Command & Conquer: Red Alert is freeware!

[The Fifth Horseman]

It's been nearly a year since Command and Conquer released Electronic Arts as freeware!
And now, Red Alert can download you for free also!

http://www.ea.com/redalert/news-detail.jsp?id=62

[Dave]

WOW...one of my favourites! :nuts:

[dosraider]

Honestly said, there isn't a warez site nor torrent that hasn't those for download, so I seriously doubt there will be much download traffic, I mean, who hasn't them already?

[Fubb]

RA being free would be sweet, if I already didn't own it...

The only Command and Conqour games I dont own are C&C 3 and RA2....

I guess they made it free for the up and coming RA3 release?

[The Fifth Horseman]

I guess they made it free for the up and coming RA3 release?
Indeed, Comrade, indeed...

[Sal]

:cool:Comrade! your information regarding Red Alert has been noted..however I believe we are being sabotaged by the enemy as I am unable to access the Red Alert files..I wait for your next message...SAL

[Blood-Pigggy]

This was the last great C&C, before they started releasing the same shit over and over with worse balancing each game.

RA2 was good though, but not great.

[Juanca]

:cool:Comrade! your information regarding Red Alert has been noted..however I believe we are being sabotaged by the enemy as I am unable to access the Red Alert files..I wait for your next message...SAL

Dear commander Fifth your link to glory at the main page is not working please help us!!

[Eagle of Fire]

Well, I don't have it...

Of course it would help it I didn't plain hate it. How bad this game is in comparison to the first C&C... *sigh*

[Sal]

:(Comrade Kommissar Horseman..I feel I must protest in the strongest possible terms at the delay in receiving the Red Alert files..I have been out working for the glorious revolution and now I am back in my modest workers home seeking to relive some of our breathtaking accomplishments,but sadly this is not possible yet..tears are falling from my eyes with sadness and disappointment...When will the great day be comrade..SAL

[bobson]

How tO inSTall It on XP? AnyoNE dID this?

I downloaded it and i can't install it :/ Is it possible to play without DOSBox?

[AlumiuN]

Sal: 1: Kommissar is German.
2: Red Alert (http://www.ea.com/redalert/news-detail.jsp?id=62)

Bob-satan: I think you need to either mount the .iso or burn it to a CD. :)

[GTX2GvO]

Bob-satan: I think you need to either mount the .iso or burn it to a CD. :)

I think he was talking about AFTER mounting/burning it..





Cause I'm ALSO wondering if RA will play in XP without additional patches etc..

[The Fifth Horseman]

There's a patch included in the archive. The XP patch directory.

[Tomekk]

Official install guide:

• You must have Administrator Rights on Windows XP in order to install Red Alert. (This is a Windows 2000 and Windows XP setting.) Please contact your system administrator or Microsoft for instructions on setting your administrator privileges.
• To find out if you are logged in as the Admin follow the following steps:
Click the Start button on the Windows Taskbar.
Select Settings.
Click on Control Panel
Select User Accounts. Under the user tab you should see the user name as Administrator.
• To install the game, follow these steps:
Insert the Red Alert disk into the CD-ROM drive. (Close the installation window that appears if Autoplay is turned on.)
Click the Start button on the Windows Taskbar.
Select My Computer.
Right-click the CD-ROM Drive with the game in it and select Explore.
Double-click the Setup95 folder.
Right-click the install.exe file and select Send to.... Select Desktop from the drop-down menu. (This will create a shortcut on the Desktop.)
Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab.
Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for: box.
Select Windows 95 in the drop-down window below.
Click Apply, then OK.
Double-click the shortcut to install the game.
• In order for the game to run properly you must install the latest patch.
Locate the latest Red Alert patch on our FTP site.
• Get the latest Red Alert patch
Left-click the patch and drag it to your Desktop.
After completing the download, copy the patch file into the Red Alert installation directory. (By default, this is located at C:\Westwood\RedAlert)
Double-click the patch to run the patch file. This will create three more files: Patch.exe, Patch.rtp, and Patch.txt.
Double-click the Patch.exe file to initiate the update process.

[bobson]

Click the Compatibility tab.
Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for: box.
Select Windows 95 in the drop-down window below.
Click Apply, then OK.


Probably this will work. Installer was messaging me that he is created to work *only* with Windows 95. Ok, tomorrow I'll download once again and try.

THX boys.

[Tomekk]

I still can't run the game, i get some shitty error when it starts up. Dos version is too slow... in a few words i'm in DEEP SHIT!

[bobson]

There's a patch included in the archive. The XP patch directory.

Have You tried that solution ??

[Tomekk]

I did everything possible, downloaded other patches, etc. and it still doesnt work!!!!!

[_r.u.s.s.]

so, what's the "shitty error" you get?

[Tomekk]

Here you go:
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/tomekkthegreat/bug3.jpg

I'm having the feeling that MicroSoft is seinding me all kinds of errors like this when I try to run a Win95 game :mad:

[_r.u.s.s.]

Official install guide:

• You must have Administrator Rights on Windows XP in order to install Red Alert. (This is a Windows 2000 and Windows XP setting.) Please contact your syst..
aehm

_______

[Tomekk]

I'm the freaking admin, could i install it without it? I guess not... :notrust:

[_r.u.s.s.]

then

after downloading this patch (ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/redalert/updates/RA108USP.EXE),
check compatibility modes for ALL the 7 excutables in red alert directory, sort by file type if you are not sure

[Tomekk]

1)This is the same patch the game came with;
2)Patch and compability just cause more errors;
3)Compability mod only:Same error.

[_r.u.s.s.]

i mean, all 7 excutables, dude who had this problem as you did solved it

[Tomekk]

You are a FREAKING GOD! It Works!!!!

[durenzz]

phew i love this game a lot and have some problem coz windows xp,but after i read all the post here , finally i can play it again in xp

thank you very much

:love:
:p
:rolleyes: