Can a NO-CD crack affect on-line play

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G'day coffin filler,

I've also had the "Data differs from Server" error as well. When using a No CD crack you can Host a game - but when others are about to connect they get a "data differs from server" as you said.

As I understand it (& this could be the Mod.dll file doing it ) the game itself still checks to see if you have an original BF1942.exe file. The original exe is about 8meg in size. Now when you replace this original exe to a 2 meg NO CD crack, of course the game cannot find the original exe (cause you replaced it with the crack)as the data differs from what its looking for, being the 8meg file.

The early versions of the 1.2 Fixed exe / No CD also included a BF1942.org file (the original exe renamed to .org) which you also replaced in your BF1942 game folder with the cracked .exe.

With this bf1942.org file the game recognises this as the original exe & others can then connect.

So simply rename an original bf1942.exe to bf1942.org or download it from GCW) & place it (with the cracked exe) in your game folder. You should be right to go then......post back to let us know if it also worked for you....

This was based on a LAN experience, not sure if it will work on the net.

Otherwise....yes...playing with the original disc / original exe shouldn't give you the problem.