Battlefield2 How to Play Battlefield 1942 online? Read this!

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This is not true, Battlefield 1942 / Vietnam and 2 can play their imernoch online. It works best for BF 1942, because there it was solved best.

"Battlefield 1942" again to play online, you have to overwrite the old BF1942.exe in the "origin games" folder, otherwise you get no server more in your GameSpy:

Tutorial

The new BF1942.exe for Origin User:
bf1942.exe Origin: http://team-simple.org/download/bf1942-v1.61-origin-patched.zip

or

CD Retail User bf1942.exe: http://team-simple.org/download/bf1942-v1.61-retail-patched.zip

If your the old BF1942.exe in the origin Games folder (origin player) or Battlefield 1942 have installed folder, then-->; Right click on the bf1942--> shortcut on the desktop "Properties"; "Compatibility" check in "Win98" use-->;. hook "As Administrator" run put-->; Press "OK", reboot of the computer ready and you're back!

Your favorite mod here: http://hg-clan.blogspot.de/2015/02/battlefield-1942-mod-download-pool-2015.htmll

Questions or wish just here in the thread post? About your feedback I would be very happy, because I can start more than if you just read the post.


For Windows 10 User:

We know some people get sometimes issus with their new operating systems like Windows 10. Thats why we want to present you the solution Windows 10 solution tutorial, created by Sgt_Garcia AK joeldecaroual . It works for some another old games too. Yes its true, you can play Battlefield 1942 and his mods actually online, like in your good old times via Gamespy Browser.
We are happy to meet you after the tutorial back on our 100 different Game Servers Online.

A.) I saw on some versions of Windows 10 (but also about Windows 8 and 8.1) you do (must) also run FH "as an administrator for all users"
For that do:
Click mouse's right button FH icon (shortcut)
Click "Compatibility"
Select "Run this program as an administrator"
Click "Change settings for all users"
Then you can see "Compatibility for all users"
Click (tick) "Run this program as an administrator"
Click "Apply" then click "OK"
Then restart (reboot) your computer.

B.) But if you want to install "Battlefield 1942" on a fresh install of Windows 10 or after a new upgrade of windows 10 (in reality a new version of Windows 10)
you do (must) activate "Direct Play".




B1.) Navigate to:
Control Panel

B2.) In left part of the page click:
"Turn Windows features on or off"

B3.) You can see a window named (with name):
"Windows features"

B4.) Click "Legacy Components"

B5.) Then select "DirectPlay"

B6.) Then restart (reboot) your PC.



Please look at these links:
https://windowsforum.com/threads/turn-on-direct-play-to-use-older-games-windows-8-8-1-1-and-10.205952/

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/games_windows_10/directplay-on-windows-10/d34f924c-63e6-48b9-919e-00f680713b19?auth=1