Article: To do this please use the following steps: Brood War, copy "INSTALL.EXE" from the StarCraft: Brood War CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to "BroodWar.mpq". If you wish to play the StarCraft original missions then please copy and rename the install file from the original StarCraft CD as well, as listed directly above.
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Make sure you have "Hide extensions for known types" unchecked. Click Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer Click on Tools -> Folder options (Windows Vista users may have to press the Alt key to see the tools option at the top of the window) Click on the View Tab In the list, look for the "Hide extensions for known file types" option, and make sure that it is unchecked. Click OK to save the changes. Now you will need to copy some files from the Game CDs If you own only StarCraft, copy "INSTALL.EXE" from the StarCraft CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to "StarCraft.mpq". If you own StarCraft: Run the latest patches of StarCraft and/or Brood War for the software to detect the ".mpq" files.