http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6364
Summary: Heroes of Might and Magic V won't patch Product: Wine Version: 0.9.22. Platform: PC URL: http://www.mightandmagic.com/us/downloads.php OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-misc AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: fyhuang@gmail.com
When attempting to install the v1.1 patch (ftp://ftp.ubi.com/us/games/darkmessiah/heroes_might_magic_5_us_101.exe) or the v1.2 patch (ftp://ftp.ubi.com/us/games/darkmessiah/heroes_might_magic_5_1.02_us.exe) onto the retail CD (1.0) version of Heroes V, the installer reports that "Heroes of Might and Magic V is not installed. Patch cannot be applied."
I have installed the game correctly from the CD-ROM and have not applied any no-CD fixes, and when looking at the registry, everything seems to be in order.