Same problem with 1.01, I get the message:
Wrong disc inserted.
Please insert the original "SWEAW" CD/DVD.
This is screwed up. It needs to be fixed!
Do you have oryginal Eaw?? Not pirate one? :)
if yes, try re-install...
While I do not have that same problem I still can't get into multiplayer.
Ok... here goes.
My DVD is real, pre-ordered from play.com(uk) Wed 15th, arrived at Fri 17th. I install it, and can play single player all I want. I click multiplayer: "You need an update to play online". Get the patch and BOOM "Wrong disc inserted"
I called activision and they said they have had alot of poeple with this problem. So it needs fixing right away!
i had that message come up once. all the other times it says, insert cd, until i cleaned disk. now its running. still no mp
well crap, now i have that problem, and it says "Unable to authenticate original disc within time limit. Try again?"
Well, I get the 'please insert CD/DVD 1' message if I have clicked on the desktop icon, but the autoplay one straight from the CD seems to work fine. I just replaced the icon on the desktop with a shortcut straight to the .exe file.