Spike101M69 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 i have win xp, and i recently attempted to install Command & Conquer Red Alert 1 and it said i need win95 and win 5.1 is not allowed. any ways around this? also, i succesfully installed C&C (original) and it said it was for win95 but it installed and it wont start w/out an error message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I8PP Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Have you tried running it in compatibility mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 i tired running the oringina c and c in compatibility mode after it had been installed and it did nothing. but can i run compatibility mode on a setup file from a cd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK1150 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 yes, you can EDIT: try installing from CMD, start>run>cmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 i was able to install under win95 compatibility, burt when i try to play (compatibility mode or not) i get this message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 i was able to install under win95 compatibility, burt when i try to play (compatibility mode or not) i get this message Not quite sure what your problem is, that's the only message of its kind that I've seen... A bit off topic, but I've got a question: anyone know how to get the original RA at a 1024 x 768 resolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 scorpio . . . u have RA1 running under xp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Used to. Not anymore. I did the run in the Win9X enviornment, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted May 1, 2003 Author Share Posted May 1, 2003 eeek. . . so is it possible at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 yes, theres a file you got to replace but it disables network play, search the web for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted May 2, 2003 Author Share Posted May 2, 2003 crap, i only wanted to install it 4 network play . . . :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 yes, theres a file you got to replace but it disables network play, search the web for it If it's anywhere it's probably at CNCDEN.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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