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I'm not sure what patch was released, but the game just instantly crashes when I try and boot it up.
Enhanced and classic both.
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If you ask about patch, than u use Galaxy. Galaxy have build id after game name and "more\option" button. Click on that button and choose "Verify game files".
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KoncertMajstor: I'm not sure what patch was released, but the game just instantly crashes when I try and boot it up.
Enhanced and classic both.
I have the same issue and repairing/uninstalling the game doesnt work... i tried to load earlier patches but still cant play
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QWEEDDYZ: If you ask about patch, than u use Galaxy. Galaxy have build id after game name and "more\option" button. Click on that button and choose "Verify game files".
Still crashes.
I can hear the start of the Blizzard cinematic (the lightning sound), then it crashes.
What version u install - GOG or GOG Galaxy? If galaxy - check settings: what build downloaded, language, launch parametr (must be empty). Always do verify game files after each downloading\updating. In any program (steam\gog\origin\bittorrent)
Dont forget to set up runasadmin on Galaxy.exe even if you install it in X:\Games\GOG\... And set custom GalaxyLibrary folder only in \Games\ - no program files. If you start game directly from (any) exe - set admin run on them too.
Offline installer must be installed in same way: with admin run and no program files. GOG can put some compatibility option with installation on all exe - check them and turn off all (except admin). Maybe later turn on again some - with tests how game work after. DPI scaling\screen optimisation work different in Win8\10 and each build of Win10. Last version needed. This option not required at all (for me).

Did GOG launcher work for you - it started? If you close him - it disappear from process list in Task Manager? Try start original Warcraft_2_BNE.exe (and not dx) directly. What OS you have? Updated? If laucher works - what setting you set? Keep aspect ratio required (same for video driver).
Game support page almost not have useful information. But Diablo did:
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019425753-Diablo
You must enable DEP only for certain system programs (if it set to all program), or disable it at all - more problems than security (cause Microsoft Windows, ya, Ms like to broke games with "security" updates). CPU have some differ hardware dep. Install latest DirectX 9.0c from Web downloader (it must say that all files are already updated). Ofc in >WinVista only DX 10-12 updated automatically. After that enable Legacy DirectPlay in Old components in Control Panel->Installed programs\updates.
Windows must be restarted after DirectPlay and DEP.
DEP enabled for few programs on one of the my PC and games mostly works, inc. Wacraft 2. But on other PCs i turn it off from CMD.exe.
Start _dx.exe version only from laucher. If you use Galaxy, you still can run laucher directly from exe (work for almost all games in Galaxy, still no drm). Standard version can be run from laucher and from exe - no matter (if launcher work properly.
Here another useful links:
[url=http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Battle.net_Edition]http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Battle.net_Edition[/url]

http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Microsoft_Windows#Core_parking_causes_problems_with_games (read this section and next 2 too)
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Microsoft_Windows
To disable DEP at all (if default set not help), do this:
Go to Windows\ folder, find CMD.exe file. Do not use Win+R or task manager or Start panel. Click on that file RMB, choose run as admin. In opened window click RMB - Paste and paste that text (copy to clipboard)
bcdedit.exe /set nx AlwaysOff

Window must say Administrator: C:\Windows\(system?)\CMD.exe\bcdedit.exe /set nx AlwaysOff and not a User-name:C\users\Username\cmd.exe\
Click Enter - close. And restart computer.
Post edited May 12, 2019 by QWEEDDYZ
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KoncertMajstor: I'm not sure what patch was released, but the game just instantly crashes when I try and boot it up.
Enhanced and classic both.
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QWEEDDYZ: What version u install - GOG or GOG Galaxy? If galaxy - check settings: what build downloaded, language, launch parametr (must be empty). Always do verify game files after each downloading\updating. In any program (steam\gog\origin\bittorrent)
Dont forget to set up runasadmin on Galaxy.exe even if you install it in X:\Games\GOG\... And set custom GalaxyLibrary folder only in \Games\ - no program files. If you start game directly from (any) exe - set admin run on them too.
Offline installer must be installed in same way: with admin run and no program files. GOG can put some compatibility option with installation on all exe - check them and turn off all (except admin). Maybe later turn on again some - with tests how game work after. DPI scaling\screen optimisation work different in Win8\10 and each build of Win10. Last version needed. This option not required at all (for me).

Did GOG launcher work for you - it started? If you close him - it disappear from process list in Task Manager? Try start original Warcraft_2_BNE.exe (and not dx) directly. What OS you have? Updated? If laucher works - what setting you set? Keep aspect ratio required (same for video driver).
Game support page almost not have useful information. But Diablo did:
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019425753-Diablo
You must enable DEP only for certain system programs (if it set to all program), or disable it at all - more problems than security (cause Microsoft Windows, ya, Ms like to broke games with "security" updates). CPU have some differ hardware dep. Install latest DirectX 9.0c from Web downloader (it must say that all files are already updated). Ofc in >WinVista only DX 10-12 updated automatically. After that enable Legacy DirectPlay in Old components in Control Panel->Installed programs\updates.
Windows must be restarted after DirectPlay and DEP.
DEP enabled for few programs on one of the my PC and games mostly works, inc. Wacraft 2. But on other PCs i turn it off from CMD.exe.
Thanks QWEEDDYZ! Adding the exe's to the DEP exclusion list worked for me. For some reason, the game launched
with BNEdx.exe when I disabled my sound card (though obviously no sound) so I thought there was a problem with the recognition of modern sound devices, particularly during cinematics, as another gog post mentioned. I could not get it to work with sound via changing my sound configurations though and it kept crashing after 2 seconds, even though the Blizzard logo clearly has sound too... Was going to refund if this did not work, but it does.