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WTF_DOC
4 years ago
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Workaround: C&C Remastered - Failed to launch, start as administrator

Here is a work around if your C&C Remsastered won't launch on PC using EA Desktop (including xbox gold pass or regular EA desktop). If the game fails to launch, prompting to launch in administrator ...
  • Lucia_Stardust's avatar
    Lucia_Stardust
    3 years ago

    incase someone comes upon this thread, go into Properties of your Game in the EA-App and add -NOSPLASHPRELOAD
    Idk what it does i have it from a Steamfix for this game and it also works in the EA-App. I can start the game finally now.

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Lucia_Stardust
3 years ago

incase someone comes upon this thread, go into Properties of your Game in the EA-App and add -NOSPLASHPRELOAD
Idk what it does i have it from a Steamfix for this game and it also works in the EA-App. I can start the game finally now.

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jcmboss
3 years ago

Need someone to walk me threw this process, step by step. I do not see a EA App file in Program , I do see EA Desktop and EA Games, and once I figure this out how do I add NOSPLASHPRELOAD ?     do I create a new folder and add in using notepad?

  • bleearghh's avatar
    bleearghh
    3 years ago

    @jcmboss  The bug that required a switch to be added in the EA App (eg -NOSPLASHPRELOAD or pretty much any other name you want to use) was seemingly fixed a couple of weeks ago. If you are still getting the same error, ensure that you are logging in to Windows with an Administrator account and NOT a standard user account. It's not good to have to do that but it does seem to work for a lot of people.

    • raiderdon99's avatar
      raiderdon99
      3 years ago

      Thanks for the advice and insights, I too have followed several proposed solutions including completely removing and reinstalling both the game and EA App, the only way it runs is under an admin account.  Since EA 'forced' the replacement of Origin, they really need to address these issues.  Personally. I've wasted enough time on this.

      • Rippaht666's avatar
        Rippaht666
        2 years ago

        ohno it is far worse then just running as admin, you will NEED to have paid subscription in order to be able to play it, without it being ACTIVE there is NO way to make it run.

        this will be the last EA game i ever bought, truely appauled by the use of such practices.

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