Report, edit, etc...Posted by Sirus00 on 2006-11-27 at 03:25:25
I have a friend of mine who wants to play a modification available in your downloads. The only problem is that when he attempts to open the .exe modification file it returns and error stating that its unable to locate starcraft.
First thing I checked was to make sure starcraft was installed properly via the registry, etc.. Anyways, it seems to be in order, so what else could I look for pertaining to getting the modification loaded?
It seems to be working on my computer perfectly fine. We where going to use Hamachi to vs each other with a mod, but then he got this error, and I used logmein.com to take a look for my self.
Sorry if this is is the wrong form section.
Thanks
~XGhozt
First thing I checked was to make sure starcraft was installed properly via the registry, etc.. Anyways, it seems to be in order, so what else could I look for pertaining to getting the modification loaded?
It seems to be working on my computer perfectly fine. We where going to use Hamachi to vs each other with a mod, but then he got this error, and I used logmein.com to take a look for my self.
Sorry if this is is the wrong form section.
Thanks~XGhozt
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp)Excalibur on 2006-11-27 at 06:09:35
Which mod is it and whats the specific error. He could need to:
A. Put an MPQ in the starcraft folder that specificly pertains to the mod.
B. Patch to a different version of SC. (Please use SC downgrader in the downloads section if this is the case, as re-installing sc and finding the patch is far too time consuming.)
Hope this helped.
A. Put an MPQ in the starcraft folder that specificly pertains to the mod.
B. Patch to a different version of SC. (Please use SC downgrader in the downloads section if this is the case, as re-installing sc and finding the patch is far too time consuming.)
Hope this helped.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Killer_Kow(MM) on 2006-11-27 at 08:24:50
Tell your friend to make sure his StarCraft CD is in.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by ShadowFlare on 2006-11-27 at 13:43:54
The important registry setting here is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\InstallPath (or if on 64-bit Windows, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\InstallPath). The InstallPath string value may need to have no backslash at the end of it; for example, C:\Starcraft
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Sirus00 on 2006-11-27 at 15:39:13
QUOTE(Mp)Excalibur @ Nov 27 2006, 03:09 AM)
Which mod is it and whats the specific error. He could need to:
A. Put an MPQ in the starcraft folder that specificly pertains to the mod.
B. Patch to a different version of SC. (Please use SC downgrader in the downloads section if this is the case, as re-installing sc and finding the patch is far too time consuming.)
Hope this helped.
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A. Put an MPQ in the starcraft folder that specificly pertains to the mod.
B. Patch to a different version of SC. (Please use SC downgrader in the downloads section if this is the case, as re-installing sc and finding the patch is far too time consuming.)
Hope this helped.
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We are trying the weapons mod, and we already tried other mods, so that cant be it, it was the same error with all of them.
QUOTE(Killer_Kow(MM) @ Nov 27 2006, 05:24 AM)
Tell your friend to make sure his StarCraft CD is in.
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QUOTE(ShadowFlare @ Nov 27 2006, 10:43 AM)
The important registry setting here is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\InstallPath (or if on 64-bit Windows, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\InstallPath). The InstallPath string value may need to have no backslash at the end of it; for example, C:\Starcraft
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That was one of the first things I checked for, lol.
This is so annoying..
Any other ideas?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by ShadowFlare on 2006-11-27 at 15:52:41
That is the only reason I can think of that would cause that message to be shown. Make sure you are checking it in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, not HKEY_CURRENT_USER. BTW, if you haven't already, see if Starcraft shows up in MPQDraft.
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Hmm, actually, you could even try putting the InstallPath value at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\InstallPath as well as the location I already mentioned. MPQDraft and SEMPQs created by it may be able to use either.
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Hmm, actually, you could even try putting the InstallPath value at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\InstallPath as well as the location I already mentioned. MPQDraft and SEMPQs created by it may be able to use either.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Sirus00 on 2006-11-27 at 16:15:35
Ok, ill mess around with it and get back to you.
Hes not home yet.
Hes not home yet.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ultramilkman on 2006-11-27 at 21:39:58
Stick the mod in your sc folder just to be sure, and make sure he is not running a Mac? 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Sirus00 on 2006-11-27 at 21:43:41
Its in the starcraft folder (does not have to be), and its obviously not a macintosh.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodle77(MM) on 2006-11-27 at 21:50:39
I had this unfortunate problem too, and as far as i know, the only way to fix it is to change the string \starcraft.exe(NUL)(NUL) at 0x916C in the .exe (should be the same for all of them) to .\starcraft.exe(NUL) and then stick the exe in the same folder as starcraft.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Pyro-Fire on 2006-11-29 at 09:18:13
extract the mpq then use mpqdraft?