C&C: Generals / Zero Hour - Windows10 x64 Freezes every 10seconds
Ok, so I have this very odd problem with Command and Conquer: Generals / Zero Hour on Windows10 x64 latest and greatest patches.
So here's the issue... The game launches fine... everything works fine... but every tens seconds, like clock work, it freezes for 8seconds ( I used a stop watch to time it, it's very consistent). The mouse still moves, the audio still plays, but the video locks and none of the menu options work. This happens in the intro movie, the main title screen and in game. I've tried several different video settings, various resolutions etc etc. I've never had this problem with Windows7 (same hardware). The initial issue was discovered using my original CDs a few months back. I pretty much gave up on the game (which is sad b/c it's my favorite). Then EA had a sale for the Ultimate bundle and I bought that. The game worked fine for a week or two then boom, right back to the freezing issue. No other games I play have this problem... and various games from Origin and other manufactures work fine. Seems to only be C&C:G/ZH
I'm a windows administrator and haven been around PC and working on PCs for well over 30yrs (showing my age, lol). I simply can not figure out what the problem is with this game. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Steve
The engine used in Generals is very unoptimized, and freezing issues were a thing even since the game was first released. You can minimize the performance issues by installing GenTool.
As for RA2/YR, please follow the "Handling Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10" section in this guide: http://www.cncnz.com/features/technical-support-help-guides/installing-command-conquer-red-alert-2-yuris-revenge/
These are quite old games, so issues are always to be expected.
