You only need to download the ISO files from this site in order to obtain the. LOL! To clarify the steps above the Multiplayer files are the files you will use to play the game. I even uninstall it sometimes, and install it again. Note: I managed to play this game just fine. Go to the unzipped file, find Ra2 Allied.img and Ra2 Soviet.img. Download the RA2 ISO file from this page first (about 1.4GB). I do not seem to have any IMG files, namely the soviet and allied files so I cannot mount them and am stuck. I have followed Andy′s steps perfectly, as far as I can tell, up to step five. Also, do the the image files in yuri′s revenge need mounted the same way the files in red alert 2 needed to be, or are there additional steps I need to follow before the game works? Please answer if you can and thank you a lot. However can someone please answer a question I have? How should I go about installing yuri′s revenge now that I have red alert 2 installed? Specifically, I want to know if all of the files for yuri′s revenge should be placed into the folder I have red alert in.

Now if you don't have another monitor connected, follow the instructions on this forum: Īlternatively, if you are using a separate monitor like I am, which I believe is why I don't have the option 'Try to connect anyway on: VGA', then just select 'Extend these displays' on the 'Multiple Displays' drop down menu and that should work.I followed the steps given and they did work perfectly for me. There should be an option called 'Multiple Displays'. Lastly, right click on the desktop and select 'Screen Resolution'.

Use notepad to open it) and you should find something like this:įrom what I gather you can change the resolution here if you don't want it to be 800圆00, but it's what I prefer and I know, at least for me, that this resolution works. Once you've done that, open ra2.ini (also in your Red Alert 2 directory. exe in your Red Alert 2 directory (and Yuri's Revenge if applicable) to run in compatibility mode and select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 3)', then tick the run as administrator box and apply. Next repeat what you've already done: change each and every. The more tech-savvy might be able to explain what that means and that reinstalling may not be necessary, but it might be easiest just to start afresh in case you accidentally edited something important. I will explain which solutions worked for me and hopefully they will help you too:įirstly, in regards to 'FATAL String Manager failed to initialize properly', I would reinstall the game. This problem seems to span over all different versions of Windows, graphics cards and versions of Red Alert 2 so you are not alone! I had the same graphics issues (I am using Windows 7 and C&C First Decade) and through some simple fixes Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge now work perfectly.

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