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Starcraft No-CD Loader

Play Starcraft without the CD [Comments]

Starcraft No-CD Loader allows you to play Starcraft without the CD.

Simply copy STARNoCD.exe from the ZIP file to your Starcraft folder, insert your Starcraft CD, and run STARNoCD. The loader will prompt you to select the right drive and then begin copying over the necessary file to your Starcraft folder. Note that the file copied over is over 500 MB, so you'll need some hard drive space. When the copy is complete, the game will start automatically.
Once this initial step has been run, you can simply run STARNoCD to play Starcraft without a CD. You may wish to change shortcuts to Starcraft to STARNoCD.exe instead of Starcraft.exe for convenience.
This loader works for Starcaft: Brood War as well.
Users with UPnP capable routers will get the added bonus of automatic TCP/UDP Port 6112-6119 forwarding, to fix latency issues while hosting games over Battle.net. Windows Vista and Windows 7 users won't have to worry about visual corruption: STARNoCD 1.0.6 automatically kills Windows Explorer for you before the game starts, and then restarts it when you close Starcraft.

Note that as of Version 1.15.2, the CD is no longer required to play. You may still use this loader for its bonus features, but its initial purpose has been negated by Blizzard.



System Requirements
ComponentMinimumRecommended
OS:Windows 95Windows 7
Game:StarcraftStarcraft 1.15.1
Disc:Starcraft CDStarcraft CD
Hard Drive:800 MB800 MB
Internet:NoneAny