Windows 7 (x64) & Diablo 1

[Jim]

Hi, :)

Found a fix for Windows 7, you can Play & ALT/Tab out with the Resoution set at 16Bit :wub:

Right click on Desktop...>Personalize\Display\Adjust Resolution\Screen Resolution\Advanced Setting\16bit, apply

No check marks in any boxs in the Diablo1.exe Properties for Compatibilty.

edit: Leave the Screen Resolution window "OPEN" or "Minimized"...I know it's strange but thru Trial & Error I found that the Game Plays & you can ALT/TAB out without Graphic Distortion.

edit #2: Unable to play HF 101 MP...HF 100 MP & HF Fixed V121 works great [same rules as above]

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/12/04/w...display-issues/

Here’s a few workarounds or tricks that can fix various color issues on these popular legacy games, and get StarCraft, Diablo or Age of Empires to run properly for gamemplay in Windows 7 or Vista. Note that depending on computer configuration such as different graphics accelerator processing unit (GPU), sometimes it may not be necessary to do everything that is suggestion in the solutions below. In other words, just do whatever necessary to get the game running.

Method 2: Running in 16-bit Colors
Right click on Desktop and select Screen Resolution (in Windows 7) or Personalize and then Display Settings (in Windows Vista).
Click on Advanced Settings link.
Click on the Monitor tab.
Choose High Color (16-bit) from the Colors dropdown list.
Click on Apply and confirm the display settings prompt.
Note: Windows Aero transparency effects will be disabled.

Hello,

I have Windows 7 x64 build 7600 and I have been able to run diablo fairly well. However, when I alt+tab I get the color problem that happened occasionally in Windows XP. I am able to play the game without any problems while following these steps: run the setup.exe on the cd in compatibility for XP SP3 as well as administrator(before installation). Run Diablo.exe in the program files (x86)/Diablo directory the same but with 256 colors checked as well as 640X480 resolution. If anyone can find a way to get this game to work on Windows 7 x64 without the color problem after alt+tabbing that would be great. I know there is a fix for starcraft 1.16 where you edit the registry with the following...Happy Trails!!