07-19-2003, 04:49 PM
I have read numerous posts about difficulties people have patching from 1.0 directly to 1.09. I have experienced such problems myself. The workaround I have found to be helpful (do not ask me why) is to first apply the 1.07 patch to version 1.0. After that is accomplished then apply the 1.09 patch from Blizzard's website. It may also be useful to apply the 1.08 patch prior to applying 1.09, since 1.08 is the patch where multiplay characters first began being stored in the Diablo file as opposed to being stored as hidden files in windows. Old patches, including 1.07 and 1.08 can be found here : http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo/patches/pc/