Thanks to all who have suggested means to end my dilemma. The prob is solved. I ripped CMBN from my comp and re-installed from scratch, then ran patch without a hitch. Fired up the game and 1.01 is the version I am running. In the process, I lost all my old game turns but mTk's last one. So if your playing a game with me, please resend last turn and we should be able to move out. Sorry for the delay, but Im not the sharpest tack in the box when it comes to computers.