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[buster4290]

oonce i download the ea patches where do i put them, and should i install those patches before ne thing else??

[snepp]

For starters, you shouldn't use ?'s for a subject line. People are more likely to read your post and help if they have a general idea of what the problem is.

You can save the patch files wherever you want.

Yes, you should install a patch before doing anything else. Patch #3 is the biggie, many install patch 5, patches 1, 2, and 4 are worthless.