Re: Red Alert 2 Disc will not Install

Windows 7 (32bit).
I did this stuff yes. I went into the disc (Allied, disc 1) and set all .exe files to run in Win 98 and as administrator. No matter what I always get that stupid, fun ruining message.

I also ran the DirecX June 2010 runtime package (for the second time) and the DirectX Web Installer (for the second time) and I still have that message.

Did that. Same exact problem.

I intended to be more specific:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ng=en&id=10568
Load up both the 32bit and 64bit DirectX Control Panels and enable Hardware Acceleration:
Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008) -> DirectX Utilities -> DirectX Control Panel -> DirectDraw -> Tick "Hardware Acceleration" -> Click OK
Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008) -> DirectX Utilities (64-Bit) -> DirectX Control Panel -> DirectDraw -> Tick "Hardware Acceleration" -> Click OK

See if that helps.

I installed the software, however when I went to do the steps you sugested only "DirectX Ultilites" was availible, there was no option for "DirectX Ultilites (64-bit)".

Nonetheless I follwed the rest of the instructions and I found that harware acceleration was already ticked when I got there. I ran the Setup.exe again with the same error messages.

Then I decided to untick hardwre acceleration, and I get the same problem.

Unless I missed  a step, this is not the solution unfortunately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEMWjS5QE0c&ab_channel=FixYaGames

and IT´S ALIVE IT´S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Bloodhound_pt

And it's missing Yuri's Revenge... 😛

Not to mention it's more or less just a rar of the game's install folder with a nocd on the exe and a few CD files missing. Vital CD files, admitted, but I'm fairly sure finding those online isn't that hard even if you don't own the CDs.

Though given the fact this genuinely is the only way to install the CD game nowadays, I can't say I really mind all that much. 😞

Hello,

I find it strange that you cannot get Red Alert 2 to work on WIndows 7, if it is really a 32-bit operating system, because, as I recall, Red Alert 2 was written for a 32-bit OS. I have two computers; one has Windows 10 installed and the other Windows XP Home Edition, for playing my older games. Red Alert 2 loads and plays fine on Windows XP Home Edition.  If you are absolutely sure you want to use Windows 7 on your computer, you could try Dual Booting, which involves dividing your main partition into two, then installing Windows XP Home Edition on the 1st partition, then Windows 7 again on the other one. I'd be glad to give you full instructions if you need it.

@AGLEA01

Are you talking about the original CD version, or about the Ultimate Collection?

32-bit and 64-bit has no influence on whether the game runs; 64-bit OSes can run 32-bit programs just fine. There are, however, a lot of peripheral Windows systems (like DirectX and such) that have changed since then, and those could give issues.

The games have all been upgraded with community-created unofficial patches that fix a lot of their bugs and compatibility problems, though. You can find them here:

Command & Conquer 1:

• Nyerguds' C&C95 v1.06c revision 3 patch (which also adds bonus missions originally exclusive to the Playstation and Nintendo 64 versions of the game)
  Note that this patch fixes two quite common and completely fatal game crashes (top-of-map reconnaissance crash, stealth crash), so installing it is strongly advised.

Red Alert 1:

• Funkyfr3sh's automatic Red Alert 1 patcher/installer (The thread also has briefing videos for the expansion missions, converted from the Playstation version of the game)
• Nyerguds' main.mix cleanup for TFD/TUC (Not really needed, but cleans up about a gigabyte of unnecessary files in the RA1 folder. Unpack in the game folder, run "patch_main.bat", let it finish, and then delete the files you extracted.)

Tiberian Sun:

• Funkyfr3sh's Tiberian Sun patch

Red Alert 2:

• The graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve a multitude of graphics problems, including the "black screen" issue.
  Download the zip file and extract "ddraw.dll" and "aqrit.cfg" into your game folder. Then, open the configuration file "aqrit.cfg" in Notepad, change the "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" option to 1, save the file, and try running the game again.
• If you still have problems with RA2 even after this, 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, and has a configuration tool which offers more choices in graphics fixes than just DDWrapper, so if one doesn't work you can just try if some of the other options do the trick.