C&C side menu with build options not visible

Hey, thanks for answer.

But there is one problem, i got Windows 7 🙂

This problem isint caused by Windows 7 or 10, maybe steam... i got steam version.

I tried diffrent resolutions, 1024:760 but this is not helped.

In my opinion game by some strange reason dont load files of in game sidebar graphics and button icons graphics in mainmenu options.

Maybe format of this graphics files is broken or its used some strange files that my system cant handle?

I dont know...  ☹️

@nod18 

You're the only Windows 7 player who I've seen with this issue. Though the common solution I've been seeing (though it's not working for everyone), is to change active Graphics Card for the game. Though this won't help those using Laptops, so they are still screwed. If you're using a Laptop or otherwise can't change Graphics Card to On-Board Graphics, then try getting the Origin Version if you can.

Origin has the same issues for some people, myself included. Unsure what can be done.

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Update: Turns out my graphics card was simply not good enough. Should have checked sooner. Have since used bootcamp on imac and game runs great.

Yes i got laptop, im 100% old school gamer, i loved classic C&C games, it is 100% oldschool rts games they are great!

Thats way i dont get win10.

C&C remastered is 100% old school game, but i need new pc or laptop for this?

Star craft remastered got better remastered graphics & i run it on stable 60fps no problem, but i prefer c&c.

My latop matches minimum req for this game so fix will be nice -_-

How i can got origin version? i bought this on steam, need to refound on steam them bought this on origin?

I use origin and have the same problem. Win 10, 1920 x 1080 nvidia gt-555.

I have a laptop, the solution doesn't work for me either, and it's not just Radeon HD 4850 that isn't compliant.  At least now I can stop beating my head against various false solutions.  Hopefully there will be an update that fixes this.

same problem. on both systems testet. laptop and pc. the game is playable but there is no sidebar and if you go to the otions there are no symbols to klick on.
sorry for my bad english.

hope ea can fix the problem. please

So, it seems that only people with older graphics cards have this problem; I checked the minimum system requirements for C&C remastered, and I'm going to assume your CPUs are up to snuff; for I don't think the game would even start, so let's look at the minimum graphics card requirements:

AMD Radeon HD 5570

Nvidia GT 420.

So, let's go with the Nvidia first, the GT 420 has an amount of video memory that 2GB. Looking around for a GT 550, I find one mention where it says the card has a MAXIMUM amount of video memory of 1536MB, or 1.5 GB; aka 0.5 GB less than the card mentioned in the minimum requirements. Which rather fits, because it very much sounds like your cards straight up don't have enough memory to load all the sprites and textures; and so won't display the stuff that gets loaded in last and thus can't be loaded because not enough memory.

As for the Radeon user, you mentioned HD 4850; I'm not familiar with AMDs naming conventions, but usually, a higher number means a newer card, and usually a more powerful car (but not necessarily a more powerful card, depending on what range in the series your card is). So at first glance it seems your Radeon card also doesn't meet the minimum system requirements, and it seems it's also the video memory issue. Check the the amount of video memory on your card vs. the minimum requirement HD 5570 memory and see if yours has less; probably both brands require the same amount of minimum memory, namely 2Gb.

This would also explain why onboard memory will run the game; because from what I gathered most onboard graphics solutions don't have their own video memory, they use system memory for video memory, and if your system memory is big enough to accommodate C&C's program memory requirements and has enough left over to give the onboard system 2GB of video memory, the onboard solution might indeed manage C&C remastered, while your separate graphics cards don't.

If I'm right about this, it's not the developers fault, nor a bug, your graphics cards simply don't meet the stated minimum system requirements.

I have this same problem, but if I explicitly disable the 3D rendering when running it on a virtual machine then the graphics work fine — its just that as soon as you have more than 5 guys on the screen your PC dies. 

IT‘s definitely graphics card related, and it may really just be insufficient specs — but if that were the only reason shouldn‘t the „old“ version (without the HD rendering of the new version, ie Spacebar off) be playable with hundreds of units on the field?

Ok, so i need to refaund this game...  but why They make game from 95r, make so much memory need? Star Craft remastered got beter graphics and works fine witch 60fps,  why game witch worse graphics need more memory?          Maybe you are right and game need more memory for... sidebar nad tool bars  -_-  but how main menu isint Full loaded with graphics on single buttons...   im sure that can be fixed, becouse this is not wither3 with ultra graphic, its old 95r game, so it cant be card memory issue this is 2d...    but if  it so, them i wait for console port ( got ps4 )  and need to refund it, i dont buy new laptop for one game.

I have the same problem on Windows 7.   It is using a Nvidia GTS 240, so I am seriously wondering about the graphic card and this being an older computer.  I have a new computer on order with Windows 10 and all new hardware, so I am hoping that it will be able to run this.

Going to check for an updated driver from nVidia, but it is a rather old card.

I've seen a few on steam. The majority of people use 10. Assuming it's something to do with 10 seems to be a bit of a leap to me. 

Some reported on steam that a reinstall of vcredist packages fixed the issue. 

Summary till this point:

• Problem occurs in Windows 10 and 7
• Problem occurs in Steam- and Origin client
• Problem occurs on devices with required specifications
• Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert runs smoothly on devices with topic problem
• Integrity check result about two files also occurs on environments with no problems
  
  
• No solution when re-installing
• No solution when run as administrator
• No solution when enabling another resolution or compatibility

Possible solutions to try out by others, not working for me though:

• Update or re-install VC++ Redistributables (Microsoft - search Google)
• Set GPU as dedicated graphics unit for game in GPU control panel

Personally I think this should be fixed by the game studio because the game itself plays very smoothly without any further problems. The visuals / assets / graphics for the side bar and some dialog and menu graphics should work as well as the rest of the game. It does not make any logic these graphics demand a different setup than the main game itself. I hope someone from EA or Petroglyph Games pick this up and reply to this.

Might be worth a try.

win 10

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/system-file-check-sfc-scan-and-repair-system-files/bc609315-da1f-4775-812c-695b60477a93

win 7

https://www.ubackup.com/windows-7/repair-system-files-windows-7.html#:~:text= 1 Step,and hit Enter. More

I have a same problem.

Your recommends didn`t help

same here

Whoever does find the solution is going to get a lot of a XP Payout, LOL.

Not been able to identify the issue myself though, as it didn't effect me. I did actually look into actually creating conditions that would cause the issue to occur, as a means of solving the problem backwards, no luck as I can't recreate the problem.