Does the Original CD work?

[The Freeman]

I want to buy the CD version because I collect old PC games but does that version work with the fix it patch? Thanks

[darkje]

yes it works, but ...
- you can't run the install offered when you insert the disc, you have to browse to disk1 and run setup.exe from there
- you will get an error message saying you don't have enough memory, but you can skip that and continue.
- you have to apply the 1.05 update patch.
- you might have to use a no-cd patch, to bypass the protection as it no longer functions on modern windows versions.
- after that you can and probably will have to use the 2023 fixpatch on it, unless you plan to run it on a pre windows vista OS.