How to install and run Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge on Windows 10?

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I have the original CDs for RA2 & Yuri's Revenge (expansion) but the setup programs do not work (neither autorun.exe nor install.exe). (I've tried both the Allied and the Soviet disks.)

Googling it gives lots of newsgroup postings but either there is no clear explanation or other people claim the instructions do not work.

How can I install and run this great game on Windows 10?



Best Answer

If you can find the .exe files then there is something you can do to get them working. I have the complete red alert collection on Origin and i couldn't play them as well. I found this article that shows you how to set up the compatibility settings for the .exe files that should get them running again. I haven't tried to play mine in the last few months what with work getting in the way but the fix should still work okay.

EDIT:: If you can't get the applications to install then try this article instead.

EDIT (Thanks Frank):: The first article linked uses the compatibility options that Windows has built in. Right click on the program, select properties and there should be a "Compatibility" option where you can tell windows which operating system to point at.

The second article is similiar but instead of using the compatibility option in the properties window of a program instead type "Run Programs made for older" and you should see the option for the compatibility wizard appear. Using it is very simple. First Click the "Advanced Settings" option at the bottom and then click on 'Run as Administrator' from there the wizard will scan your computer and produce a list of all of the programs installed. If you then select the option for 'Not Listed' at the top and you can then navigate to the install.exe or autorun.exe of your program on the CD and it will attempt to find the best compatibility options to make it run.




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  • How do I install RA2 on Windows 10?

    This is by far my most memorable game especially Command and Conquer red alert. Now before I go on this works on my Windows 10 PC I downloaded on origin first and did the basic install and works fine for me without any patches.



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    I've had similar problems installing old games from their original discs to Win7 and got around the problem by setting up a virtual machine using VMWare. You would need an old o/s like WinXP but its very easy to setup and run and old games work great.

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