After installing Microsoft updates, Battlefield 1942 gets "access denied" error

i know why bf1942 no longer work!

you got a cd rom version of the game and that use safedisc.

windows update kb3086255   disabled  safedisc forever

but dont worry  i fix that up for you i made a all in one fix up pack for bf1942

its got patch 1.6 and 1.61b the  gamespy patch  and punkbuster 

if you ready got  patch 1.61b  just  install the gamespy patch this will fix bf1942! and it wil run again

here download link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7cGjW31oHh8eEFHdG1JNzhLeUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aWIcFCeFKPwSgPQA2JnFoA

if on win 8 or 10 please turn on the DirectPlay feature  some older games use it

video guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XYyGB-Tn3g

https://windowsforum.com/threads/turn-on-direct-play-to-use-older-games-windows-8-8-1-1-and-10.205952/

if dont  want my all in 1 pack here are all  the  links below  if you are all ready on  patch  1.61b  skip all  and  only install battlefield 1942 gamespy patch v1.61

first update bf1942 to patch 1.6

here link

http://ea117dcfanfavorites.com/battlefield_1942_patch_v1.6.19.zip

or

http://www.gamershell.com/download_5004.shtml

now  get patch 1.61b

here link

http://ea117dcfanfavorites.com/bf1942_patch_v1.6_to_v1.61b.zip

or

http://www.fileplanet.com/148134/140000/fileinfo/Battlefield:-1942-v1.6---v1.61b-Patch

i know it's a lot to do but we ready now update to new master server and get bf1942 to work again on win vista 7 8 10

now download this   and install and your done

http://team-simple.org/download/battlefield_1942_gamespy_patch_v1.61.exe this will fix your problem but only if  you got 1.61b

have fun playing online 🙂

now can   update your punkbuster 

http://ea117dcfanfavorites.com/TanksPBupdate.zip

 this is optional if dont want to play on punkbuster servers  skip this

 ( you will have to run TanksPBupdate as administrator  look at this site how to do that  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff431742.aspx )