

But even if you can't detect it, you can choose the directory manually.ĭownload the zip file and extract "ddraw.dll" and "aqrit.cfg" into your game folder. Then, open the configuration file "aqrit.cfg" in Notepad, change the "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" option to 1, save the file, and the game should Origin version of C&C should be detected by the 1.06c installer.
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For Red Alert 2 there's a more general patch that solves a lot of its graphics problems. It can't be applied to RA1 or TS.Ĭommand & Conquer 1, Red Alert 1 and Tiberian Sun have all been upgraded with community-created unofficial patches that fix a lot of their bugs and compatibility problems, though. But even if you can't detect it, you can choose the directory manually.ĭo note, the C&C Gold 1.06 patch is for C&C Gold, the Win95 re-release of the original (DOS) C&C. I assure you at this point I am fed up and would just like a straightforward fix, or for someone to tell me I will never get it to work on my operating system.Ī laptop that is an HP Elitebook Origin version of C&C should be detected by the 1.06c installer. Also I have read all the READ ME FIRSTS and tried everything on there relating to my problem.

I think I have messed with every resolution setting imaginable, tried every combo of compatibility I could, and the last thing I tried before posting this was installing the C&C Gold 1.06c patch, but alas since it's in Origin, it could not find the directory the game was installed in, no matter how many things I tried to pair it with. I am pretty sure I have read and tried everything Google could turn up about this error.

I have been trying hard to get it to work the last week, I've been working on it for several hours today alone, but nothing is working. Every time I try to play Red Alert or Tiberian sun, the screen will dance around a bit, before closing itself and displaying "Error - Unable to set video mode"
