I tested desert combat extended myself and it will run perfectly fine without compatibility mode this Tuesday I will be online on livestream again at twitch.tv/emile44
so you can see yourself that the game works fine without it.
For Windows 7 it's best to have compatibility mode enabled on Windows XP service pack 3
or you can switch to a community made patch.
see link -1942/downloads/battlefield-1942-compatibility-fix
Desert Combat is a popular game mod for Battlefield: 1942, developed by Trauma Studios. It was first released in 2003, with the final version in 2004. It depicts combat of the 1991 Gulf War, with the US Army "Coalition" forces against the Iraqi Army "Opposition" forces. Like the Battlefield series, it depicts large-scale combined-forces engagements, with class-based loadouts and a wide variety of usable vehicles.
The mod allows you to play either Coalition forces or Iraqi forces in a number of running battles that take place, not surprisingly, in the deserts of the Mid East. The number of vehicles included in the mod is positively staggering. From high-speed modern interceptor aircraft, to attack and transport helicopters, to main battle tanks and APCs, and even SCUD launchers. The vehicles are extremely fun to use and with a few exceptions (like the SCUD launcher) they feel completely "right". The M1a1 blasts through Soviet tanks with ease and the gatling-gun equipped Vulcan APC fires off a nearly unending stream of tracers at the enemy. The helicopters are nimble and deadly in the hands of a good pilot but have a unique handling profile compared to the other aircraft, making them difficult for beginners to manage. If you're used to the Me-109s and Spitfires of Battlefield 1942 then the F-16s and Su-25s of Desert Combat will be quite a change of pace. Their controls are essentially the same but they move with unbelievable speed across the battlefield and have extremely agile handling. The lack of real air-to-air missiles will likely be noted by a few grumbling flight sim nutballs, but if you're playing Battlefield 1942 for realism you're playing the wrong game.
when i play the desert combat mod as soon as i get on the map where you choose to spawn this thing pops up saying mapvote_not active somebody help me email me if you have the anwser antij...@aol.com