No , if you own the original CD.
The 1.0c No-CD patch became the backbone of the competitive Age scene from ~2002 to 2013. Platforms like (MSN Gaming Zone), GameRanger , and Voobly required 1.0c. Players shared the cracked .exe freely in forums so that newcomers without the CD could still play—provided they had installed the game from any source. age of empires 2 the conquerors no cd patch 10c