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speedy_greenie
9 years ago

Installation Freezes Red Alert 3 Premier Edition

I decided today to breakout my old C&C: RA3 disk.  I made sure the disk was clean and scratch free.  I inserted and ran AutoPlay.  The installation began.  The installation froze less than have way through the first progress bar.  I tried to cancel the installation.  It asked me if I was sure, I of course clicked "Yes."  The installation window did not close.  I eventually needed to open task manager and end process for windows installer.

I then copied all files from the disk into a folder on my hard drive.  I again tried to install the game.  Same issue.  I tried a few more times, but each time, I set the compatibility mode to a different version of Windows.  Same issue.

System Specs:

Windows Edition:  Windows 10 Home

Installed memory (RAM):  4.00 GB (3.85 GB usable)

Processor:  Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2310M CPU @ 2.10GHz  2.10GHz

System Type:  64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor

Display Adapter:  Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 Driver Version 9.17.10.4229

DVD/CD-ROM drive:  Slimtype DVD A DS8A5SH

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  • Nyerguds's avatar
    Nyerguds
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    @speedy_greenie

    Red Alert 3 uses SecuROM as DRM system. All support for SecuROM was specifically disabled on Windows 10, with Microsoft citing it as a security risk. On Win7 and Win8, this was done through a system update, meaning it could be circumvented by specifically uninstalling and blocking that update, but in Windows 10, the system was simply never included in the first place, and the only known workarounds for Win10 are some hacky manual way of reinstalling the missing SecuROM drivers on the system.

    An easy solution is to redeem the game key on Origin; that'll permanently link the game to your account and allow you to use the downloadable version. I'm honestly not sure whether keys are specifically identified as Premier Edition though, and whether the online version would thus give you any specific bonuses the Premier Edition would give you.

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