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Hi guys, Im hoping you guys are C&C legends and can help me please! Ive decided to go back to my beloved Red Alert2 for some retro gaming! HOWEVER.... I cant get Red Alert 2 to work on my pc now. Im running windows XP service pack 2. Basically all i get is a black screen but i can hear the game audio. I can tell when its on to the game menu as the music changes and my white mouse cursor appears, but still no visuals. I know the game worked when i had XP service pack 1 but i dont really want to uninstall all the updates incase it still dont work. Ive tried the "Right Click" option on the RA2 shortcut and then selected properties, selected windows, 95, 98 etc etc but still no joy!! Any ideas guys??