
The publishers have stringently protected this game series via CD key verification as well as usable media verification system in order to ensure that ONLY legitimate owners can get access to the purchased retail CD/DVD. The game was released by Relic Entertainment in collaboration with THQ in 2006 and later its standalone expansion pack 'Opposing Fronts' was released in 2007 (abbreviated as CoH:OF) followed by second standalone expansion pack 'Tales of Valor' in 2009 (abbreviated as CoH:ToV).

In this article I'm going to discuss some of the major and common issues pertaining to installation/running of one of the most renown RTS (Real-Time Strategy) WWII-based game series - Company of Heroes (often abbreviated as CoH).
