[Prairie_Falcon]

Greetings to all. I have the same problem and cannot successfully install the mods to to the Ubisoft downloaded version of 1946 (upgraded to 408). I too, get the freeze at splash screen. I suspect that the il2fb.exe file is quite different with the downloaded version, and perhaps a special mod would need to be created for it. This is just a guess. My OS is Windows XP Home SP2. I have tried the various tips from this site to fix the problem with attention given to the sound settings, but still cannot install the mods. This is a real shame as I would love to explore the new opportunities in the modded version. I will will keep checking this site to see if a fix has been found. I'll keep my figers crossed. Thanks.
PF