Diablo Backwards Compatibility Guide

[nhyrum]

Hi nhyrum,

Did someone give you instructions to replace the ddraw.dll file in your Windows/system32 folder? That would explain why the issue is persistent.

If this is the case, you were given bad advice as the system copy should not have been modified. The original will need to be restored to get Diablo running again.

If not, what behavior does it crash with? Any sort of error message showing up?

i did not place the file in the windows/system32. it is in the diablo directory.
if i run it with the ddraw it upens a small ish black window, then the little winndows thing pops saying that an error has been encountered and theyre trying to fix the problem. if i run it without ddraw the screen goes black, flashes white, and goes bblack again, then after a few seconds the same windows screen pops up

let me know if you need more info