Korea (South)3290 Posts
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
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
United States237 Posts
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. | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4329 Posts
Is there some way to play old games over IPX over a network like hamachi/tunngle with windows 7? | ||
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patrick321
United States185 Posts
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-
Croatia9499 Posts
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: 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
Canada61 Posts
[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. | ||
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ArvickHero
10387 Posts
On October 30 2010 03:05 2Pacalypse- wrote: That link is broken. Here's a working link: http://mudlord.info/res/apps/w7ddpatcher.zip is there a working link to this? | ||
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bartus88
Netherlands491 Posts
Found it with the first Google search result: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/download.php?id=8033&sid=71d0a6b220ce1b68ad5209516fd71567 | ||
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Angelo
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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 | ||
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xboi209
United States1173 Posts
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gds
Iceland1391 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/66NQq.jpg) Do you know how to fix this? It's hard to ladder without this feature.... | ||
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Bobanator
United States15 Posts
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SolvusAnima
United States138 Posts
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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