hes probebly sorted his problem but i have the same one. it hangs at "updating component registration" just sits there when i attempt to close it goes into a "not responding" state. im running windows 7 64bit but the game has worked before. i own 2 disks (for lan) but neither work. also if i attempt to reinstall it starts from the ame point it stopped at. maybe if i can find out how to remove the already installed files (not in add remove progs) i could start a fresh install. ive downloaded MS directx SDK (march 2008) and set hardware acceleration on both 32 and 64 bit.
hmm, never mind for me bud. it just started doing something. OP may still need help though but all i did was wait. my advice to anyone having this problem is when it stops... go for a walk or do the dishes. time will heal all.
