c&c generals 1.02 nocd patch

[Kamisama]

hey guys, quick question as I am sure its something im doing wrong. the new update just came out and i was waiting for the 1.02 nocd patch so i could play with my friends via direct connect, im not interested in online play anyways, both the 1.02 nocd patches are only a game.dat.. i replaced it just as the directions said and the game when it starts still says it cant find the cd. it does the same whether the cds in the drive or the drives empty. anyone else have this problem? i had the same problem when i originally nocd patched it with a game.dat replacement. then i used a generals.exe replacement and i never had a problem again. do i need to wait for a 1.02 generals.exe or is the game.dat enough and im doing something wrong? thanks