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Exact same issue here mate. Running Windows XP SP3. Had a clean install on clean copy of FreeLancer, no errors, both Single Player and Multiplayer fail to update (as in nothing happens, no errors, no packet data or CPU usage). If I choose not to update, the game does not launch (singleplayer). Did some reading already, see the issue is somewhat known, already tried/checked the following: 1) Re-launched launcher several times, restarted PC several times.2) I do have NetFrameWork 4.0, highest ava…

Thanks for this, I'll be home in about 2.5 hrs and can try then. I'll update this post with a status report. Appreciate the time, Sir.

(Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R) Still have the exact issue as the OP regarding the update =/ Even with the original launcher files, those update fine, it just the SP/MP that freezes at "Starting Update". In addition to that, the SP mode crashes after the final video, or no video. Is this since WIN XP SP3 can't run Netframe 4.5?

I'm unzipping the official Crossfire20setup.zip with the "Unblock" option checked. Never saw that before. Once the install is complete, I'll check the file contents and sizes to match up with yours. Lastly, related to the crash after into videos, I did remove all game saves, the entire folder actually, so I'm more inclined to think it's related to the alleged installation corruption. Thanks for all the help, if I get it working, I'll write a WIN XP SP3 (for dummies) guide for you guys!

Still no luck on Windows XP SP3. My last resort is to do a factory reset on the machine, get everything back up to date (windows updates, etc), and try a clean install on a clean machine. The only variable I haven't removed is the fact I downloaded the ZIP on Windows 10, extracted on Windows 10, and am trying to install that extraction on WIN XP. When I do my factory reset, I will download the ZIP on my WIN XP and extract there, using the default zip program instead of WinRAR or 7Zip. The whole…