Installing Warcraft 3

Legacy · External Since: Feb 10, 2007 Posts: 4

it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind windows
explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

Dale M. White · External Since: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 269

Well, I just installed WC3 and the 1.21 patch and it loaded and ran fine.
Though I didn't actually start playing the game, I just went to the Start
Campaign screen.

Though I didn't have to do anything, make sure you right click on the
install.exe and choose run as administrator. You can also right click and
choose properties on install.exe and choose compatibility and tell it to run
as XP:Service pack 2

Should work fine, heck I might even play a little now

"Legacy" <Legacy.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind windows
> explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

NjetSpam · External Since: Feb 10, 2007 Posts: 8

Dale M. White wrote:
> Well, I just installed WC3 and the 1.21 patch and it loaded and ran
> fine. Though I didn't actually start playing the game, I just went to
> the Start Campaign screen.
>
> Though I didn't have to do anything, make sure you right click on the
> install.exe and choose run as administrator. You can also right click
> and choose properties on install.exe and choose compatibility and tell
> it to run as XP:Service pack 2
>
> Should work fine, heck I might even play a little now
>
>
> "Legacy" <Legacy.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5CE42F6D-A02D-46A5-9E78-80DE0B2D4393@microsoft.com...
>> it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind
>> windows
>> explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

>
Yep works fine with compatibility mode. Well in my machine.

CommanderRyalis · External Since: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 3

I am having a problem Installing warcraft III also, I am getting the error
meassage
"ERROR" no program start menu found" and then it won't install. I tried
running as administrator and also both the XPsp2 and windows 98/me
compatibilty modes and neither worked.

"Legacy" wrote:

> it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind windows
> explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

Tyler Cobb · External Since: Mar 22, 2007 Posts: 20

Try redownloading the game from Blizzard. I just downloaded their latest
version of the online installer and the game installed flawlessly on my
Vista x64 system.

Tyler Cobb, MCP

"CommanderRyalis" <CommanderRyalis.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>I am having a problem Installing warcraft III also, I am getting the error
> meassage
> "ERROR" no program start menu found" and then it won't install. I tried
> running as administrator and also both the XPsp2 and windows 98/me
> compatibilty modes and neither worked.
>
> "Legacy" wrote:
>
>> it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind
>> windows
>> explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

CommanderRyalis · External Since: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 3

Redownloading the game? I trying To install it from my CD's.

"Tyler Cobb" wrote:

> Try redownloading the game from Blizzard. I just downloaded their latest
> version of the online installer and the game installed flawlessly on my
> Vista x64 system.
>
> Tyler Cobb, MCP
>
> "CommanderRyalis" <CommanderRyalis.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:B027EEB1-6EEC-4CA1-965C-1CA8FAE3E6AB@microsoft.com...
> >I am having a problem Installing warcraft III also, I am getting the error
> > meassage
> > "ERROR" no program start menu found" and then it won't install. I tried
> > running as administrator and also both the XPsp2 and windows 98/me
> > compatibilty modes and neither worked.
> >
> > "Legacy" wrote:
> >
> >> it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind
> >> windows
> >> explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

>
>

Tyler Cobb · External Since: Mar 22, 2007 Posts: 20

Yes, that's what makes my suggestion a possible solution. It is a completely
different and successfully documented alternative to installing from your
original CDs which use the original, pre-Vista installer on said discs. The
only way to use a newer installer is to download their new online version
and set the game up on your PC across the Internet.

Tyler Cobb, MCP

"CommanderRyalis" <CommanderRyalis RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Redownloading the game? I trying To install it from my CD's.

Tyler Cobb · External Since: Mar 22, 2007 Posts: 20

Sorry, ignore that last response. I have been studying too much and sleeping
too little. You're talking about Warcraft 3. I'm sternly arguing about World
of Warcraft and wasting your time. Time for me to unplug for a while and get
some rest. Smile

Tyler Cobb, MCP

"CommanderRyalis" <CommanderRyalis.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Redownloading the game? I trying To install it from my CD's.

CommanderRyalis · External Since: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 3

Okay I found a solution if anyone else has this problem:
1. Disable UAC (User Account Control) from the user menu in the control panel.
2. Logoff your user account, then log on to an administrator account.
3. Go to the control panel then users, look for your original account you
were trying to install the game from, and then change the account type to
administrator.
4. Logoff or just switch users back to your original account then install!

5. Just remember to go back and make your account limited again, and turn
UAC back on as this will have disabled Internet explorerâ€™s protected mode.

"CommanderRyalis" wrote:

> I am having a problem Installing warcraft III also, I am getting the error
> meassage
> "ERROR" no program start menu found" and then it won't install. I tried
> running as administrator and also both the XPsp2 and windows 98/me
> compatibilty modes and neither worked.
>
> "Legacy" wrote:
>
> > it wont even load the screen to install the game just keeps sayind windows
> > explorer error and just stays there help please i wanna play online Sad

Joshbot · External Since: Feb 08, 2009 Posts: 1

michalis;735754 Wrote:
> 1) Go to Start > Run > type regedit
> 2) Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
> Version\Explorer\Shell Folders"
>
> if there is no string in there called "Programs" put that in with the
> value:
>
> C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start
> Menu\\Programs
>
> and you can get the installation to work, game works fine too.

This works just double check to make sure that every thing is right :D

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warc · External Since: Mar 21, 2009 Posts: 1

i installed Warcraft 3 reign of chaos but when i try to download the
expansion it says Please download Warcraft 3 reign of chaos thus not
allowing me to download throzen throne which is very frustrating and
blizzard wont help...can any1 help me with this problem

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st · External Since: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 1

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>
> i installed Warcraft 3 reign of chaos but when i try to download the
> expansion it says Please download Warcraft 3 reign of chaos thus not
> allowing me to download throzen throne which is very frustrating and
> blizzard wont help...can any1 help me with this problem
>
If you're trying to download TFT from Blizzard Store, know that it is not
compatible with CD version of RoC. Either acquire CD version of TFT, or
register your RoC and download it too.

valgaard · External Since: May 22, 2009 Posts: 1

warcraft 3 on vista ultimate. i gave up and put xp pro on my comp and
set up all the games that couldent play then uprgaded to vista wow like
magic all my games work fine i even fixed the san andreas radio station
error.
it takes a while but the time im playing diablo warcraft etc makes up
for it.

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GeneticFreak · External Since: May 22, 2009 Posts: 1

Warcraft 3 & DirectX 10 don't get along together very well

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Joe · External Since: Jan 21, 2009 Posts: 19

GeneticFreak <guest.TakeThisOut@unknown-email.com> wrote in
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> Warcraft 3 & DirectX 10 don't get along together very well

works fine here, Since Warcraft 3 uses DirectX 9 it won't even bother with
DirectX 10 libs, so how can DirectX 10 be the problem?

When in doubt:
Update all drivers
Update DirectX files with DXWEBSETUP.EXE

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Volkgeist · External Since: Sep 13, 2009 Posts: 1

michalis;3781196 Wrote:
> 1) Go to Start > Run > type regedit
> 2) Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
> Version\Explorer\Shell Folders"
>
> if there is no string in there called "Programs" put that in with the
> value:
>
> C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start
> Menu\\Programs
>
> and you can get the installation to work, game works fine too.

Sir, you are kickass to the extreme. That worked for me Very Happy

Only problem for me was that it couldn't make a desktop icon. But you
can just make one yourself anyways.. Thanks man!

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Oceane · External Since: Oct 04, 2009 Posts: 1

Hi !

I'm new and I don't know how te create a string in the register. Would you
mind giving me a step-by-step explanation ?

Thanks a lot

OcÃ©ane