Play Generals w/Crack on WW online?

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Hey guys I installed the game and i wanted to play the game online. I downloaded the max-ccgenerals online and the dev-ccg . Now I followed these instructions exactly
Install the game - Full Installation.
Replace the original GENERALS.EXE & GENERALS_CODE.EXE files with the ones from the Executable Archive.
Replace the original GAME.DAT file with the one from the Patch Archive.
Extract the 65537_65536_12544.RTP file from the Patch Archive to the <GameDir>\PATCHES directory.
Startup the game to apply the patch.
Exit the game.
Replace the original GENERALS.EXE, GENERALS_CODE.EXE & GAME.DAT files with the ones from the Executable Archive.

Now the problem is whenever i try to play online it says you have to download an update. Now is this the update which is included in dev-ccg or should I download the ver 1.2 patch and place the game.dat file which is the only file in the zip archive. So what should I do guys can u help me out please. thanks for all the help in advance