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#1 game1

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Posted 27 July 2015 - 10:30 AM

i heard windows 10 fixed all the problems from windows 8, will it be possible to play ra2 on windows 10, windows 7 ultimate got xp function, so you can use old programs. Does windows 10 have same option?

Edited by mzjpk, 27 July 2015 - 10:31 AM.


#2 Steffen

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Posted 29 July 2015 - 10:12 PM

Has any1 tried Red Alert 2 with Windows 10? I can upgrad for it. But im a bit scared of what will happen with the game =P



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Posted 30 July 2015 - 01:21 AM

Has any1 tried Red Alert 2 with Windows 10? I can upgrad for it. But im a bit scared of what will happen with the game =P

I will be upgrading to windows 10, I'll let u know then if it's good :)

Edited by mzjpk, 30 July 2015 - 01:21 AM.


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Posted 31 July 2015 - 06:24 AM

lol I tried the origin version,of ra2 on windows 10 and when a game starts my MCV explodes and "I'm defeated" :p



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Posted 03 August 2015 - 10:51 AM

Some people have got it to work on windows 10 no problems, others are reporting similar issues to windows 8. Let us know how you get on.



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Posted 03 August 2015 - 01:31 PM

I have installed windows 10 over my windows 8.1 pro. 

 

I have had the issue when i used the win8.1 (alt+tab black screen) but these version is more stable than win10 when you pick ra2 xwis version.

 

In the win8.1 pro I just downloaded the ra2 xwis version and all it got fine (except black screen alt+tab). 

 

Since that days i discovery a single file (ddraw.dll - 14Kb) that it allow minimize mode window screen but the "trade-off" is that menu of the game become TOO TOO SLOW however, when the game start that issue disappear.

 

Windows 10 is occour so much problem with xwis version (black screen menu) and freeze video when I playing a while (about 3 a 4 minutes of the game).

 

I will decide split my OS (windows 10 + windows 7 (just ra2 game)) until someone discovery on honesty solution for those problems.



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Posted 04 August 2015 - 01:25 PM

lol I tried the origin version,of ra2 on windows 10 and when a game starts my MCV explodes and "I'm defeated" :p

Actually the problem disappeared. I was wondering actually... can that old RA2 QM resolution patch be applied to the origin version? Where can I DL the patch actually? (not in XWIS downloads)



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Posted 04 August 2015 - 06:32 PM

Downloaded from XWIS game works fine. (Skirmish mode, around 2 minutes)

Going to make a RA2 windows 10 patch soon.

 

 

Edit: YR does not work on Windows 10 ( No menu buttons).


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Posted 04 August 2015 - 08:36 PM

Downloaded from XWIS game works fine. (Skirmish mode, around 2 minutes)
Going to make a RA2 windows 10 patch soon.
 
 
Edit: YR does not work on Windows 10 ( No menu buttons).

Sounds great m8 :)

Edited by mzjpk, 04 August 2015 - 08:37 PM.


#10 Rocker219

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Posted 09 August 2015 - 05:28 PM

Update?

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Posted 12 August 2015 - 03:05 PM

:bye1: win 10 now sorted 



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Posted 12 August 2015 - 05:27 PM

:bye1: win 10 now sorted

ra2 works on windows 10?

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Posted 13 August 2015 - 09:04 AM

hi i am on windows 10 and sadly i have to say red alert 2 does not work on windows 10 it runs on super slow motion and you can not even exit the game you need task manager to do it. but i did some tweaks in the config.ini files for both YR and RA2 and it fixed YR but still RA 2 has problems however the slowmotion is gone but online does not work at all for RA 2 the game music is not playing at all you only have the main sound. however Yuri's revenge works fine now except that if you want to exit the game you need task manager cause it does not exit normally.



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Posted 13 August 2015 - 10:15 PM

I went from W7 to W10 and unfortunately it doesn't work properly anymore. Got the game starting and all, no problem, but as soon as I start a game it lags, A LOT!.

I've tried some things (as stated in W8 thread) to solve this (added ddraw.dll) which helped a bit, but it stills lags too much to play a proper game. Also get the black screen when I press ALT TAB, but I fixed this by opening in a window.

 

So I wouldn't say Windows 10 fixed all the problems, not for me at least  :no:


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#15 Olaf

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Posted 14 August 2015 - 01:50 PM

Just reinstall W7..

#16 ShinSven

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Posted 14 August 2015 - 04:47 PM

That's one solution, though not really an option for me.. Just letting people know my experience with W10 and RA2 ;)



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Posted 14 August 2015 - 05:44 PM

My simple solution was: Install W7 (dual boot).

 

Win10 is a excellent user experience. Not so worth remain the old system operational, as a main system, because one game instead u "waste" some Gb's to keep an old game and old SO. That was my point.



#18 FReQuEnZy

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Posted 14 August 2015 - 08:56 PM

Just reinstall W7..

 

Do you know that your MP client works flawlessly on it? Though the CD version doesn't.

Just FYI.



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Posted 15 August 2015 - 04:25 PM

That's one solution, though not really an option for me..

Why not?

Do you know that your MP client works flawlessly on it?

Alt-tab is still broken isn't it?
Performance might be affected as well.

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Posted 21 August 2015 - 09:30 PM

I have windows 10 on the surface pro 3.  When I go to start the game I can't see the buttons and the screen seems to lag behind one mouse click... I have tried a number of different configuration options.



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Posted 21 August 2015 - 10:50 PM

Hi guy's

 

I've played RA2 and Yuri on windows 10 and find it works fine but some people have some problems I even played a network game with mny son,

 

BUT I am having memory problems trying to remember how to setup Xwis for internet games if use can help please

 

Thanks guys



#22 DylHole

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Posted 22 August 2015 - 02:51 AM

Hi guy's

 

I've played RA2 and Yuri on windows 10 and find it works fine but some people have some problems I even played a network game with mny son,

 

BUT I am having memory problems trying to remember how to setup Xwis for internet games if use can help please

 

Thanks guys

http://xwis.net/forums/index.php/topic/163831-how-to-play/



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Posted 22 August 2015 - 06:24 PM

Hi Guys,

I'm running RA2 under Win10. And it works fine.

 

The only Problem is that the ra2.exe hangs when ending the game.

 

You have to install it with a little help to unload the unsupported driver of the copy protection.

 

If you successfully installed the game you have to "Run as Administrator" in "Windows XP SP3" Mode. Then it works fine.

 

LAN Games work with the IPXWrapper also fine.

 

The only thing is that the game hangs when ending it within the game menu.

 

 

But can you tell me why internet games only work in the slowest resokution 640x480?

 

Regards!


Edited by M4ximusX, 23 August 2015 - 01:31 AM.


#24 HerrMann

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Posted 23 August 2015 - 03:06 AM

You have to install it with a little help to unload the unsupported driver of the copy protection.

 

 

Could you explain what you mean by this?

 

I have installed the game and run as administrator.  The game loads up and I can hear the sound but none of the menu buttons appear.  I can click where they would be and it goes to the next screen but no menu buttons for that screen either.

 

I should note that I am running this with the surface pro 3.  Has anyone had any success with this?



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Posted 23 August 2015 - 11:42 AM

KLICK

 

You have to take the "Backup Instructions"

 

 

The issue is that the copy protection driver is no longer available/supported with Windows 10.

 

The Game itself works. So you have to take the shortcut with that "crack".

 

Regards!




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