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Diablo II Compatibility Issues and Workarounds
Common Problems
- Diablo II won't load.
- Error: "This program has known compatibility issues" when starting up Diablo II
Follow these steps to resolve any compatibility issues you may experience.
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Run the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app in Administrator Mode to address many installation, patching, networking, and start-up errors.
- Make sure the game is patched to the latest version.
- If the above steps don't work, try running the game in windowed mode:
- Right-click the Diablo II icon and click Properties
- Click the Shortcut tab
- Add -w to the end of the Target. For example: "C:\DiabloII\Diablo II.exe" -w
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