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Running SC without CD
Jul 30 2008, 5:16 pm
By: BeeR_KeG  

Jul 30 2008, 5:16 pm BeeR_KeG Post #1



Alright, so I've been bored most of the morning and noticed that since Diablo 2:LoD patch 1.12 you don't require a CD to run Diablo 2. So obviously I've been looking around to see if it's possible to do so with SC and/or WC3. I've got my old computer which should have all these games installed and I could easily link the old computer to my laptop and play without a CD.

I know there was a SC No-CD loader a few years back, I don't know if it's still around and compatible with the latest patch or if it'll need a CD-Key, something which I don't have with me at the moment.



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Jul 30 2008, 5:25 pm dumbducky Post #2



If you've got an installation of SC, you can update to 1.15b, which supports that.

You can also register your cd-key on blizzard's online store and download it from there if you can find your cd-key.



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Jul 30 2008, 7:44 pm The_z0r Post #3



Yeah. Update SC to patch 1.15.2. The directions should be in the version history text file.



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Jul 30 2008, 8:26 pm chuiu Post #4



Quote from BeeR_KeG
I know there was a SC No-CD loader a few years back, I don't know if it's still around and compatible with the latest patch or if it'll need a CD-Key, something which I don't have with me at the moment.
As the above two have stated, the no-cd loader may not work, but its ok because the latest patch is a no-cd loader.



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