<t> Erik,<br/> <br/> Hope you are still out there. By the time you replied I had maxed on frustration and had ripped the game off of my HD. However I still have the DxDiag that I had saved in the hopes that someone would be interested. To answer your question I have tried it both ways, thru the menu...

<t> Have you received resolution outside of this forum? I have the exact same problem, both download and CD won't execute. I also have Win2K high-end. I have contacted Matrix support and received no answer. I have posted in the RFTS with no resolution.<br/> <br/> So have you just junked the game and...

The patches were already part of the download.

Since I posted, I have received the CD. According to the CD documentation, the patches are part of it too. I have the same problem with the executable from the CD.

<t> I wanted to make my problem public so that others will know they are not the only one, and so others can advise if they have solved the problem.<br/> <br/> I downloaded RFTS last night. I have downloaded it more than once, uninstalled and reinstalled more than once, removed all unnecessary TSR's...