Paladin_Rage wrote: There's another topic with the same issue. I suggest merging those to avoid nedless mess. And it seems issue is only experienced by people using Windows XP.
GothicKratos wrote: Just an idea. Try this; 1.) Open Steam and navigate to your Library. 2.) Right Click MPQ and select "Properties". 3.) In the "Local Files" tab select "Browse Local Files". 4.) Navigate into the "Binaries" folder, then the "PC" folder, and finally navigate into the "Ship" folder. 5.) Right-click the MPQ *.EXE and select "Run As Administrator" (may be labeled "Run As...").
Eminently Bored wrote: The game would freeze and tell me there was a new update available. I tried GothicKratos' Idea which did not work. But I then decided tho hit the Validate Game files button in properties. I got a msg saying all was validated, but then the client instantly started an update dl. I don't know if D3 happened to release a patch right then or not, but my game now works.