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warning about windows update kb3086255 and old games

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if you install kb3086255 all your old cd rom and dvd games need a no cd crack to work again

http://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/september ... any-games/

if you still want this update and your on cd rom version of bf1942 you need the new exe

to get bf1942 to work again


so install this http://team-simple.org/download/battlef ... _v1.61.exe
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Thanks mortarman, good info. We'll be sure to include an advisory of this when updating the Battlefield 1942 & Desert Combat installation instruction documents, so that its clear installation of the no-CD is no longer optional.

You may have also seen ridgeraiser's post on Team-SiMPLE that indicated it may also be possible to simply re-enable SecDrv.sys after the KB update disables it.

So that might be available as a workaround too, even though leaving SecDrv disabled might be the safer and better option, if you can otherwise eliminate the game's dependency on it (via using a no-CD fix or similar).

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Thanks mortarman and Trench! This Windows update borked my BF1942 as well - but instead of the patch I thought I would try the less intrusive approach: http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3310 and worked like a charm.

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i_am_not_your_father wrote:Thanks mortarman and Trench! This Windows update borked my BF1942 as well - but instead of the patch I thought I would try the less intrusive approach: http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3310 and worked like a charm.

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Yes. Thanks so much! I reinstalled BF which didn't fix the issue so have to setup all my keyboard settings again and reinstall all the patches. Ugh. At least it is working again before I reinstalled Windows 7!

This worked great.

Thanks again,

Dave
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Anyone know how I get servers to show up again under new install of Battlefield? It just hangs now.

Never mind, I found a patch which seems to have worked.

Thanks,

Dave
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thanks guys my game wouldnt start at all ...zero from icon so i tried mortarmans 1.61 increment and it worked like a charm ...simple and ez thanks guys ;)
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