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I've boasted about my fancy radio network on here before, so I needn'd go over it all again! ;-)
So yeah, I have a desktop and a couple of laptops which can access wireless internet from anywhere in the house.
One day I came home to find my brothers playing against each other on an old manager game.
This manager game, is probably the most boring, monotonous game I have ever played, and in multiplayer it's the same, only you have to wait through your opponent's matches before you can play yours! :-S
It looked awful, but it gave me an idea.
I went to a sale and bought 3 PC classics for a tenner (no FPS because you need a mouse and our laptops have those dodgy pad things, besides, we've got a Gamecube for action).
Dungeon Keeper 2 (not tried this yet but my brother says it's good).
Commando's (bloody fantastic classic! Fun, challenging, genius, etc)
And Command And Conquer Red Alert.
And what do I find?
Well, because Red Alert was written for Window 95, it's not working with XP or 98 on the old laptop. That's fantastic MS!
You update your system and forget to make it backwards compatable!
Yeah, it's got a DOS version with it, but the sound doesn't work properly and it can't detect my network for multiplayer.
I don't suppose there's any sort of patch to let it work on XP?
So yeah, I have a desktop and a couple of laptops which can access wireless internet from anywhere in the house.
One day I came home to find my brothers playing against each other on an old manager game.
This manager game, is probably the most boring, monotonous game I have ever played, and in multiplayer it's the same, only you have to wait through your opponent's matches before you can play yours! :-S
It looked awful, but it gave me an idea.
I went to a sale and bought 3 PC classics for a tenner (no FPS because you need a mouse and our laptops have those dodgy pad things, besides, we've got a Gamecube for action).
Dungeon Keeper 2 (not tried this yet but my brother says it's good).
Commando's (bloody fantastic classic! Fun, challenging, genius, etc)
And Command And Conquer Red Alert.
And what do I find?
Well, because Red Alert was written for Window 95, it's not working with XP or 98 on the old laptop. That's fantastic MS!
You update your system and forget to make it backwards compatable!
Yeah, it's got a DOS version with it, but the sound doesn't work properly and it can't detect my network for multiplayer.
I don't suppose there's any sort of patch to let it work on XP?
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Red Alert = works on ME = me happy.
It rules.
It rules.
Red Alert and the original C&C wont run on Windows XP using the compatability modes UNLESS you have the patch.
Hence the reason there is a replacement file.
Hence the reason there is a replacement file.
Try running it in compatability mode.
I used to play C&C and Red Alert on Windows ME, so it isn't to do with it being written for Windows 95.
I used to play C&C and Red Alert on Windows ME, so it isn't to do with it being written for Windows 95.
Red Alert works on SP - email me and I'll give you the replacement file.
However - this file disables network play with Red Alert for some reason.
Atleast it lets you play it at the end of the day though.
It also works for the original C&C (win95 version)
However - this file disables network play with Red Alert for some reason.
Atleast it lets you play it at the end of the day though.
It also works for the original C&C (win95 version)
I've boasted about my fancy radio network on here before, so I needn'd go over it all again! ;-)
So yeah, I have a desktop and a couple of laptops which can access wireless internet from anywhere in the house.
One day I came home to find my brothers playing against each other on an old manager game.
This manager game, is probably the most boring, monotonous game I have ever played, and in multiplayer it's the same, only you have to wait through your opponent's matches before you can play yours! :-S
It looked awful, but it gave me an idea.
I went to a sale and bought 3 PC classics for a tenner (no FPS because you need a mouse and our laptops have those dodgy pad things, besides, we've got a Gamecube for action).
Dungeon Keeper 2 (not tried this yet but my brother says it's good).
Commando's (bloody fantastic classic! Fun, challenging, genius, etc)
And Command And Conquer Red Alert.
And what do I find?
Well, because Red Alert was written for Window 95, it's not working with XP or 98 on the old laptop. That's fantastic MS!
You update your system and forget to make it backwards compatable!
Yeah, it's got a DOS version with it, but the sound doesn't work properly and it can't detect my network for multiplayer.
I don't suppose there's any sort of patch to let it work on XP?
So yeah, I have a desktop and a couple of laptops which can access wireless internet from anywhere in the house.
One day I came home to find my brothers playing against each other on an old manager game.
This manager game, is probably the most boring, monotonous game I have ever played, and in multiplayer it's the same, only you have to wait through your opponent's matches before you can play yours! :-S
It looked awful, but it gave me an idea.
I went to a sale and bought 3 PC classics for a tenner (no FPS because you need a mouse and our laptops have those dodgy pad things, besides, we've got a Gamecube for action).
Dungeon Keeper 2 (not tried this yet but my brother says it's good).
Commando's (bloody fantastic classic! Fun, challenging, genius, etc)
And Command And Conquer Red Alert.
And what do I find?
Well, because Red Alert was written for Window 95, it's not working with XP or 98 on the old laptop. That's fantastic MS!
You update your system and forget to make it backwards compatable!
Yeah, it's got a DOS version with it, but the sound doesn't work properly and it can't detect my network for multiplayer.
I don't suppose there's any sort of patch to let it work on XP?
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