Ok - i've tried everything i could see on these other websites about getting MtG to work, right now it seems that i must somehow manage to update my pre installed version 1.1 with the big (60meg) manalink patch and do some other stuff to get this thing to run on XP.
Thats where my problem lies is in patching. The Huge manalink patch says that magic is not installed.
I do not have an original CD installer for MtG, this was a pre installed version that came with my PC.
(Note: i have also tried downloading the game from various places and get the same problem - same version maybe?)
I think whats happening here is either a registry key or a file somewhere is AWOL, and it needs to be there for any of the multiplayer enabled updates to work.
Please, if anyone has managed to get this to work, or if you can provide any missing registry keys/files, i'd appreciate it very much 😀