Has anyone had problems with the patches on Vista? everyitme i try to download the patches i get to the end, hit gamestart, and it says the game crashed, when i try to reopen the game, i have to redownload all the patches, anyone have ideas on how to fix this?

Vista sucks, don't use it.

yea it does, but im stuck with it for now, so i need to find out how to get this game to work

Great advice so far. That was sarcasm, just so it's not missed.

I use XP, but saw this advice earlier in the forum. At least it seems logical to try.

Compatibility Mode: XP (SP2)
- Right click on the Icon.
- Click Properties, then Compatibility Tab
- Click the Run this program Compatibility check box
- Apply

news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-XP-SP2-Compatibility-Mode-in-Windows-Vista-49928.shtml

yea i know it was sarcasm, i figured it out though, havta run it as administrator

Excellent, I'm happy you got it going! Thanks for sharing the fix, I'll add it to my notes in case I see anyone else post with the same problem.