Installing Red Alert 2 in XP

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I have been searching the net high and dry (well at least at reputable sites) for a way to get this game to install in XP and I just can't get it going.

I get the same error over and over when I try and run the setup. It says:

\LOCALS~1\Temp\5832_appcompat.txt

Awesome. It means nothing.

Any help would be great. I have disabled hardware acceleration on the sound card, I have tried every compatibility mode and whatnot. No luck.

 

[shortylickens]

I can only offer one piece of advice.
Go to Target or Walmart and get the collectors "C&C: The First Decade" game pack.
But I'm not sure if that includes Red Alert 2.

 

[RandomFool]

I don't think I've ever had an issus installing Red Alert 2 on Windows XP. Are you sure your cds are good?

 

[clamum]

I've also installed it on XP with no problems.

 

[Maximilian]

Yep ive had RA2 on xp, the original 2 disc version and the first decade one, both have worked fine.

 

[Ruptga]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I can only offer one piece of advice.
Go to Target or Walmart and get the collectors "C&C: The First Decade" game pack.
But I'm not sure if that includes Red Alert 2.

Oh of course it does, that's just silly.

 

[CKTurbo128]

Try installing the SafeDisc driver fix. You can get the SafeDisc update here:

http://www.macrovision.com/pro...fedisc/downloads.shtml

The SafeDisc driver update is supposed to fix a lot of issues with games with older SafeDisc versions. It was only after applying this update that I was able to install C&C: Red Alert 2 on XP.

 

[Kirby64]

Another count to installing RA2 on XP w/o an issue.

 

[Kreon]

I've even installed the first C&C game, regular old C&C, all the way through C&C Generals on XP
I only had one problem, which was a driver issue, but SP2 cleared that up (amazing SP2 doing something right...

 

[tk149]

I've installed RA2 (the original) and Yuri's Revenge on XP SP2 with no problems. Maybe it's your CD? Sorry, I can't help you further.

Kari Wuhrer......mmmmmmmmmm...

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: tk149
Kari Wuhrer......mmmmmmmmmm...

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[aatf510]

Is it suppose to be that easy?
I did remember trying to install RA2 a year or two ago on XP SP2, and it far from easy.

 

[BFG10K]

Try setting setup.exe to run under Windows 98/ME compatibility mode.