multiplayer difficulties

[bredmond]

first of all, i have downloaded that patch 3 times, and whenever i hit OK to install, it just kicks me back to the desktop.

also, when i just skip that and go to NEW GAME, it says:

NETWORK ERROR: The network socket could not be created;

DISCONNECTED: The network socket encountered an error and was closed. Disconnected.

ERROR: Unable to start the messaging engine.

what should i do?

 

[bredmond]

i guess i should say, it doesnt allow me to play this feature. which is play over LAN connection