but it won’t validate:

So fix the error, load up "The Battle of Pointe du Hoc," and listen for that iconic whistle. The veterans of the 2nd Ranger Battalion are waiting. Don't let a dead DRM server keep you from the front lines.

The window disappeared. For a terrifying two seconds, the screen went black. Then, a green progress bar appeared. The disc drive spun up to a high-pitched whine. It was installing. Alex let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. He leaned back in his chair, a triumphant grin on his face.

On May 31, 2014, GameSpy—the company that provided online services for hundreds of games, including Call of Duty 2 , Battlefield 1942 , and Star Wars: Battlefront —shut down permanently. When this happened, the official "key code authorization" service vanished.