looking for help with AvP2 multi player

[noob-boy]

hello,i have a backup of alien vs predator 2 and cant seem to play any multi player games.

i dont play on gamespy, instead i use the Multi player option in game and have played on this successfully before.

my problem is after re-installing, i can play the game, single player, but it will no longer allow me to join anygames for multi player. it says my resources differ from that of the server.

i re-installed the game, applied the latest patch, then used the crack for that current patch, it worked before and allowed me to access the multi-player and play online, but this time it wont, and i was wondering if anyone has run into this before.

any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

thank you.

p.s.

i just noticed something else, when i start the game, and the little start up box with the mother alien and options appears, there is no sound, and the predator symbols next to the options(play/stand alone server/etc.) are not working. just thought id say that, since when these things do work, i can access the multi player part of the game and play online.