Guide to running old versions of the classics (Diablo 2)

Hi all. Talk about running old versions of classic Diablo II, namely version 1.03. Yes, that's so old.

Gospode, why?
Well, you never know, I want to play the one Diablo that was at the exit in the distant year two thousand. Low resolution with bugs of all sorts are not the type of opening TP to the Canyon of the Magi, with the warm lamps or skill and top-end items +2 to damage, that's all. In the Internet normal information to immediately all in one place was not found.

Ingredients
We need:
1. The images of the original disks D2 of those times (this is usually the version 1.00), 3pcs.
2. Pinch patch v1.03 (for it is povyshennyi Game.exe but more on that later)
3. In fact, povyshennyi Game.exe requiring drive only when really necessary game files. Add to taste.
4. Your license key from classic D2, which of course we all have.

Where to get
1. The disk images I was able to dig up only here: https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/808.html. Swing out the Install Disc, Play Disc and Cinematics Disc.

For the moderator: as far as I can tell, this is the original images. They strictly require a license key from D2. So the fact of posting links to these images piracy should be must not, without a key it's no use. I would love zelinkova the official website blizzov, but there is only the new client and downgrade patches version 1.07 I have not found. And we need 1.03.

2. Patch: http://www.playground.ru/files/diablo_2_patch_v_1_03-179724/
3. Executable: http://www.playground.ru/files/diablo_2_game_exe_dlya_diablo_ii_v_1_03_zapusk_bez_diska-179764/
4. If for some reason you have no key, you can buy it on the official website of the developer: https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo-ii.
Note: there is a risk that a new key will be issued for the Battle system.net2 blizzov and not for the old installer Diablo. To despair in this case, it is not necessary, you can just Google fake CD-key, so stupid to feed it to the installer. In the network we emerge from an ancient version still won't, so come down. Again, we're not breaking any laws, so I bought a key for the latest version. Everyone is happy.

Installation
1. Install any way the Install Disc in the virtual drive.
2. Run the installer from the disk and follow its instructions.
3. During the installation process, it repeatedly asks you to change disks, change them strictly in the same virtual drive where was the previous drive.
4. Put the patch
5. Model Game.exe in the game folder specified here.
6. In videotest choose 2D mode.
7. Compatible with WinXP.

It should work. Tested on Win7 and ArchLinux under vine. Under Windows, problems can arise with flowers. I helped the killing process explorer.exe after starting the game (not kidding :) ). You can play.