September 2017
I tried every possible online solution then came across this and it worked:
1. open control panel go to programs
2. click turn windows features on or off
3. make sure there is a check in the legacy components
4. click the + to expand
5. check the box for direct play
That worked for me
March 2018
Thank you so much!
April 2018
Thanks bro!! working in 2018 windows 10 X64 build1709
May 2018
Hello, I'm afraid that didn't work for me. I've rebooted and checked that everything is up to date but no go.
May 2018
you are a saint
May 2019
It worked perfectly, thank you Emile44
May 2019
Tried every fix on this thread and nothing has worked. patches, direct play, ect….
Have the original 1942 anthology on cd. Used to work great on my xp and 7 machines.
May 2019
It won't even do anything, no process being started when the exe is clicked.(i installed the game via EA most wanted version)
June 2019
/moved to the English Battlefield board
June 2019
hello and thanks for the help, my game battlefield is working perfect,, but he package that i bought also bring the battlefield Vietnam ww2. and it is not working...do you have a patch for this one please...thanks a lot