Install, upgrade and recover

1. Start with a separate copy of your supported Windows NBA 2K14 installation. Preserve its original files, saves, existing mod loader and configuration.
2. Extract the final Windows ZIP to a normal user-writable folder. Read the included Install-OpenHoops.ps1 and INSTALL guide before executing. The game must be closed.
3. Use Install-OpenHoops.cmd or the packaged interactive installer. The exact manifest pins the supported executable and hook/configuration payload. Do not bypass unknown-loader, incomplete-backup, locked-file or changed-file refusals.
4. Keep your valid portable profile and Settings.STG. Optional save import copies to a new destination and never authorizes overwriting another save tree.
5. Use OpenHoops.cmd check to inspect compatibility, then OpenHoops.cmd api for the broker. The API remains authenticated and loopback-only.
6. Retain the install backup/receipt. To remove the hook, use this same bundle's rollback with the game closed. Preserve any post-install changes before rollback.

Follow the complete installation guide, recovery guide and exact packaged scripts. The final bundle's installer and runtime are byte-identical to dev58. Handoff archive checks do not constitute a new Windows installer campaign.

Failure handling

• Unknown executable/loader: stop and identify the differing file; do not force-copy.
• Missing valid settings/profile: recover your own valid originals before proceeding.
• Uncertain launch or command: retain the original request/command identity, inspect durable receipts and reconcile before attempting a different mutation.
• Lost result ACK: commit the immutable result to your own durable inbox, then repeat ACK with the same identities.
• Finished or cancelled session: close only the matching owned session. A disconnected UI is not proof the native process is gone.
• Presentation fallback: retain native ownership when the replacement cannot prove context, resources or freshness. A neutral overlay must not destroy native operational UI or game completion.

No package contains the original game, personal saves, account credentials or arena assets. Fullscreen/device reset, physical gamepads and broad mod combinations require their own verification.