Can I copy the StarCraft 2 DVD to install the game (is there any disc protection)?

My desktop doesn't have a disc drive so I'm planning on copying the files from the DVD to a USB key via a different computer, then copying that to my HDD and installing from there. Before I start these long copies: Is this going to work, or does the installer do any sort of DRM check on the install media?

(I have a HotS disc, but feel free to answer for WoL as well.)

Solution 1:

The game files do not need to be installed on the computer you will be using it on.

You can install the game to the USB from the machine with DVD drive and then copy the game files from the USB over to your computer without DVD drive.

The advantage of this solution, compared to copying the DVD files to the USB and then installing on the computer without DVD drive, is that you can take the USB to a machine with a good internet connection and update the game, because even when installing from DVD you should expect to download a 1-3 Gb patch.

Solution 2:

I'm not aware of any install problems like this. I did one of the original WoL installs across a network but I haven't tried it with HotS, because HotS was already downloaded on top of all existing updated installs of WoL.

If you already have WoL installed and updated, you shouldn't need to upgrade to HotS.

If you don't have WoL installed, you can also download it from Battle.net