Common Problems
- Cannot launch Diablo II, I receive a critical error: error 25
- Error: "A critical error has occurred while initializing Direct3D."
To resolve this error, you can:
- Run the game on Windowed Mode
- Right-click the Diablo II icon and click Properties
- Click the Shortcut tab
- Add -w to the end of the Target. For example: "C:\DiabloII\Diablo II.exe" -w
- Run the game in Administrator Mode
Tried everything here?
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