I went through my last updates one by one and found uninstalling KB3086255 allowed me to reinstall the game.
Apparently this has been a problem for others when I googled the KB number. I found this link and text on another forum posted 4 days ago:
http://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/september-2015-windows-updates-kb3086255-breaks-many-games/
"This update basically disables secdrv.sys which is an anti-piracy copy protection that is used by many games developers and some other software companies. The driver, secdrv.sys, is used by games which use Macrovision SafeDisc. Without the driver, games with SafeDisc protection would be unable to play on Windows."
There have been many security issues with it over the years and Microsoft won't allow it to run or be be installed at all in Windows 10"
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If the update has been installed, here is how to enable secdrv.sys (set it as "2" for automatic below):
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following subkey in the registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\secdrv
- Right-click Start, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, do one of the following:
- Type 4 to disable the driver's service, and then click OK.
- Type 3 to set the driver's service to manual, and then click OK.
- Type 2 to set the driver's service to automatic, and then click OK.
- Exit Registry Editor.
I had the the same problem , and was able to reinstall RA2, but now I get "Fatal Error - String Manager failed to initialize properly".
I "Run as administrator" and use XP SP 3 compatibility on all *.exe files.
Has ANYONE been able to to get RA 2 to run after
MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3086255 ?
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