error decompressing sprite

[Guest]

I went on to battle.net and downloaded the patch last night.

Now when I try to get back into ActII at home, I get the following message;

Halt
Location2CMP\SRC\codec.cpp,line#1627
Expression:Error Decompressing Sprite

What does this mean and how can I fix the problem? I have no problem playing in Act1 with my characters, it is whenever I try to go to anywhere in Act 2.

Thank you for any help as I have no idea!!

 

[t'kron]

Are you getting an Error Decompressing Sprite message?
Solution 1 of 1

If you experience a crash error resulting in the message "Error Decompressing Sprite" you should first uninstall and reinstall the game.


Enable/Disable DMA and Sync Data Transfer (Windows 95/98/Me):
Right click on the My Computer icon and select Properties.
Select device manager and double-click CD-ROM.
Select your CD-ROM drive and click on Properties.
Click on the Settings tab.
Try checking or unchecking both DMA and Sync data transfer.
Click ok/close until the system properties Windows are all closed.
* Note: Some drives require DMA to be enabled. If your CD-ROM drive has problems after disabling DMA, then recheck the DMA option and reboot your computer.

For Diablo II without Expansion ONLY:
Manually copy the file D2Char.MPQ from the Diablo II "Play Disc" into the Diablo II folder on your hard drive.

Disable Auto-Insert notification (Windows 95/98/Me):
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double-click System.
On the Device Manager tab, click the PLUS SIGN (+) next to CDROM to expand the branch.
Click your CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties.
On the Settings tab, click to clear the Auto Insert Notification check box.
Click OK, and then click OK again.
Close Control Panel, and then restart the computer.
NOTE: If you disable Auto-Insert Notification, your programs can no longer start automatically.

Reduce the CD ROM drive caching (Windows 95/98/Me):
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click System.
On the Performance tab, click File System.
On the CD-ROM tab, move the Supplemental Cache Size slider to the Small position.
In the Optimize Access Pattern For box, click No Read-Ahead.
Click OK, and then click Close.
When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

 

[Guest]

I get the same error, but I have Windows 2000. How do I solve this problem?

 

[NoNameRequired]

Visit the Windows Update Site and make sure you download the compatibility update.