Not all games working on Windows 7 as stated by Origin

I'm on windows 8.1 with the same issues.  Some of my games work, others don't.  Tiberian Sun loads to the main menu and when you choose to load a campaign it just sits there and does nothing.  Have to use task manager to exit the game.  Why isn't there any feedback on these issues I wonder?

Got the solution:

Just create a .reg file, say RA95.reg (with something like notepad or "crimson editor")

Add the following:  (for 32 and 64 bit windows)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\RA95]
"Name"="RA95.exe"
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=dword:34159303

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\Compatibility\RA95]
"Name"="RA95.exe"
"Flags"=hex:00,08,00,00
"ID"=dword:34159303

Now, before executing the reg file, start the Red Alert game, then exit again as normal.

Then type regedit in the RUN command, and search in the registry for the following:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw\MostRecentApplication

The Name tag should be RA95.exe

Now copy the data value from the ID tag  (example 34159303) - yours might be different

and paste it to your reg file (as mentioned above)

Save then double click to import these to the registry.

Then try the ORIGIN RA game again.

i managed to get it all working! every single game and i had a problem with them all, i managed to tweek the INI files in all of them,

heres an example one for  red alert 2,

go to notepad and copy this into the file:

[MultiPlayer]
PreferredGameTypeID=1
PreferredScenarioIndex=0
Locale=0
StoreNick=yes
PhoneIndex=-1
WOLLimitResolution=no
LastNickSlot=-1
Handle=5b,4e,65,77,20,50,6c,61,79,65,72,5d,
Color=2
ColorEx=-1
Side=Americans
SideEx=-1
GameMode=1

[Multiplayer]
GameMode=1

[Options]
GameSpeed=1
Difficulty=0
ScrollMethod=0
ScrollRate=3
AutoScroll=yes
DetailLevel=2
SidebarCameoText=yes
UnitActionLines=yes
ShowHidden=no
ToolTips=yes

[Video]
AllowHiResModes=yes
AllowVRAMSidebar=yes
VideoBackBuffer=no
ScreenWidth=1768
ScreenHeight=992
StretchMovies=yes

[Audio]
SoundVolume=0.700000
VoiceVolume=0.700000
ScoreVolume=0.300000
IsScoreRepeat=no
IsScoreShuffle=no
SoundLatency=9
InGameMusic=yes

[Network]
Socket=65535
NetCard=0
NetID=ffcf,ffdf,ffcf,

[Skirmish]
GameMode=1
ScenIndex=0
GameSpeed=1
Credits=10000
UnitCount=10
ShortGame=yes
SuperWeaponsAllowed=yes
BuildOffAlly=yes
MCVRepacks=yes
CratesAppear=yes
Slot01=6,3,1
Slot02=1,-2,-2
Slot03=1,-2,-2
Slot04=1,-2,-2
Slot05=1,-2,-2
Slot06=1,-2,-2
Slot07=1,-2,-2

[LAN]
GameMode=1
ScenIndex=0
GameSpeed=1
Credits=10000
UnitCount=10
ShortGame=yes
SuperWeaponsAllowed=yes
BuildOffAlly=yes
MCVRepacks=yes
CratesAppear=yes
Slot01=2,-2,-2
Slot02=2,-2,-2
Slot03=2,-2,-2
Slot04=2,-2,-2
Slot05=2,-2,-2
Slot06=2,-2,-2
Slot07=2,-2,-2

[WonlinePref]
GameMode=1
ScenIndex=0
GameSpeed=0
Credits=10000
UnitCount=10
ShortGame=yes
SuperWeaponsAllowed=yes
BuildOffAlly=yes
MCVRepacks=yes
CratesAppear=yes
Slot01=2,-2,-2
Slot02=2,-2,-2
Slot03=2,-2,-2
Slot04=2,-2,-2
Slot05=2,-2,-2
Slot06=2,-2,-2
Slot07=2,-2,-2

[Intro]
Play=no

[SerialDefaults]
CallWaitStringIndex=3
InitStringIndex=-1
DialMethod=T
Baud=-1
IRQ=-1
Port=0h
Compression=0
ErrorCorrection=0

WHERE IT SAYS :

ScreenWidth=1768
ScreenHeight=992

CHANGE THIS TO YOUR SCREEN WIDTH AND HEIGHT BY RIGHT CLICKING YOUR DESKTOP AND CHECKING YOUR SCREEN RESOLUTION.

THEN SAVE THE FILE AS RA2.ini

paste this into the origin games folder in the C😛rogramfiles origingames command and conquer red alert II root folder and double check it as normal and it should boot 🙂

i have it all working on windows 7 x64

I did everything you said. And it still didnt work :/

OK so i checked again and now red alert 2 is working. Not yuris revenge or anyothers. Could you possibly send me the rest of the files like that one but for the other games? Perhaps in an Email?

Well Ea thank you for f**king this up 29 bucks windows 8 doesnt work windows 7 doesnt work vista mabye i dont know DO I NEED TO GET XP FOR 2 I want to play comand and counqer 2 tibren sun i bought it because disc doesnt work so wasted money if i got xp it would work so i need old stuff EA YOU SUCK so lets all **bleep** on them and they wont listen

im assuming you have all tried to find help in support, but there is always the live chat with an EA member yay!

Too bad when I tried that I had to wait for 2 hours...........and he was a jerk who said, "ive done all I can (nothing) have a good day" and signed off.

Maybe you will getter a better employee than I did

Have a nice day,

~Shadow~

I tried it as administrator and still no fix

If this can be stickied and emailed to all users who ave purchased the C&C content.

I had issues with all 17 games bar one.

I disabled Origin in game by;

Clicking Origin Menu

Application Settings

Origin In Game

..and then uncheck Origin in-game.

Do the usual, restart your system and the games should function.  The exception  is Tiberian Sub on Laptop where the game doesnt recognise a touch pad. I've yet to try a USB mouse.