after some more testing:
Although we both don't have the Steam/GOG version, we still added "InsertKey = 0" in the widescreenfix.
It did not solve anything. I checked the register while running the game on my pc and on my friend's pc.
Before and after altering the widescreenfix there was no change at all. We still had the original key in the register.
We also tested to join one of RPR servers. One time we could both join at the same time and the other try only my friend
could join. I got the "cd key is already in use" message and that's pretty normal ofcourse. But the first time we could both join. Strange.
My friend has ESET and windows firewall ofcourse. ESET takes control of the firewall. After closing the firewall at my friend's side, I could finally see
him in the list again with all the servers and I could join his games.
So, I think that that is something we can handle by turning off his firewall before future sessions.
That leaves one problem: I still can't host. I tried shutting down the firewall, but that was no success.
My friend can see me in the list of all the servers, but he cannot connect.
He gets no error message, only a window in which is said: creating client, trying to connect to server...............but nothing happens.
Strange, when I tested it with another pc, I got the "wrong cd key" error.
The next test will be: saving my current install map and installing a fresh install including update 1.12 and cmp.
If the problem will be solved, than I know that there's something wrong in my current install.