You will not be able to log in until you have upgraded to the latest version. If it is too big of a download for you, you can send me your mailing address and I will mail you a CD with the upgrade patch on it. I will need to know precisely what language version you own.

As for closed vs. open:
I never play on open. On open people can create characters on their own machine and import them into the MP game resulting in the possibility of cheats and hacks. I tried open once and vowed never to go back.
Our best bet if it is just going to be the 2 of us is to get into a 4 player game on the closed server. I presume btw that you will be starting a new character-yes?

The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?
~Jeremy Bentham