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windows 8 + ra2 / yr + alt tab = black screen


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#1 puzzabug

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Posted 21 January 2013 - 09:57 PM

I've got ra2 / yr installed, and running as admin, and with proper compatibility modes.

It runs well.

However, if I alt tab, or go back to windows some other way, and go back into the game, the screen displays black.

I can select units and move 'em and stuff and hear sound, but the screen doesn't draw.

 

This makes things really annoying - because I have to restart the game each time I want to get back to windows.

 

I tried the RA2 Graphics speed up, and the ddraw patch.

The CnCGraphics Patch doesn't do anything helpful as far as I can tell.

The ddraw dll causes the buttons to not display and no screen refreshes in ra2 at all.


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#2 Deownage

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Posted 25 January 2013 - 10:19 AM

Hi , can you please tell me how you installed red alert 2 onto windows 8? also are you running 32bit or 64bit?

As for your problem there is no patch available and doesnt seem to be anything that helps with the problems on red alert 2 as of yet...



#3 puzzabug

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 11:24 PM

I'm using the TFD instal disk.

 

I'm using windows 8 pro 64bit.

 

It'd be cool to have fixed. Not being able to alt tab might finally break my ra2 addiction =)




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