Warcraft III problem on vista

[Jaze360]

Hi, Whenever I start up Warcraft...the screen pops up but after a few seconds it just closes by himself, I reinstalled it several times and I can't figure out the problem...Please help me

 

[CMarket]

Dude, you do know Warcraft III does not support NT. In other words untill you get a new operating system you can't play wc3

 

[Jaze360]

Dude, you do know Warcraft III does not support NT. In other words untill you get a new operating system you can't play wc3

A couple of months ago I was able to play it with Vista...So I don't think that's the problem

 

[CMarket]

Then you got lucky that time. I am not really sure how it can be fixed, but I know that warcraft III has a lot of problems on vista, you should google it and see what comes up.

 

[Jaze360]

Then you got lucky that time. I am not really sure how it can be fixed, but I know that warcraft III has a lot of problems on vista, you should google it and see what comes up.

Also did that, That's how I ended u here...
Can't find anything on Google about my specific problem

 

[CMarket]

Did you by any chance install a new vista since your last wc3?

Also can you make a list of tehnical software you installed since then(such as .NET framework, msxml, dxc and similar)

 

[Jaze360]

Did you by any chance install a new vista since your last wc3?

Also can you make a list of tehnical software you installed since then(such as .NET framework, msxml, dxc and similar)

didn't instal a new vista...
my what? how to find that specs?

 

[CMarket]

Never mind, it seems you did not install any of those(seeing as how they can only be installed on purpose )

Anyway there is not much I can help you with. I guess you could keep googling it or perhaps post a question on the Yahoo question/awnser page. Other then that there is nothing more I can help you, sorry

 

[brad.dude03]

Try running in compatibility mode. A friend of mine had to run WC3 in Windows 2000 compatibility mode just to make it run. Getting Vista was not a smart choice.

 

[Jaze360]

Try running in compatibility mode. A friend of mine had to run WC3 in Windows 2000 compatibility mode just to make it run. Getting Vista was not a smart choice.

It was standard on my laptop I got for my birthday...
And, I tried the method you mentioned, and it didn't work :/

 

[brad.dude03]

Werll try going through all of the different compatiblity mode options to see if it makes a difference.

 

[link598]

Did you try this
maybe this will help running warcraft 3 on vista.

 

[Samuraid]

One of the biggest problems with WC3 is that it writes and saves files in Program Files (assuming that's where you installed WC3 by default). In Vista using a normal user account setup, this is not directly allowed. Whenever you attempt to write to a location in Program Files as a default user, the file is actually written to a location in your user folder.

I'm not sure if Warcraft 3 would work better in a folder outside of program files (maybe C:\Warcraft3) as I don't have Vista on my laptop.

As mentioned before, it would also help to run Warcraft 3 with full administrator permissions. Disabling the UAC (user account control) system and prompts might help too, but again, I have no way to try any of this out.

This is all just a huge shot in the dark. Vista tends to make things like that happen.

 

[Jaze360]

thank you all for replying, but none of the above methods works
The weird thing is...When I open the folder of Warcraft III the same thing happens to that window as with the game....pops up, and after a few seconds it closes by himself...
What if I do a Dual boot with XP, maybe then I can play it ?
Never done that before...maybe any advice concerning the Dual boot?

 

[CMarket]

Yeah, I think that would work, but then again I know cases that didn't work even with that, so it is a matter of luck(and what you installed). I never done it myself but I know there are a few nice forums for that, just google it

Hope it works for you

 

[brad.dude03]

Yes, just be careful if you intend to partition a single harddrive for both Operating Systems. Vista is very picky about sharing, and certain things, like System Restore, wont work properly.