Try to disable the In-Game overlay in Origin settings. This resolved my game launch issues with Red Alert 2 and Generals.
I tried disabling the origin overlay and the cloud and installing some tools, nothing worked.
And honestly I don't see why should I do all this work to get it to function. Perhaps I am spoiled for having used steam and GOG for so long where I never had any problems with the games there.
Why should I spend hours trying to make it work, why doesn't it just work out of the box like steam products.
I feel cheated, the first time I launched the game it worked, now it doesn't no matter what.
How can I process a refund?
Honestly, the problem is that there's no one at EA left who knows how to maintain these games. So it's all up to community fixes...
There's a load of community patches though. You may want to check these out before going for a refund. I advise installing the CnCNet online play installer for RA2/YR. Even if you're not interested in online play, it comes with a bunch of automatic fixes that will probably solve all issues right away.
