Yes i’m having the familiar directplay error problem but PLEASE bear with me!

Here’s the deal: I’ve patched. I’ve tackled the dplayx.dll problem in more ways than one (delete and overwrite). I’ve checked that i have directx9 and updated it. i’ve updated windows 98. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled many times. I’ve even bought another game. I’ve opened all my firewall ports. ALL TO NO AVAIL. i cannot play on the zone or thru a ip game with a friend. I STILL GET THE DIRECTPLAY ERROR!

This has become my white whale and an obsession. If anyone helps I will send them gifts.

God help me.