I did a system restore and got my game back to version 1.0.632.00002.

What kind of file should I look for to properly patch to a proper version that will allow me to install expansions? To what version should I patch?

I really just wanted it updated so I can play with CAW.

Yes, the reason I am patching is so I can install the expansions and play with CAW.

But I am still having the trouble I mentioned in post 3, crashing to desktop upon loading a saved game.

Thanks.

I actually did that, and patched from that to the latest patch instead of to 1.2.7 (which may have been dumb) and the game now displays as being properly patched, but when I go to choose a family, the game crashes to desktop while loading.

I moved all my mods elsewhere, so it's not a CC that's causing the crash.

Help?

Before I had replaced the TS3.exe and tslhost.dll to reflect the newest version, the launcher wouldn't launch the game because it checked for CD. I figured I need the nocd hack then? Because now, I've lost the original TS3.exe file... when I replace the .dll file, the launcher won't even start.

The replaced files I got from http://dl.gamecopyworld.com/?d=2009&f=rzr-s327!7z. After I did this, I got the problem I mention in the first sentence of this post.

Yeah, so I have v. 1.0.632.00002, which means it won't patch any higher. It's Razor's, or so I was told. I get the issue where the skuversion.txt says I have 1.0.632.00002 but the launcher says I have 1.0.631.00002 and the patches will run up to 96% until it gives me an invalid file error, which is the skuverson.txt. So I edit that file and it tells me my invalid file is tslhost.dll. I dunno if overriding it with the same file from the iso will help.

If I researched correctly, I need to have 1.0.631 in order to patch.

I just want to know if I reinstall, can I keep the game at v. 1.0.631?

Someone else installed the game for me (he has the files, not me, so I can't so anything now). I heard that there is a crack or something that comes with it that makes it 1.0.632 and that I should patch the game before I crack.
I think he cracked without patching, I dunno.

So how can I keep the game at that version so I can patch to the latest patch?

I also broke it trying to patch and now it asks for me to insert a CD.