robo read this post by kosmiq:
http://fileforums.com/showpost.php?p...9&postcount=45
So that's the 'XP compatibility' EA are talking about, and the problems reported were with the games that didn't need cracks or the DVD to run!
The original Generals/Zero Hour are XP Compatible anyway, it says so on EA's product pages for them! As for crashes etc, not forced to be the cracks it could be video drivers, sound drivers, having Anti Virus programs running so unless you can provide actual CODE examples of what they changed to make it 'XP Compatible' that's just a statement not a fact! And you don't need a MINI IMAGE for all the games, only Tiberian Sun, Yuris Revenege and Generals/Zero Hour.
Have you ever considered the possibility the crackers have not released cracks for this because they too are finding the original cracks are working?
Time will tell if enough people play with these cracks and report back if they work or not, and for me they are working so far!