Starcraft start up

hellfire34 · 05-27-2009, 06:33 AM

I need help bad i got starcraft been playing it for a while then i moved during this moving period i lost my cd, its original. is it possible to start the game up without the actual cd??

Mcninjaguy · 05-27-2009, 07:03 AM

Did you make a backup Cd for yourself?
That is legal, as long as its for personal usage.

The game won't start without the CD.

If you have the CD key maybe you can phone Blizzard and try to get a new CD from them.

Mojomon · 07-28-2009, 08:03 PM

No it isn't possible however once you get it you can copy some files off the CD and rename them so you don't need to use the CD it was in one of the patch notes

Cdx · 07-28-2009, 11:24 PM

Hello Mojomon,

do you still have the CD-KEY?

If so, visit blizzard.com, and you can create an account and download the game via the web.

However, you need the CD to run the game.

Mojomon · 07-29-2009, 04:44 PM

Here's the patch note for Starcraft so no you do not need the CD

- patch 1.15.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Feature Changes

- StarCraft and StarCraft: BroodWar no longer require the CD while playing the
game. To play without the CD, please follow the following instructions:

- Windows Users:
- Make sure you have "Hide extensions for known types" unchecked under
Explorer Folder Options.
- If you own only StarCraft, copy "INSTALL.EXE" from the StarCraft CD to
your StarCraft folder and rename it to "StarCraft.mpq".
- If you own StarCraft: Brood War, copy "INSTALL.EXE" from the StarCraft:
Brood War CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to "BroodWar.mpq".

Zealex · 07-29-2009, 08:03 PM

As long as you have a cd key for diablo 2, starcraft, and warcraft 3 you can register them on battle.net and you can download a version that doesn't use a CD. My D2LOD CD got really scratched and I registered the CD key and now I can play Diablo 2 again. You will need to make a blizzard.net store account, and just register the key. You get the option to download the game, also you will get a "new" CD key. It really isn't new just 25 characters than 16 characters. There both technically the same.

http://www.blizzard.com/store/

05-27-2009, 06:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
hellfire34 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Starcraft start up I need help bad i got starcraft been playing it for a while then i moved during this moving period i lost my cd, its original. is it possible to start the game up without the actual cd??

05-27-2009, 07:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Starcraft start up Did you make a backup Cd for yourself? That is legal, as long as its for personal usage. The game won't start without the CD. If you have the CD key maybe you can phone Blizzard and try to get a new CD from them.

07-28-2009, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mojomon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP service pack 3	Re: Starcraft start up No it isn't possible however once you get it you can copy some files off the CD and rename them so you don't need to use the CD it was in one of the patch notes

07-28-2009, 11:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cdx Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California Posts: 405 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate/Vista/XP/Unix My System	Re: Starcraft start up Hello Mojomon, do you still have the CD-KEY? If so, visit blizzard.com, and you can create an account and download the game via the web. However, you need the CD to run the game. __________________ Steps Before Posting Downloads: DirectX Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers Speedfan Revo Uninstaller NOD32 Anti-Virus Trial

07-29-2009, 04:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mojomon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP service pack 3	Re: Starcraft start up Here's the patch note for Starcraft so no you do not need the CD - patch 1.15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feature Changes - StarCraft and StarCraft: BroodWar no longer require the CD while playing the game. To play without the CD, please follow the following instructions: - Windows Users: - Make sure you have "Hide extensions for known types" unchecked under Explorer Folder Options. - If you own only StarCraft, copy "INSTALL.EXE" from the StarCraft CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to "StarCraft.mpq". - If you own StarCraft: Brood War, copy "INSTALL.EXE" from the StarCraft: Brood War CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to "BroodWar.mpq".

07-29-2009, 08:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 2,147 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Starcraft start up As long as you have a cd key for diablo 2, starcraft, and warcraft 3 you can register them on battle.net and you can download a version that doesn't use a CD. My D2LOD CD got really scratched and I registered the CD key and now I can play Diablo 2 again. You will need to make a blizzard.net store account, and just register the key. You get the option to download the game, also you will get a "new" CD key. It really isn't new just 25 characters than 16 characters. There both technically the same. http://www.blizzard.com/store/ __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller