Running C&C on Win XP

[jackj 0]

Okay, so I am trying to play Command and Conquer on Win XP and I take install.exe and do the compatability to Win 95 and all that happens is a console quickly pops up, the screen flickers, and everything goes back to as if I hadn't even turned it on. PLEASE help I loved that game to an extreme and now I can't figure out how to play it on XP. (I figure this is the place to ask )

[Luk3us 63]

Try that if it doesn't work then meh someone else will save your soul no doubt.

 

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

[jackj 0]

Well, it doesn't even install, how would I follow those steps? The autoplay doesn't seem to run when I put the disk in either. I can't get much anything to go right :? To explaine the problem better, when I double click on Install.exe or Setup.exe when I click one of those they appear in a black background box saying "DOS/4GW Professinal Protected Mode Run-time Version 1.97 Copyright <c> Rational Systems, Inc. 1990-1994"

Then the screen flickers as if I just started a game and then the window closes and no trace of a running install can be found. Please God someone know how

[Nyerguds 102]

jackj, compatibility mode won't help you, nor will any instructions you may find to install C&C95 on XP... since your C&C isn't C&C95.

 

You got yourself a genuine DOS C&C. Be proud man. All C&C95 owners will be jealous of your non-interlaced movies

 

This will get it running for you:

http://cnc2sw.planetcnc.gamespy.com/dos_xp.html#install

 

If you got any questions/problems/remarks just ask me. I wrote that guide.

[Saracen 16]

You got yourself a genuine DOS C&C. Be proud man. All C&C95 owners will be jealous of your non-interlaced movies

 

You know when music artists get gold disc presentations, I'm thinking of doing that with all my C&C games as a lasting memory of great times. EALA do it, every game they've ever developed (and more( goes right down the corridoor

[jackj 0]

I cannot thank you enough. I shall now bask in the greatness of 256 Colors and 640X480 res. All thanks to you Nyerguds

[Nyerguds 102]

I cannot thank you enough. I shall now bask in the greatness of 256 Colors and 640X480 res. All thanks to you Nyerguds

C&C Gold is in 640x480 (well 640x400 actually)... yours is in 320x200

 

And even C&C95 is still in 256 colors, so no difference there.