Why do you need to play it without the CD sir? I am intrigued. BiggestloserWell i need to play it without a cd, because my cd is too scratched up to play it.i was having some problems installing the expansion because the cd was so scracthed up.luckily i figured out blizzard lets you download the installer for free.but when i started to play it, it said that it cannot verify my application version.im thinking its because my cd is messed up.so im trying to find a way to play without the cd. QUOTE='biggestloser'Why do you need to play it without the CD sir? I am intrigued.
SnoopyOutlawWell i need to play it without a cd, because my cd is too scratched up to play it.i was having some problems installing the expansion because the cd was so scracthed up.luckily i figured out blizzard lets you download the installer for free.but when i started to play it, it said that it cannot verify my application version.im thinking its because my cd is messed up.so im trying to find a way to play without the cdFirst off, this thread is almost a year old, why the bump. Secondly, it's quite clear that the question was directed at the op.
And Third and most importantly.' Luckily i figured out blizzard lets you download the installer for free'That's not true. Register the CD key with a Battle.net account(not a Diablo II account, but the thing I linked to). Download Diablo II via that, install it with that file, and you should be good to go.I assumed you could do it just by patching the game, but apparently not from what you have said. Note that you will not to be able to play online games using the same CD key, but I think you should be able to play via LAN that way. I'm not sure though; I've never tried it. At any rate, the method above you will let you play without the CD in the drive.
Install patch 1.12 by double clicking on its file to extract its contents. Ensure that it installs in the Diablo II game folder when it asks to to set the installation path.Insert the Diablo II installation CD and open it by right clicking and pressing 'Explore' when it is mounted on your CD drive. This will expose all its contents, including its MPQ files. Repeat this process for the Diablo II play CD.Drag and drop all MPQ files into the Diablo II directory on your computer.
If you performed a full install earlier, you only need to copy D2Music.MPQ from the play CD. When you are finished copying all the MPQ files, you can play Diablo II without a CD.
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