🚀 go-pugleaf

I have the exact same problem and I am left hanging there too. I tried
asking my friend to open a portal for me and he opened one in the dungeons
in Crystalline. The game didnt hang. I tried not to go anywhere near the
bloody foothills where the game always hang. However once I am out of the
dungeon, the game hangs again. So I still can't play.

my system stats:
Windows 98 second edition
P3 733
128 mb RAM
15 gb hard drive (3 gb free space)
riva tnt2 video card w/32 mb RAM

"Sterling" <smul...@omeninc.com> wrote in message
news:3B53DFB1.C879C981@omeninc.com...
> H-
>
> Not really, but a fresh defrag of the hard drive followed by a fresh
> install wouldn't hurt.
> That is if you haven't done that already. 8^(
>
> Could be also that the file is copied into a bad sector of your disk.
> Scan disk my detect it.
>
> My brother was getting corrupted file errors when playing D2 and was
> able to correct a lot of other problems by disabling Direct Draw on his
> video card.
>
> Programs - Accessories - System Tools? - System Information. Go to Tools
> DirectX diagnostic. Tab "Display". Run the test and see if there are any
> problems.
>
> I know it says "corrupt file" but funny things happen in windows and
> somethings overlap.
> Like I said my brother's computer hard drive was working perfectly, but
> it was a video related problem that caused all sorts of other conflicts
> and errors/crashes.
>
> later,
> -Sterling
>
>
>
> "N.I.P." wrote:
> >
> > I am having SERIOUS problems with ACT 5.  Everytime I go to ACT 5, my
> > system crashes.  The crash happens everytime I leave the main gate, or
> > whever I am in the same screen with an Act 5 character (anyone who has
> > successfully been to ACT 5).  I have re-installed the game, updated
> > video drivers and treid both video modes.
> >
> > I called Blizzard about this, and they seem to know about it, but to
> > my surprise, I cannot find anyone else with this problem.  In
> > addition, Blizzard is being VERY quiet about what the real problem is.
> > A direct quote from tech support call the problem "gremlins".....
> > (which obviously means that they do not know the cause) They say they
> > plan to fix it in version 1.09, but have NO idea when that will be
> > released.
> >
> > Needless to say I am a bit ticked.  I can't play any part of Act 5 or
> > play with antone who has.  The error I get is "d2exp.mpq" file is
> > corrupt.  Yet, I have several times removed and re-installed the game.
> > I bought the game specifically so I could play Act 5, and now my
> > characters are in "limbo", with no end in sight
> >
> > Here are my system stats:
> > Windows 98
> > P3 700
> > 256 megs RAM
> > 27 gig hard drive (6 gigs free space)
> > GeForce 2 video card w/32 megs RAM
> >
> > If anyone else is having this problem, or has an in as to when it will
> > be corrected, please let me know....
> >
> > Thanks