MagnusEffect

• Operating system (Windows 7, Windows 10, etc).
  Win7
• Where do you get stuck? Installation, running the game, etc.
  see below
• Do you have any other mods installed (notably Edain)?
  no other mods, just AotR
• What patch are you on? AotR requires RotWK patched to 2.02.
  2.02

Everything seems to install fine.  Game loads fine.  Just can't get online MP to work.  When I click "Online" ingame, it keeps telling me I need to update the game and tries to connect me to an EA server.  I've already tried following the common guides and forcing the shortcut to run in WinXP SP3 and admin mode.  What am I missing?  I'm hoping to get this working online with some friends.  Thank you in advance for any help on a solution.