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    Red Alert on Windows 7?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by R4000, Jan 14, 2009.

  1. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Anybody had any luck with installing the original Red Alert on W7? I followed the Vista instructions explained here http://www.cncworld.org/?page=features/tutorials/rafree_vista , but it was a disaster.

    For the record, I'd recommend NOT using this particular avenue of installation. Just wondering if anyone found an alternative way?


    :)
     
    R4000, Jan 14, 2009
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    Oh god, I remember try to get it to work on Vista a while back and it was a terrible ordeal.
    Try this forum, it might help, it contains the patch needed for Vista and I can only assume it'll work on 7.
    http://thevistaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=29762
     
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  3. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I just finished installing it on my Vista machine and it works like a charm. :D

    I burned the iso files to discs and installed from that, then applied the XP Patch and set compatibility mode to Windows 95....

    MagicISO completely fubared my Windows 7 machine to the point that safe mode was worthless, so I had to completely reinstall. :(

    Now that I have it back to normal, I'll see if I can install Red Alert from the discs just like I did with Vista......


    P.S; I forgot how much the resolution sucked on RA. Yikes. :D ;)
     
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Okay, I got Red Alert up and running on Windows 7. My only problem is there is a sort of color oversaturation/pixelation going on that is not present in Vista.

    Any idea what could be causing it?
     
    R4000, Jan 15, 2009
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    I have the same problem but with TFD edition. It's thought to be a DirectX problem, possibly something to do with what these guys are talking about: http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t731782-0.html (what they're saying is a bit over my head so I could be wrong about that).

    Some people find that opening your Screen Resolution/Display Settings window and leaving it open during game play fixes the problem. I've tried it myself but it only works for about 2-5 minutes.

    I'm holding out for a more permanent and stable fix though.
     
    Accessless, Nov 2, 2009
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