c&c red alert on xp

Sam Vimes

i'm trying to run command and conquer red alert on xp pro machine for nosthalgic reasons but it tells me that windows 5.1 is running and red alert is a 95 only product. is there any way to get it to run?

Karoma

Commander Vimes wrote:

i'm trying to run command and conquer red alert on xp pro machine for nosthalgic reasons but it tells me that windows 5.1 is running and red alert is a 95 only product. is there any way to get it to run?

Try it with the compatibility wizard...

Sam Vimes

thanks. i'm an idiot

youcancallmeal

If compatibility wizard doesnt work I vaguely remember there being a patch to get it to work on XP.

Sam Vimes

i got the dos version to work but theres no sound. when i try to run the win95 version i get this warning:
the procedure entry point SMapLS_IP_EBP_12 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll. any ideas?

jesus_thats_gre

I had it running on XP about years ago but darned if I can remember what I done. Soz

youcancallmeal

http://www.dice.nl/Trouble/trouble_C&CRA.htm
Your Welcome

TerrorFirmer

There is a patch for XP. I've played it no probs in XP before. Best of luck - without the patch the best you will get is more then likely super fast dos without sound

Karoma

Patch (included as attachement) and instructions copied for reference from http://www.dice.nl/Trouble/trouble_C&CRA.htm

Instructions:

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==Red Alert 1 Windows XP Fix==
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1. Uninstall Red Alert 1 if previously installed.

2. Insert a Red Alert CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the autoplay menu appears, choose "Explore CD."

3. Find "Setup.exe," right-click, and choose "Properties." Click on the Compatibility mode tab and set the compatibility to Windows 95.

4. Install Red Alert as you would normally, but do not reboot when it prompts you to.

5. Open up My Computer and navigate to your Red Alert directory (usually C:\Westwood\REDALERT).

6. Right-click on a blank area in the folder, and "Sort by file type."

7. Change the compatibility mode on all of the executable files (about 7-8) to Windows 95.

8. Extract "Thipx32.dll" contained in this zip file to your Red Alert Directory, overwriting the existing Thipx32.dll.

9. Boot up Red Alert and have fun!

astrofool

there's a compilation of all the C&C's coming out soon. Might be worth getting. The first C&C was the first game I really played on the PC back 10 years ago. Great game Even with the sandbag bug (wonder if that'll be fixed in the compilation).

Capt'n Midnight

astrofool wrote:

Even with the sandbag bug

Loved that