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ok, im not a complete newbie. I set the compatibility to W95 and installed TD. I get the "this is windows version 5.1 blah blah blah." so i installed the .dll that westwood supplies and i ran the game. the screen goes black and a blue box with red words says "PC Display Setting Correct." then it goes black. so i shut off my comp and after it says loading windows xp it says that message agian and turns black.

My comp is fine, i got to safe mode and did a restore point recovery, BUT... TD doesnt work and when i installed the .dll it did the same thing!

 

HELP PLEASE! I have a Hewlett Packard M90 19 inch desktop, BTW.

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Of all the things, I dont think thats ever come up here, unless it was a really long time ago. What OS are you running, and is it fully updated?

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ok, maybe i am a newbie. how do i get my OS version :oops: ? And the thing that really makes me mad is I had it installed before and i never needed the .dll and it worked! I can give you more info if you need it. Thanks

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OS info can be find by going to my computer > Properties...

 

You only need the patch if you're running XP.

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o thats what i thought. is it this: 55277-OEM-XXXXXXX-XXXXX? I do have xp, and it does need the dll patch

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Since your using Windows XP it will be either the Home version or Pro version. Either way you should follow this guide to install and play C&C.

 

http://www.cncnz.com/features/tech/ccxpfix.shtml

 

You should also be aware of the fact that this only works for C&C95 (sometimes called C&C Gold). If you trying this the with the old DOS version give up now, it won't work.

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i did this and i do have c&c gold. I think i might know what it is: i updated my video card and maybe it doesnt work now. i'll try this.

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YESSSSSSS! I FIXED IT> it was my vid card. (i have an old intel one that gave me problems before) Its a Intel® 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller. I fixed it with this

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Yeah it sucks that XP wont run DOS games. Tie Fighter and X-Wing and Yoda Stories were really fun back in the day.

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