I want to reinstall BF42 to play some good ol FH1. However bf42 wont even launch.

First off my system specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66GHz
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (Build 7600) 64-bit

First time I installed it from the disc, patched it to 1.6 then to 1.61b. Tried to launch it and nothing happened. Launching it with task manager opened I realized the bf1942.exe process starts but quickly stops as soon as I try to launch the game.

I reinstalled and tried launching it without patching it and same exact thing happened.

I tried it in compatibility mode. Everything from windows 98se/ME to XP to Vista. turned off desktop themes and run as admin, still no go.

I tried searching Mr.Google and nothing i found works.