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At the zone it is possible to play MechWarrior 3 (and the PM expansion) against a significant number of online opponents. Due to a problem with the way Windows, MechWarrior 3 and the Zone works, a common error when trying to play this game, however, is this:
We are not able to detect MechWarrior 3 on your hard drive. Please install the game before matchmaking on the Zone.
Apart from the obvious, that the game has in fact not been installed, there are a few causes for this error to crop up, and fortunately fixes does also exist:- You do not have the latest patch installed.
- The obvious solution here is to download and install the latest patch(V1.2) from Microprose, which you will find here: US, German or French.
- You only just installed the patch.
- In some cases, the patch will not be fully functional before you have rebooted and played at least one mission after installing the patch.
- You have a non-American version of either Windows or MechWarrior 3.
- Download and run this patch, which will in most cases fix the problem right away! If it appears it doesn't, try rebooting and see if that helps.
- You have an old version of DirectX / Direct-Play.
- Download and install the latest version of DirectX(7.0a) from Microsoft.
What you must do is find out where you have installed MechWarrior 3 to. By default this would be "c:\microprose\mechwarrior 3". Type in the exact location in the box below and hit enter (or click submit). You will now be presented with a download. The download is only a few bytes so it's a matter of seconds before it's complete. Run this file, reboot, and happy gaming :)
If even this should fail, check out the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article on this subject: Zone Err Msg: We Are Not Able to Detect <Game> on Your Hard Drive, email Microprose support or visit the Zone's Tech Help Room.
