Hi All, I had this problem on my PC, laptop, and got it to work on both. I now figured what you need to do when getting "Unable to set video mode"
After 1 hour of frustrations of getting it to work on laptop here is what I did. And this may work for any other computer or laptop you have:
1. Make sure to install DirectX 11
2. Go to game folder: -> C:\Program Files (x86)\EA Games\Command & Conquer The First Decade\Command & Conquer Red Alert(tm) II\RA2
in this directory you will find a "RA2.ini" file. Open it -> Scroll down to the section that shows the following:
[Video]
ScreenWidth=1366
ScreenHeight=768
StretchMovies=no
Change the width and height to whatever your windows resolution is currently set to. BOOM problem solved! Also I hear this game is hard to find and it is found at Walmart for $19.99 USD is where I got my copy. it also comes with other C&C games and bonus stuff inclduded but I just play RA2.
Thank you
