Here's a mini guide how to install Red Alert 95 on XP by using a very few programs and settings. Don't worry. This is not nearly as complicated as it sounds.
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1. Download the necessary files
2. Install a RAR extracting program (if you don't have one) and unpack the Red Alert .rar file using the RAR extractor
3. Install MagicISO
4. Mount the Red Alert ISO file
5. Install Red Alert
6. Install the XP patch and make some minor tweaks
7. Play the game!
Okay let's start off with getting all our goodies. Here's where to...
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HOW THE GUIDE WORKS
1. Download the necessary files
Download complete Red Alert Allied game files here:
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/12826/Command+&+Conquer:+Red+Alert+-+Allied+Disc
Download complete Red Alert Soviet game files here:
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/12827/Command+&+Conquer:+Red+Alert+-+Soviet+Disc
Download the trial version of WinRAR here:
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
The WinRAR program will allow you to unpack the Red Alert game files. Download WinRAR 3.80 (Trial version).
Download MagicISO here:
http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm
MagicISO will allow you to run Red Alert directly from the Red Alert ISO file on your computer instead of having to burn the game to a CD and then using the CD to run the game.
Okay now that you've got all your goodies, let's get on with how to...
2. Install WinRAR and unpack Red Alert game files
1. Install WinRAR by double clicking on your downloaded wrar380.exe installation file (go with all the default settings).
2. After installing WinRAR, use Windows to browse to where you saved your downloaded Red Alert game files. We'll use the Allied disc in this tutorial. Double click on ra95_allied.rar to open it in WinRAR.
3. In the WinRAR program, drag-and-drop the ra95_allied.iso file to your desktop.
4. Close WinRAR.
3. Install MagicISO and mount the Red Alert .ISO file
Don't worry. This is not nearly as complicated as it sounds.
Here's how to proceed...
1. Install MagicISO by double clicking on your downloaded setup_magicdisc.exe file (go with all the default settings). This will automatically create a virtual DVD/CD drive on your computer with its own drive letter (the letter assigned to your virtual drive will depend on how many hard drives, partitions and DVD drives you have). You'll also have a little MagicISO icon in your system tray:
2. Right click on the MagicISO icon in your system tray and click on Virtual CD/DVD >> [DRIVE LETTER]: No Media >> Mount...
3. Use the "Mount CD/DVD image" dialog to browse to your extracted ra95_allied.iso file, click to select it and then click OPEN.
4. The Command & Conquer: Red Alert menu will appear...
DO NOT DO ANYTHING IN THIS MENU. Do NOT click Proceed, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, etc, nada, bumpkiss. Instead simply click Exit to close this menu immediately.
Now, having done all of the above, here's how to...
4. Install Red Alert
1. Go to your desktop, double click on My Computer, right click on your new virtual drive with the label CD1 (J:) and click on Open.
2. Right click on setup.exe, click on Properties >> Compatibility and then click to CHECK "Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows 95" should be selected by default. Leave it as such.)
3. Click OK
4. Now double click on setup.exe to install Red Alert. During the installation process, when you get to the screen prompting you to install DirectX 3 audio and video drivers, click to CLEAR the box beside DirectX audio and video drivers. You don't need these drivers.
5. A few steps later in the installation process, you'll be prompted to install Westwood Chat. If you wish to play Red Alert multiplayer online, install Westwood Chat. If not, click Cancel to skip installing Westwood Chat.
6. When the installation finishes, you'll be prompted to restart your computer. Do this.
If you try playing Red Alert now, you'll probably get an error message reading "The procedure entry point SMapLS_IP_EBP_12 could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL".
To avoid getting this error message, you'll have to...
5. Install the Windows XP Patch
1. After installing Red Alert and restarting your computer, click here (http://majorslack.com/classic-pc-games/how-to-install-red-alert-1/) to download the XP patch and save the XP patch (RA108USP.EXE) to your Red Alert installation folder. (By default, this is C:\WESTWOOD\REDALERT).
2. Then double click on the RA108USP.EXE file to open the patch. This will create 3 files in your Red Alert folder named Patch.exe, Patch.rtp and Patch.txt.
3. Double-click on Patch.exe to apply the patch.
Now if you try to play Red Alert, you'll probably get a black screen of nothingness and/or a strange error message saying "A privileged instruction was executed at address" blah etc. To avoid getting this error, you'll have to...
6. Set the RA95.EXE Compatibility Mode
1. Go to your Red Alert installation folder (typically C:\WESTWOOD\REDALERT)
2. Right click on RA95.EXE and click on Properties >> Compatibility
3. Click to CHECK "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" (Windows 95 should be selected by default. Leave it as such.)
4. Click OK to apply the setting.
ALL DONE. :o)
Now you can play Red Alert. (Woohoo!...)
To do this:
1. Right click on the MagicISO icon in your system tray and click on Virtual CD/DVD >> [DRIVE LETTER]: No Media >> Mount...
2. Use the "Mount CD/DVD image" dialog to browse to your extracted ra95_allied.iso file, click to select it and then click OPEN.
7. Play the Game
After mounting the ra95_allied.iso file (as per above), you can play the game by simply clicking on Start >> Programs >> Westwood >> Red Alert >> Red Alert Windows 95 Edition. (You can drag-and-drop this start menu button to your desktop to make a handy shortcut.)
The installation process above will permit you to play all the Allied missions, the first Soviet Mission and Skirmish. To play the rest of the Soviet missions, you'll have to extract the Soviet disc ISO file and mount it using MagicISO (see above).
Internet source (all copyed freely from): http://majorslack.com/classic-pc-games/how-to-install-red-alert-1/
IN MY OWN WORDS:
1. Install Red Alert 95 normally
2. Install WinRar and MagicISO
3. Mount the Red Alert ISO file
4. Install the XP Patch
5. And play the game using MagicISO
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