Had to turn this setting off to workaround the error:
run: gpedit.msc
computer config > windows settings > security settings> local policies > sec options > syste, cryptography: use FIPS compliant algorithms for enc, hashing, and …
having the same error. XP sp2 here. removed .net framework and resinstalled it, no luck. removed the game and all components, no luck.. tried http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911722, no luck.. going to start troubleshooting now to see what's up with …