@loader , I did change the setup exe for xp, sp3 compatibilty, not use the autorun - tried every compatibilty! Not sure if each case I set AS ADMIN, so I'll try again with XP and turn off Windows Defender. Didn't know about the hunk meg thing though, so once I get 1.2 to even work, I'll go from there - 1.3 and hunk thing. Very frustrating and afraid I'm going to fuck something else up!!
Like the mic. Thought it had to be mic, but tried another and same issue. Sometime a few seconds and sometimes minutes, but something hijacks conterol of JUST THE mic and mutes it. Can turn back on with ASUS Realtek control that came with it, unmute and work short while, then mute itself again. All driver updated, video drivers included. I think some fucking Windows update changed something affecting old games! COD5 is just fine, less the sound.
Sometimes get a DirectX message and crashes install, but I thought game install DirectX it needs?.
May be it was the same thing that screws up my mic and made COD2 go to extreme lag mode!!
Fuck, fuck, fuck!! Miss my weekend TDM!! Waaaahhhhh!
Thanks Loader!