Diablo 2 problem....

[skeeteroplagus]

This is for someone that I built a computer for, and he is having problems with this game. I personally don't play Diablo 2, but anyone with any suggestions would help.

System specs:

Elsa Geforce2 GTS 32 MB (Detonator 3's that came out BEFORE most recent [OFFICIAL FROM NVIDIA])
MSI KT7 PRO2A
AMD TBIRD 1 GHz. @ 1.15 GHz.
128 MB Mosel Vitalic PC133
SB LIVE XGAMER 5.1
Winblows 98SE w/ all latest patches
IBM 30 GB 75GXP

Anyways, I did tell him to patch to the latest version, and apparently that hasn't helped yet. I am almost most certain that the CPU isn't the issue, as I torchure tested it running Unreal in software for 12 hours at a time.. From personal experiece, Unreal in software mode was one of the best ways to test for stability. Also ran Seti @ home for 12 hours at a time with no hickups. Here is the exact email I got from him describing the problem:

"It doesn't lock up on any particular scene or battle or against a certain
monster over a certain length of time.

By locking up, I mean the cursor freezes, the Win98 exclamation chime sounds
and the only way to get
out is to reboot with the reset button."

So.... Any suggestions?

Thanks,

skeeter

 

[Zoe]

Is EAX currently enabled from within D2? That could be it;

http://www.blizzard.com/support/diablo2/problems/eax.shtml


If it's not, here's the whole list of problem/answers from blizz's website;

http://www.blizzard.com/support/diablo2/common_questions.shtml

 

[skeeteroplagus]

Thanks, I will give him those links.

Regards,
steve

 

[Entity23]

try hitting either alt tab or alt f4, just to see error message.

 

[skeeteroplagus]

He says that the computer is literall locked up, and that he cannot do anything when froze. I sent him some different drivers, maybe those will help...

Thanks,
skeet