How to Get Red Alert 2 to Run on XP
- 1). Insert the game CD if you have the game on a disc. Open the folder for the game.
- 2). Right click on the "autorun.exe" file.
- 3). Select "Properties."
- 4). Click on the "Compatibility" tab.
- 5). Click on "Run this program in compatibility mode." You may then select from several different compatibilities, the best option being Windows 95. Click "Apply."
- 6). Install the game.
- 7). Download the latest patches for the game.
- 8). Place the patch files into your Red Alert 2 directory and run "patch.exe."
- 9). Right click "RA95.exe" and set it to compatibility mode just as you did above. The game will now run on your Windows XP system.
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