My old XP PC crashed and I had to buy a new AMD 64 bit dual core with vista. I installed the first GR disk, and tried to play. I went to multiplayer since quick mission wasn't available. The cursor froze. I had to shut it down in task manager. I tried it in XP-SP2 and ME compatibility mode and from then on it would not even find the CD to boot. I've since installed Desert Storm with the same problem. (Doesn't DS have the 1.3 patch?)

I'm still looking for the IT disk... but trying to install the 1.4 patch I'm told I need 1.3. Wasn't it supposed to be part of DS?

Which reminds me... what's the installation order? From an old ubi.com page:

*NOTE*

You must have Island Thunder or GR patch 1.3 with Ghost Recon installed first.
Players will be REQUIRED to use the GR CD after installing the patch. Previous versions of Ghost Recon will no longer be compatible with version 1.4.

And to be on the safe side... does anyone know where I can get the 1.3 patch?

Thanks!!!!!!!!!! (If I can't get GR to work with Vista I might just go back to XP. Nothing I've yet found in Vista is worth the aggravation!)

Just some clarifications... the CPU is 64 bit dual core but the OS is Vista 32.

When I run it in any compatibility mode... or in Vista mode... it just won't recognize the CD to boot from. It's an original GR1 CD from when it came out in fall 01, not the gold version. I today installed all the most recent Vista patchs... some deal with compatibility issues. It hasn't helped.

I'm having the exact same problems. I can play GR and both the mission packs, but when I try to patch to 1.4 my disk is not readable for some reason. I don't have the gold edition. I bought everything separate. Any help would be greatly appreciated.