Double Installation of D2

[Browneyes1103]

I'm trying to figure out how I can have two installations of D2X on my computer. I have two separate CD Keys, and I'm trying to find a way to be able to use two instances of D2 at the same time. I have two CD drives, and like I said, I have two CD Keys. I want to be able to make a game with one CD key and a separate Bnet account, and stay in it with that account. Then I'd like to use the other instance of D2 to enter Bnet with my other account, and enter that game, so I can xfer items between all of my characters and mules without having to trust someone else. Please help me figure this out. BTW, I only have one hard drive, sorry to say.

Thank you!

[Anferny]

all u gotta do is change ur diablo II folder to like Diablo II 1 or what ever u want.
if that doesnt work move ur whole folder somewhere and change the name install the other and then move it back ull need to make new shortcuts. hope that helps

[A|fzZz]

Run Multiple Diablos

*BE SURE that you have setup the bot first!*

You will need the following :
-Diablo II 1.10
-Onlyer's CD-Key Changer
-You may need WinZip to unzip the folders.
-You should now only have to download the CDKey Changer because everything else should be setup.

Unzip the D2CDKey Changer into desired directory.
Make sure your Diablo II: Lord of Destruction CD is in its drive
Go to: My Computer and right click the drive your expansion cd is in, and click open.
Copy d2xmusic.mpq and d2xvideo.mpq from the LOD cd to your Diablo II directory.
Once copied, you can play Diablo without a CD in the drive!
Now you need to copy/paste the auto-cdkey.reg and the d2-cdkey.exe from the d2cdkey folder to your Diablo II directory.
THESE SHOULD BE THE ONLY FILED YOU COPY AND PASTE FROM THE D2CDKEY FOLDER! LEAVE THE OTHER THINGS IN THE FOLDER.
Right click on auto-cdkey.reg and select 'edit'. This is what you should see:

Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Diablo II]
" owner"="onlyer"
" d2cdkeympq"="cdkey.mpq"
" d2xcdkeympq"="cdkey.mpq"
" d2cdkey"="2462829MHEJVHE2W"
" d2xcdkey"="EWF94EPWRXNWZ2CP"

We are only concerned with the last two lines.
**NOTE** Don't forget to change the "owner" name from "onlyer" to yours.
Delete the CD keys already on the "d2cdkey" and the "d2xcdkey".
THESE KEYS ARE NOT VALID AND WILL NOT WORK!
You should end up with something like this:

Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Diablo II]
" owner"="onlyer"
" d2cdkeympq"="cdkey.mpq"
" d2xcdkeympq"="cdkey.mpq"
" d2cdkey"=""
" d2xcdkey"=""

Insert your second set of CD keys( NOT the ones that are already installed on your computer). They do not have to be in upper case but do not use dashes. You should end up with something like this:

Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Diablo II]
" owner"="onlyer"
" d2cdkeympq"="cdkey.mpq"
" d2xcdkeympq"="cdkey.mpq"
" d2cdkey"="2763869BHTJWHM2Z"
" d2xcdkey"="PWW96EQWNXWWM2SP"

*** NOTE *** Those are _NOT_ valid CD keys, I just made them up.

Close this file. It will ask if you want to save the changes, click 'Yes'.

Double click the file. It will ask if you want to import this file to the registry. Click 'yes'. It should then tell you the file was imported to the registry.

Now, double click d2-cdkey.exe. Click 'Refill both CD Keys'. Prior to this step, ensure delete all cdkey.mpq files, including the one given by Onlyer's cdkey refiller's zip file .

You will be asked to select an install directory. Choose wherever you have Diablo installed (For most people: C:\Program Files\Diablo II\ ). When you click 'Ok' you will be given a scary warning about files already existing in that directory and you may overwrite them. You can safely ignore that warning and click 'Install Anyways'
Click 'Exit Installer'.

Now you are going to make a new shortcut to Diablo.
Right click on your desktop and select 'Create new shortcut'. Have this shortcut point to your Diablo II.exe file (C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe ). You can name the shortcut whatever you want.
Once the shortcut is created, right click on it and select 'Properties'.

You should have a box that says 'Target path' with something similar to this written in: "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe". Notice the quotation marks. Those are important! Leave them be.

Change this line to read like this: "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -w -mpq cdkey.mpq

Please note the space after the last quotation mark. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Make sure the space is there.

The -w makes it run in window mode.

That's it! You should now be able to run two Diablo windows with no CD. Your original Diablo shortcut should work as always while the new shortcut you created will open a second Diablo in a window. Both of them will be able to connect to the same realm on different accounts.

To run more than 2 Diablos, rename the cdkey.mpq to cdkey1.mpq and edit the auto-reg to your 3rd set of keys and save it, then

double click it to import it, then run the cd-keychanger like you did before, and select the same diablo directory as last time.
Then it will put a new cdkey.mpq that reads " cdkey.mpq " in your Diablo II directory.

To run more than 2 bots on JHJ, make a new folder in the Diablo II directory that reads " Plugin2 " and unzip another JHJPBot020 into a different directory than the last and fill out all the information like you did your first one, and copy everything but the runpcenter.exe into plugin 2 and point the:
D2???????????????????? to -w -Skiptobnet -ns -res800 -mpq cdkey2.mpq -pdir Plugin2

This means that the specified account will run on the 2nd set of keys, and use the Plugin2 information to run off of.

Your done!

[Anferny]

my way is easier :p

[A|fzZz]

ur way might not work..
cos it might detect d2 in your registry...and thus unable to install AGAIN...
editing registry to change name...etc..will waste quite a lot of time..

[Anferny]

ive done it my way twice but thats cuz i know what im doing >.<

[XeqtR22]

do u have to have another d2classic cdkey? or jus an xp one? its hard to get classic here where i live

[A|fzZz]

u need both...

[sk8rmike07]

my way is easier :p

Your way doesnt/will not work for 2 Diablos getting on battle net at same time
Thats the way I do it to play mods

[A|fzZz]

just folow my guide...u wont go wrong..
u need both xp and classic cd keys thats all...

[Anferny]

Your way doesnt/will not work for 2 Diablos getting on battle net at same time
Thats the way I do it to play mods

my way actually does to work man, ive done it before and still do it.... u need the edited d2gfx.dll or u gotta hold enter till the other d2 opens up (after clicking the shortcut once)

[Browneyes1103]

OK, thanks to A|fzZz. His way works, while Anferny's way does not. That is actually what I had tried before I started this thread, and when that didn't work, I started this thread. Thanks a lot to all of you. And in answer to the question about CD Keys, you need 2 unique sets of CD Keys for both Classic and LOD.

Thanks again.

[Anferny]

lmfao my way does work maybe u just dont know what ur doing.... oh well

[A|fzZz]

seriously anferny..i tried it...and it doesnt works...mayb u didnt explain something...some detail which u forgotten to explain lol..

[Fuggle]

maybe hes just trying to act smart when he knows it doesnt work lol.

finally instructions for the cd key changer i did it once with silver but i forgot it and he woudnt tell me anymore lol.

[Anferny]

maybe hes just trying to act smart when he knows it doesnt work lol.

finally instructions for the cd key changer i did it once with silver but i forgot it and he woudnt tell me anymore lol.

lol?

alfzzz i porbally forgot somthing,
1) change directory
2) reinstall with diff key
3) put in the new d2gfx.dll(cant use mh with it)
4) make shortcuts too each GAME.EXE not diablo II.exe

[Xfactor]

Hey, I wanna say thanks 2 A|fzZz<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_140329", true); </SCRIPT> . Got it working