Satanis wrote...
I'm not using any haks and how would i go about rolling back a driver would it mess my computer up sounds sketchy. the only thing i know about computers is the on button.
This should probably be posted in the tech subforum but let's at least get a more clear picture of the problem, eh?
How does the single-player game play for both you and your friend?
If single-player runs fine, you just need one of you to make a LAN game and then the other direct connect. Just email (or phone if you have extra lines) the addy to your friend. It's possible that the game may show up on Gamespy depending on what options you select when you make a new game, but I wouldn't count on it with the recent plague of woes.
If single-player games won't run properly for either of you, the problem is not an on-line issue, but a machine issue. In that case, determine/correct the local problem first then address multiplayer. It is extremely important that both of you are patched to the same version and I highly recommend that it be v1.69. There are critical rebuilds for all versions still available and links around the Tech forum to find them.