http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/list/39.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Note that most of the fixes on this page are files you need to put in your game folder. The default TFD installation folder is:
"C:\Program Files\EA Games\Command & Conquer The First Decade\"

If it's not there, simply right-click on the TFD launcher link on your desktop, go to Properties and see which directory it launches from. That should be the subfolder "Launcher"
of the main TFD install folder. There should be a "Find Target" button to go right to that location. If you go one directory up from there you end up in the main install folder.
In there you will find a folder for each of the games, and a few more for the TFD launcher, patches and internet files.

[b][u]Unofficial 1.03 Patch[/u][/b]
This patch contains all the fixes listed in this thread, get it here:
http://www.commandandpatch.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=1
or alternatively here:
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=424&catid=4&lpage=1

[b][u]Official Patches:[/u][/b]
http://www.ea.com/official/cc/firstdecade/us/news.jsp?src=Patch102
Install [b]both[/b] patches, do 1.01 first - it's near to the bottom of the page.
or alternatively here:
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?catid=4

[b][u]Nyerguds guide to installing & patching TFD[/u][/b]:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/installing_tfd.html
(note that this is mostly just the manual way of applying all fixes that are in patch 1.03)

[b][u]General fixes:[/u][/b]

[b]Patch 1.02 does not install:[/b]
When you click on the 1.02 patch it does not run; what has happened is that it has been copied to the support folder
of TFD. To install it run the version which has been copied there (C:\Program Files\EA Games\Command & Conquer The First Decade\support\TFD-102en.exe).

[b]Games won't install:[/b]
Check that your DVD-ROM supports dual-layered disc's - to do this, go to
Control Panel > System > Device Manager (Vista)
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager (XP)
copy the model name of the DVD-ROM into Google (or any other search engine) and look for a site that lists its specifications.

[b]"Autorun.exe is not a valid Win32 Application"[/b] errors can be fixed by removing [b]InCd[/b] - it seems to cause conflicts with the security part of the DVD-ROM.

[b]Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)[/b] errors can be solved by booting into safe mode and installing the game from there (log on as the administrator account).
You could also copy the entire disc contents to a folder on your HD and see if it'll install from there.
If you are having trouble with other CDs/DVDs then it could be this:
Change the transfer mode to PIO:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=10703#piomode
If you have 2 DVD-ROMs on the same Data cable that can be the problem, Put one of the DVD-ROMs onto the same data cable as you Hard Drive.
This only applies to IDE (PATA) devices where there is only one hard drive and two DVD-ROMS.

If you get [b]An Error {-5004 : 0x80070002} has occurred[/b] or similar error then reinstall the InstallShield software:
Hold the windows key on your keyboard and press the r button > The Run dialogue should appear > Type C:\Program Files\Common Files into the text box and click OK
Right-click the InstallShield folder, and select Rename > Change the name to InstallShieldOld > Start the game installation again to reinstall the InstallShield components with the newest version.

[b]Games won't run in Vista[/b]: Vista users should take ownership of the TFD main folder. To do this, right click on the "Command & Conquer The First Decade" folder,
go to Properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Owner -> Edit -> Select your username -> Tick "Replace Owner" box -> Apply.

Vista users should also disable User Account Control:
Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Turn User Account Control On Or Off -> Untick "Use User Account Control" -> OK -> Restart
Business & Ultimate users:
Start -> Control Panel -> Classic View -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Polices -> Security Options ->
User Account Control: Behaviour of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode -> Change to: Elevate without prompting
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Change to: Disable
-> Restart

[b]"Incorrect CD-ROM" errors[/b] - if you have emulation software like Demon Tools or Alcohol 120% then make sure you don't have more than 1 virtual drive.
You could also try removing the software too in "Add/Remove Programs" (XP) or "Programs & Features" (Vista) in control panel.
Note: The TFD Launcher program can be the cause of these errors (especially on Vista) so try making shortcuts to the games instead. The xcc shortcut installer will do this for you:
http://xhp.xwis.net/utilities/XCC_TFD_Shortcut_Installer.exe
If those do not work then try the solutions posted here:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/cci/ea/cd_troubleshooting.php

[b]Games crash on dual core machines[/b]: If you have a dual core CPU, and games seem to crash for no reason, start the game
and press CTRL ALT DEL (For XP Pro select Task Manager!), right click on the game's .exe process, click "set affinity", and deselect one CPU.
[b]ForceCore[/b] is a small program that automates this process:
http://www.kalme.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=35

[b]Video's hang[/b]: On some systems Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 can hang with repeating sound in the first
second of video, this often means it is impossible to get past the Westwood Studios logo. To fix this run Dxdiag and disable Sound acceleration
Start > Run > type dxdiag > OK > Sound > Hardware Sound Acceleration Level - Move slider until on 'No Acceleration'
Picture Guide: http://www.cncworld.org/?page=features/tutorials/tdhang

[b][u]Specific game fixes:[/u][/b]

[b][u]Command & Conquer 1 (TD/C&C1/C&C95):[/u][/b]

[b]C&C95 1.06 patch[/b]: A number of patches were made to fix errors in C&C95. This patch is a combination of all of these plus some extra fixes by Nyerguds:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cnc95upd/cc95p106/
For a while now, it had been noticed that C&C95 v1.06b crashes on certain temperate/winter/snow maps when showing certain areas on the radar after saving the game. Nyerguds has released a hotfix for this here:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cnc95upd/cc95p106/cc95v106b_radarcrash_hotfix.rar
Extract the file into your C&C95 folder.

[b]Online play[/b]:
Use CnCNet to play online, it fully supports Nyerguds 1.06 patch & allows up to 6 players:
http://www.cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?board=71.0

[b]fast scrolling bug fix[/b] in C&C95:
Go to your C&C1 directory, run ccsetup.exe and enable Back Buffer in Video Memory.
If that doesn't work or makes the game stutter, try CPU Grabber instead:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/0_files.html#cpugrab

[b]Display problems (e.g.: "Unable to set the video mode")[/b]:
Go to your C&C directory, run ccsetup.exe and set the screen resolution to 640x480 (or, with the 1.06 patch, 1024x768 )
Also try changing the refresh rate on your monitor to 60 Hertz:
Control Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced > Monitor (XP)
Control Panel > Personalization > Display Settings > Advanced Settings > Monitor (Vista)
If you have scrambled colours running the game on Windows 7 then try the following fix:
Right click on your desktop and click on "Screen Resolution" and [b]leave it open[/b] (do not minimise). Run the TFD
launch and start the game, or click on the shortcut for C&C1.

[b][u]Red Alert 1 (RA1/RA95):[/u][/b]

[b]Red Alert's v3.03 patch[/b] updates Red Alert to the most recent version:
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=287&catid=59
[b]The RA 3.03 TFD fix[/b] is required to use this on TFD:
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=45&catid=4
[b]Savegames[/b] for RA1 3.03:
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=263&catid=63
[b]LAN Play patch[/b] for RA 3.03:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/ra_v303_lanpatch_1_00.zip
*note - if you use 3.03 then there is no need to apply the dll file patch above.

[b]fast scrolling bug fix[/b] in RA1:
Go to your RA1 directory, run rasetup.exe and enable Back Buffer in Video Memory.
If that doesn't work or makes the game stutter, try CPU Grabber instead:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/0_files.html#cpugrab

[b]"Unable To Read Scenario" error in the Giant Ant missions[/b] can be fixed with this patch:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/tools/AntMissions.rar
Alternate version with mission briefing video for the first mission:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/tools/AntBriefing.rar

[b]Display problems (e.g.: "Unable to set the video mode")[/b]:
Go to your C&C directory, run rasetup.exe and set the screen resolution to 640x480.
Also try changing the refresh rate on your monitor to 60 Hertz:
Control Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced > Monitor (XP)
Control Panel > Personalization > Display Settings > Advanced Settings > Monitor (Vista)
If you have scrambled colours running the game on Windows 7 then try the following fix:
Right click on your desktop and click on "Screen Resolution" and [b]leave it open[/b] (do not minimise). Run the TFD
launch and start the game, or click on the shortcut for RA1.

[b][u]Tiberian Sun (TS)[/u][/b]

To fix the problem when [b]TS crashes when a [u]disruptor[/u] fires[/b], download Hyper's quickfix here:
http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/list/0/19946.page#342111
(Direct link: http://www.ts-recoil.ppmsite.com/hyperpatch/disruptor_beam_fix.rar )
To fix problems when [b]TS crashes when a [u]laser[/u] fires[/b] download the following DLL file and place it in your TS folder:
http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/download.php?id=24351

[b]"One or more dll files are missing" error on Vista[/b]: To fix this error, make sure the game is running as Administrator:
Browse to the game folder, right click on "Game.exe" -> Properties -> Compatibility > Tick "Run This Program as an Administrator".
Do that for all .exe (applications) in the Sun folder.

[b]LAN play[/b] has been improved by this new fix made by Scorpio9a:
http://www.understorm.net/cnc/lan/ts_ra2.php
If you have trouble connecting to online play use this launcher program:
http://www.commandandpatch.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=78

[b][u]Red Alert 2 (RA2)[/u][/b]

[b]Slow FPS[/b] on RA2? download this DLL file from PPM and place it in your RA2 folder:
http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/download.php?id=24351
You can also try disabling the video back buffer option, add the following to your ra2.ini file in the [Video] section:
[quote]VideoBackBuffer=no[/quote]
You can also try the unofficial RA2 1.007 patch and tick the box saying "Disable Hardware Acceleration" and see if that helps.
You can get the patch here:

http://blackassassins.org/pisc/readme.htm

[b]"***FATAL*** String Manager Failed to Initialize Properly" error on Vista[/b]: To fix this error, make sure the game is running as Administrator:
Browse to the game folder, right click on "Game.exe" -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Tick "Run This Program as an Administrator".
Do that for all .exe (application) files in the RA2 folder.

[b]LAN play[/b] has been improved by this new fix made by Scorpio9a:
http://www.understorm.net/cnc/lan/ts_ra2.php
If you have trouble connecting to online play use this launcher program:
http://www.commandandpatch.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=79

[b][u]Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge (YR)[/u][/b]

[b]Slow FPS[/b] on YR? download this DLL file from PPM and place it in your RA2 folder:
http://www.ppmsite.com/forum/download.php?id=24351
You can also try disabling the video back buffer option, add the following to your ra2md.ini file in the [Video] section:
[quote]VideoBackBuffer=no[/quote]
[b]Lockup/Long Loading time[/b] on Yuri's Revenge:
http://strike-team.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=43340#yr_load_crash
Try running the games in compatibility mode (right-click the game's exe file, click on properties, compatibility) for Windows 98/ME.
Guide on compatibility:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=10706
Also try closing background tasks:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=10700

[b]"***FATAL*** String Manager Failed to Initialize Properly" error on Vista[/b]: To fix this error, make sure the game is running as Administrator:
Browse to the game folder, right click on "Gamemd.exe" -> Properties -> Compatibility > Tick "Run This Program as an Administrator".
Do that for all .exe (application) files in the RA2 folder.

[b]LAN play[/b] has been improved by this new fix made by Scorpio9a:
http://www.understorm.net/cnc/lan/ts_ra2.php
If you have trouble connecting to online play use this launcher program:
http://www.commandandpatch.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=80

[b][u]Renegade (Ren)[/u][/b]

[b]"***FATAL*** String Manager Failed to Initialize Properly" error on Vista[/b]: To fix this error, make sure the game is running as Administrator:
Browse to the game folder, right click on "Game.exe" -> Properties -> Compatibility > Tick "Run This Program as an Administrator".
Do that for all .exe (application) files in the Renegade folder.
If Vista tells you Renegade has stopped functioning correctly when starting, run it in compatibility-mode for Windows-XP.

[b][u]Generals (Gen)[/u][/b]

[b]DirectX errors[/b]: check that you are running the game in a screen resolution that your graphics card supports, if it is not change
the settings in options.ini (Generals Data folder in My Documents) to a screen resolution that your card supports.

[b]Shell Maps[/b]:
If you are on Windows Vista and the shell maps (moving backgrounds) are not working then try putting generals.exe into Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode.

[b][u]Generals: Zero Hour (ZH)[/u][/b]

[b]DirectX errors[/b]: check that you are running the game in a screen resolution that your graphics card supports, if it is not change
the settings in options.ini (Zero Hour Data folder in My Documents) to a screen resolution that your card supports.

[b]Shell Maps[/b]:
If you are on Windows Vista and the shell maps (moving backgrounds) are not working then try putting generals.exe into Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode.

[b]can't join online games in Zero Hour[/b]: Some people using Zero Hour can't join online games, they are grey in the lobby - the solution for this is to run the game as admin.

[b]Zero Hour does not connect online[/b]: go to Programs and Features, select TFD and click Change. Untick Zero Hour, let the setup program remove it and then follow the same steps
again except this time tick the box. Zero Hour should now work online.

[b]Zero Hour load crashes[/b]:
Delete the options.ini file in the "Zero Hour Data" folder in My Documents.

[b]Zero Hour Game Hosting Problems[/b]:
If you have trouble hosting open these ports in your router:
TCP: 6667, 28910, 29900, 29920
UDP: 4321, 27900

In game - go to the options page and enter 4321 in the "Force Port" section. Seems the game needs a UDP port here. All TCP ports gave errors if tried. If you have a Netgear router check the box for "Send Delay".
If you don't have a Netgear router, try it off first then on if you still can't host. Click "Refresh NAT" a couple times. It will look as if nothing happened. Don't worry. Go to multiplayer and create a game.
It should load up ok when all players ready.
NOTE: Each time before you create a multiplayer game, go into the main options screen and click "Refresh NAT" a couple of times, THEN go into multiplayer and create a game.

[u][b]Online Problems:[/b][/u]

[b]"Could Not Connect" errors[/b]:
Open the following Ports on your firewall:
TCP Ports: 7000, 7001, 7002, 3840, 4005, 4808, 4810, 4995, 6667, 28910, 29900, 29920
UDP Ports: 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 4000*, 4321, 5400*, 5009**, 27900 (* = TS, ** = TD & RA1)

[b]"Westwood Shared Internet components not installed" error[/b]: download the following file:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/wolregister.zip
put it in the INTERNET folder of your TFD installation and run it there. If all goes well, you will
get two Windows message boxes telling you that "DLLRegistryServer succeeded" for a DLL file.
If you get one or more boxes informing you of a failure, you need to run as administrator.

[u][b]Additional Stuff:[/b][/u]

[b]Still having problems?[/b] Try here:
http://strike-team.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=43340

[b]More addons, fixes and extras[/b] for your games can be found on Nyerguds' TFD Fixes Page:
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/0_files.html

[b]Lost your manual/cd case?[/b]
This utility will find your registry keys if you already have the games installed:
http://xwis.net/downloads/XWISC.exe
If you have registered your games the serials should also be accessible here:
https://account.ea.com/common/login.do?locale=en_US&site=er&parsid=3276352

[b]RA1 dagger movie palette correction[/b]: only use if you notice the Dagger movie had weird coloured pixels in it.
http://frankaz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cncfilez/bmap.cab

[b]TFD fast launcher[/b]: No more waiting for logos to disappear on startup!
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=49&catid=4

[b]TFD Tiberian Sun mod exe fixer[/b]: if you run a TS mod which has its own exe-file to run the game, they usually ask for an original TS CD. This fixes that.
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/tfd_ts203modfix.zip

[u][b]Modding the games:[/b][/u]

[b]C&C95 UGE[/b] (TD/C&C1):
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=177&catid=69
Newer beta version (allows editing of weapons & music playlist):
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/tools/cnc95uge_beta.zip
(warning - incomplete manual and some unfinished data sections)

[b]RedEdit/SunEdit[/b] (RA & TS):
http://www.childs-play-software.co.uk/

[b]TibEd 1[/b] (C&C95, RA1 & CS/AM, TS & FS, RA2 & YR):
http://www.tibed.net/download?tibed


[b]TibEd 2[/b] (Gen & ZH):

http://www.tibed.net/download?tibed2

[b]RenSkirmish[/b] (Ren):
This simple application makes it easy to change the gameplay settings of Renegade's multiplayer practice mode and enables you to add your own maps.
The installed Westwood Studios maps will NOT have AI bots to fight against. Instead, you'll need to download extra maps with AI support.
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=395&catid=29&lpage=1

[u][b]Map editors for the games:[/b][/u]

[b]CCMap 3.1[/b] (TD/C&C1):
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=393&catid=69

[b]XCC Editor[/b] (TD/C&C1):
http://xhp.xwis.net/ (Included in the XCC Utilities pack. Click on [i]Utilities[/i] in the sidebar)

[b]Original Red Alert map editor (EDWIN.EXE) [/b] (RA1 & CS/AM):
to run EDWIN.EXE in TFD: Create a shortcut to "EDWIN.EXE" and open the properties of the shortcut. Then, click in the "Target" box, tap the [end] key on your keyboard, and then type a space and then '-cd.' (without the quotes)
(that's 'dash cee dee dot'. It will NOT work without the dot at the end).
[b]RAED 1.25 scenario editor[/b] (RA1 & CS/AM):
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=369&catid=60
To run it on TFD, you need this stripped down MAIN.MIX file:
http://www.cncforums.com/new/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=47&catid=4

[b]FinalSun/FinalAlert map editors[/b] (TS/RA2):
http://www.wagnerma.de/
You may need this registry fix to run FinalSun:
http://xhp.xwis.net/utilities/XCC_TFD_Shortcut_Installer.exe

If you only see a black map, FinalAlert 2 YR or FinalSun does not have write access to its program folder. You can fix this by right clicking the "FinalAlert 2 Yuri's Revenge"/"fs101" folder and choosing "Properties". Then switch to the "Security" tab and click on "Edit". Select "User" in the list and grant it full access below. To do this procedure, you will have to enter the administrator password, unless you have disabled UAC.

(Original post by Matze on his website: http://www.wagnerma.de/#newstext42 )

[b]Generals/Zero Hour World Builders[/b]
Go to your Generals/Zero Hour folder and click on "worldbuilder.exe".
Tutorial for worldbuilder by RVMECH (Use links on left hand menu to change sections):
http://www.cncden.com/worldbuilder/wb_foreword_rvmech.shtml

Many thanks for these solutions go to: aaaaaaaaarrrgghh, Antares376, Apoc, Beowulf, CeloUK63, Cheesew1z, Chickendippers, Steve Childs, Cncforensven, Cypher, Elearen, Frankaz, greydark, Hipsu , Hottentottene, Hyper, JTBomb, killboy06, Kirouk, Koen, Komfr, Madrox8, Mattf121, Matze, Mensmans, Moonypond, nathancnc, Npsmith, Nucleus1639, Nyerguds, Ryanz0r, Scorpio9a, Silverblade, Olaf van der Spek, THeBaka, TRIGRHAPPY, Ttyler, VK, Wardeathfun, Zimbio81.

[u][b]Update Log:[/b][/u]
Update: 19/08/2009 Added Hyper's TS disruptor crash fix & C&C95 hotfix by Nyerguds
Update: 05/08/2009 Added Windows 7 fix for C&C1 & RA1
Update: 02/06/2009 Cleaned up many sections, added CnCNet
Update: 14/05/2009 Added TS/RA2/YR Launcher programs for use with online play when applying Scorpio's LAN patch
Update: 13/05/2009 Added FinalAlert/FinalSun Help & TFD Installshield Error Help
Update: 31/01/2009 Added new Zero Hour game hosting help by CeloUK63
Update: 02/01/2009 Added disable UAC in Vista help
Update: 20/12/2008 Added additional Generals/Zero Hour shell map fix
Update: 07/11/2008 Added additional RA2/YR FPS fix
Update: 04/11/2008 Added Link to TFD 1.03
Update: 14/10/2008 Added TS WaveClass fix/RA2 slow fps fix, also cleaned up "Thanks" section
Update: 13/10/2008 Added Nyerguds 1.06 patch, edited CRC errors & Display Problems
Update: 29/08/2008 Added patch 1.02 help, folder help & installing TFD guide
Update: 13/08/2008 Added Video hang help. Ubuntu with wine guide coming soon...
Update: 17/06/2008 Added worldbuilders cleanup guide and some other stuff
Update: 08/06/2008 Added new LAN fix by Scorpio for TS/RA2/Yuri's Revenge, also moved RA 3.03 back into game fixes with Scorpio/Nyerguds LAN fix. Also added new Renegade Vista help too (thanks to aaaaaaaaarrrgghh)
Update: 21/05/2008 Added cleaner separation and fixed the links to cncworld so you can read their download information
Update: 12/05/2008 Re-Written Common Problems to be game by game
Update: 06/03/2008 Moved Red Alert 3.03 patch help to Additional Stuff as it requires the IPX protocol (not needed for v2.0 as thipx32.dll file replacement redirects to TCP/IP)
Update: 22/02/2008 Added extra help on DirectX errors & Vista TFD Launcher Advice
Update: 14/12/2007 Added "Incorrect CD-ROM" errors help
Update: 10/11/2007 Slight update on Display Problems
Update: 08/10/2007 Added new fix by VK and new resolution fix by Komfr & Nyerguds for C&C95
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By the way (as mentioned in old forum), there is another way to disable the back buffer in video memory in RA2/YR (may also work in TS, or so I've read) which is to add VideoBackBuffer=no in the Video section of both the ra2.ini and ra2md.ini therefore the user doesn't have to install the unofficial 1.07 patch (messing up compatability with 1.006 players in online play. Just incase you want to add that in.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9406.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9406.page GMT
By the way (as mentioned in old forum), there is another way to disable the back buffer in video memory in RA2/YR (may also work in TS, or so I've read) which is to add VideoBackBuffer=no in the Video section of both the ra2.ini and ra2md.ini therefore the user doesn't have to install the unofficial 1.07 patch (messing up compatability with 1.006 players in online play. Just incase you want to add that in.[/quote]
ah! I think you posted that after I quit the old forums

Just seen it now

I'll add that in shortly.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9654.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9654.page GMT

Just seen it now

I'll add that in shortly.[/quote]

Nice to give some contribution. I can't remember the original source, otherwise I'd give it to you so you could credit them! I do have other suggestions to get round problems, but most of them, you've found better solutions to. (such as fixing IPX in xp, etc...)]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9750.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9750.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9878.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/9878.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/12329.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/12329.page GMT I shall never surrender!

Hmm. I've only ever had problems with TS slowdown on wine, but that gets fixed by running it in open gl mode...]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/12339.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/12339.page GMT
Anyway if the TS problem is rare then its probably not worth setting up the back buffer option in the main thread. Anyway, do you (or anyone else on this forum for that matter) have any idea how to stop RA from giving me a reference memory error in Vista during mission 6? It also happens in xp when the back buffer option is ticked if that helps...

On a side note, since I upted my system to Quad Core and set RA to run on core 3 it seems to run a lot better than it did before, which is interesting.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15204.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15204.page GMT
Anyway if the TS problem is rare then its probably not worth setting up the back buffer option in the main thread. Anyway, do you (or anyone else on this forum for that matter) have any idea how to stop RA from giving me a reference memory error in Vista during mission 6? It also happens in xp when the back buffer option is ticked if that helps...

On a side note, since I upted my system to Quad Core and set RA to run on core 3 it seems to run a lot better than it did before, which is interesting.[/quote]
the guide on ra.afraid.org is way out of date
All you need to do is install TFD then install unoffical 1.03 beta (both on wine) - some of the 1.03 stuff might not work as it uses a batch program to run commands at the end.
]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15236.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15236.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15341.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15341.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15370.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/15370.page GMT
anyways, first, Yuris revenge was running fine, i attempt to go online and then it says missing something something. I went on google and it said to set compadibility to windows 98 or something (I cant remember what it said) and then the pop-up that said "Please insert the correct CD-ROM. natrually i set it back to be unchecked and now it runs fine the first like 3 seconds. Now it goes black then it says stuff about it having an error and if i wanted to send it or dont send the error report.

I am using Windows XP Home edition... any help is appriecated. any questions then just ask and ill try to answer it >_>]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/18297.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/18297.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/19607.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/19607.page GMT
What the problem is now is that, when i attempt to start yuris revenge, it gets a pop-up that says "main excutable for yuris revenge stopped working" or something like that. It this ask to send error report or not. this happens right after the screen goes black from starting the game, I do not even get to the actual game

this is Raven btw >..>]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20056.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20056.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20487.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20487.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20526.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20526.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20554.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/20554.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/22443.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/22443.page GMT p.s. now I still can't play online because is says Incompatable game versions????? HELP!]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/22786.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/22786.page GMT
Did you uninstall RA2/YR and then delete the folder, then reinstall and reapply the 1.006 patch? you could try using the auto updater of course instead of the standalone patch...]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/24322.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/24322.page GMT im trying to cet my command code, as i havent got the book. where ca i get them from?
]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/30141.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/30141.page GMT im trying to cet my command code, as i havent got the book. where ca i get them from?
[/quote]

You can purchase new serial keys directly from ea without the actual game.

[url]http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/cci/ea/replace_code.php[/url]]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/30239.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/30239.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/58634.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/58634.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/58728.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/58728.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/58855.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/58855.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/60399.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/60399.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/62527.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/62527.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/73486.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/73486.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/73643.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/73643.page GMT Browse to the game folder, right click on "Gamemd.exe" -> Properties -> Compatibility > Tick "Run This Program as an Administrator".
Do that for all .exe (application) files in the RA2 folder.

it still don't work

update: it works now i forgot 1 .exe file]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/74689.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/74689.page GMT
[quote=Melchior][quote=Nyerguds][quote=Melchior]As I mentioned in [url=http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/list/30/5073.page#76303]Problems with Tiberian Sun [/url] I can't get TS to work or Tiberian Dawn or RA1 to work at all it locks up on all of the Video Sequences including the intros.
In Tiberian Sun the Videos Stutters...[/quote]
Gah, don't post this in the wrong thread. If you open the sticky (and aptly named) "common problems" thread and look for "video" in the page, you immediately find the solution. You need to disable Sound Acceleration.[/quote]
Sorry..

Any chance you know of a way to temporally automate this "disable Sound Acceleration" in combination with a ForceCore option
I know how to setup a bat file is there a system command I can use? Thank you

All Right the combo of the "disable Sound Acceleration" in combination with a ForceCore" works well enough,
Only Tiberian Sun still has a small Video Issue...[/quote]

Hmm... I thought of setting up a batch file that did the necessary registry edits... but not only does it tum out to change a huge amount of reg keys, it's also the kind of keys that I think may be different on each system :-\

There's a ton of related values under keys ending on DirectSound\Device Presence and DirectSound\Mixer Defaults. I dumped my registry in a text file twice, once after enabling sound acceleration and another time after disabling it, and then used a tool to compare the 2 files and got out all related keys (there's usually a lot of unrelated ones concerning the opening of files and such too). Maybe if you do that you can make a batch file which changes the keys accordingly, using the command line reg.exe?

Mind you, it's entirely possible that dxdiag does some sort of device reboot when saving. In that case, changing these keys will still not have the same effect as what dxdiag does.



Either way, you could try it out... here's how to find all of they keys that need editing. On my system, I had to change the same values under 8 different keys.

Start regedt32.exe (from command prompt, or with start -> run)

In "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\", look through all of the ControlSets ("CurrentControlSet", "ControlSet001", "ControlSet002", etc) and see which ones contain a "Hardware Profiles" key.
In each of the folders under "Hardware Profiles" ("Current", "0000", "0001", etc), see which ones can be expanded all the way up to "System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\".

Under those, you'll find the actual device keys, with another subkey in them. In that subkey you'll find the keys "DirectSound" and "DirectSoundCapture".

In the "DirectSound" key, you need the keys "Device Presence" and "Mixer Defaults".

In "Device Presence" these keys will change:
"VxD": 0x00000001 when enabled, 0x00000000 when disabled
"WDM": 0x00000001 when enabled, 0x00000000 when disabled

In "Mixer Defaults":
"Acceleration": 0x00000000 when enabled, 0x0000000F when disabled]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/76646.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/76646.page GMT I check it out and see if it works....
Is there anyway to put those Reg changes into the bat file..... however the Bat file will also need to know when Game has existed so it can
change things back... I thinking...

example:{C&C95.exe}
c&c95.bat
{
ForceCore.exe 1 "c&c95.exe"
}
This is what I setup to deal with the CPU Affinity issue and it works great.

Now...

{
rundll32.exe directx -audioacc 0
ForceCore.exe 1 "c&c95.exe"
when{"c&c95.exe"=exits} do{rundll32.exe directx -audioacc 3}
}

Something like that....??]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/78446.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/78446.page GMT
-edit-

Huh... when I don't give the full path, it doesn't start the C&C95.exe in the directory I run it from, but the one configured in the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\C&C95.EXE

Really bizarre, though I guess that won't cause any problems if you don't have the game installed two dozen times like I do.


-edit again-


ForceCore doesn't seem to work well in combination with "start /wait" - apparently the ForceCore program ends right after starting the game, so that doesn't work, since "start /wait" only waits for its own argument program, and not any others it might've started. And ForeCore can't run "start" since it's a system command, and not an actual program.

If the core setting is kept and inherited in a batch file (which I can't test - single core here), I might have found a trick with 2 batch files that should work though:

[i]C&C95.bat:[/i]
{
@echo off
ForceCore.exe 1 startcnc.bat
}
Again, you may have to give the full path of startcnc.bat

[i]startcnc.bat:[/i]
{
@echo off
:: disable audio acceleration
start /wait "" "C&C95.exe"
:: re-enable audio acceleration
}
Note that "start" sees any first argument between quotes as window title text, hence the empty quotes before the "C&C95.exe"

You should test if it really runs with one core then though, by alt-tabbing out and checking the core affinity in the task manager.

What's that run32.dll though? Normally you can't execute dlls like that; they're libraries... I searched my system, but I don't seem to have a run32.dll.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/78564.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/78564.page GMT You should test if it really runs with one core then though, by alt-tabbing out and checking the core affinity in the task manager.

What's that run32.dll though? Normally you can't execute dlls like that; they're libraries... I searched my system, but I don't seem to have a run32.dll.[/quote]

Sorry I meant, "rundll32.exe" to try to access what ever Dynamic Link Library module contains the code that is responsible for executing the change in Acceleration level, its got to be somewhere.

I tried your above script it seems to work, inheritance of single core selection affinity.... I tried Executing it manually-clicking C&C95.exe, it didn't appear to to use any more than core "0" anyway.....??

I tried it on another app Ventrilo.exe, the inheritance of single core selection affinity seems to pass in this case as well...

Now to find command line Argument that works for the other problem and with that note I have posted on my favorite PC Forum.
[url=http://www.motherboards.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=110159]Command & Conquer: The First Decade__UoF-Patch(1.03)+Bat[/url]
]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/79591.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/79591.page GMT
Well as I said.. if it's just the registry go and make a list of these reg keys. Then the script can do a number of reg changes with reg.exe, launch C&C95 with "start /wait", and then use reg.exe to restore the registry values.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/79614.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/79614.page GMT
Ok found them, All of our PCs Audio hardware is integrated and Identical... so.
[quote][HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\HardwareProfiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\
PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\\DirectSound\Device Presence]
"Emulated"=dword:00000001
"VxD"=dword:00000001
"WDM"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\HardwareProfiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\
PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults]
"Acceleration"=dword:00000000
"SRC Quality"=dword:00000003
[/quote]

I found out that Setting Basic Acceleration works as well

[quote]"Acceleration"=dword:00000000 -- Full Acceleration.
"Acceleration"=dword:00000008 -- Standard Acceleration.
"Acceleration"=dword:0000000f -- Disabled, Acceleration.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Acceleration"=dword:00000000 -- Full Acceleration.
"SRC Quality"=dword:00000003
-----
"Emulated"=dword:00000001
"VxD"=dword:00000001
"WDM"=dword:00000001
----------------------------------------------------------
"Acceleration"=dword:00000008 -- Standard Acceleration
"SRC Quality"=dword:00000003
-----
"Emulated"=dword:00000001
"VxD"=dword:00000001
"WDM"=dword:00000001
----------------------------------------------------------
"Acceleration"=dword:0000000f (15) -- "Basic Acceleration", zero-Acceleration, but drivers operational
"SRC Quality"=dword:00000003
-----
"Emulated"=dword:00000001
"VxD"=dword:00000001
"WDM"=dword:00000001
----------------------------------------------------------
"Acceleration"=dword:0000000F -- Disabled. Emulation only
-----
"Emulated"=dword:00000001
"VxD"=dword:00000001
"WDM"=dword:00000001
[/quote]

Changing just the Acceleration, or lower it to "Basic Acceleration" does the trick
Check it out! Here is the
Reg.exe" Info and a test case.

[quote]REG ADD KeyName [/v ValueName | /ve] [/t Type] [/s Separator] [/d Data] [/f]

KeyName [\\Machine\]FullKey
Machine Name of remote machine - omitting defaults to the
current machine. Only HKLM and HKU are available on remote
machines.
FullKey ROOTKEY\SubKey
ROOTKEY [ HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC ]
SubKey The full name of a registry key under the selected ROOTKEY.

/v The value name, under the selected Key, to add.

/ve adds an empty value name (Default) for the key.

/t RegKey data types
[ REG_SZ | REG_MULTI_SZ | REG_EXPAND_SZ |
REG_DWORD | REG_BINARY | REG_NONE ]
If omitted, REG_SZ is assumed.

/s Specify one character that you use as the separator in your data
string for REG_MULTI_SZ. If omitted, use "\0" as the separator.

/d The data to assign to the registry ValueName being added.

/f Force overwriting the existing registry entry without prompt.

Examples:

REG ADD \\ABC\HKLM\Software\MyCo
Adds a key HKLM\Software\MyCo on remote machine ABC

REG ADD HKLM\Software\MyCo /v Data /t REG_BINARY /d fe340ead
Adds a value (name: Data, type: REG_BINARY, data: fe340ead)

REG ADD HKLM\Software\MyCo /v MRU /t REG_MULTI_SZ /d fax\0mail
Adds a value (name: MRU, type: REG_MUTLI_SZ, data: fax\0mail\0\0)

REG ADD HKLM\Software\MyCo /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d ^%systemroot^%
Adds a value (name: Path, type: REG_EXPAND_SZ, data: %systemroot%)
Notice: Use the caret symbol ( ^ ) inside the expand string
[/quote]
[quote]-- Disable, Set to "Basic Acceleration"
C:\>reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults"
/v Acceleration /t REG_DWORD /d 15 /f


-- FULL, Disable, Set to "Full Acceleration"
C:\>reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults"
/v Acceleration /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
[/quote]
And it works (Quotes Needed), the "/f Force overwriting the existing registry entry without prompt."

^^ I going to write up and test the bat files right now.




]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80365.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80365.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80645.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80645.page GMT
[/quote]
Yeah, disabling the Audio Acceleration is only needed not the Audop Drivers too.
As far as the GUI based Slider option goes, turn it down to "Basic Acceleration"



SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET It Works. ^^
Bwhahahaha.

I forgot to remove the "C:\>" from second "Reg" command re-enabling it, so with that fixed, IT WORKS ^^.
C&C95 is done and a SL Entry is Finished.
so on to the next on The Red Alerts.


And when I'm done I'll have a Nice Present for all of you, Assuming some one doesn't mind hosting the files (Archive)...



EDIT:
Well all the Batch files work except the Gaming Center Management Software we use refuses to use the two batch file method, I.E. it will only work with a single batch... so I switched to the more important of the two the second one (Sound Acceleration fix).
All The games (C&C95, RA1, RA2, RA2-YR, Tiberian Sun) run great. Here's a quick report.

C&C95, RA1 -- Only seem to use one CPU core anyway, the rest...

RA2, RA2-YR, Tiberian Sun... -- are set to both cores by default so the ForceCore fix might be needed, but they seem to work fine without it.

I had to also edit the path and make it full not just a relative path... >_<
[quote]start /wait "" "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Command & Conquer The First Decade\Command & Conquer(tm) Tiberian Sun(tm)\SUN\sun.exe"[/quote]
oh don't get me wrong its works fine as it was before if your manually executing it, or if by a Desktop shortcut.. but SL didn't like the relative path..... >_<
Oh I'll upload my work if one of you guys would host it... like C&Patch or something.

]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80671.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80671.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80782.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/80782.page GMT ok, sweet... Just send me a PM (Nyerguds or Chickndipp??) with an email address to send it too or maybe... I have Filezilla so FTPing is an option.

Should I edit the Reg Strings to remove any Hardware sensitive info, ie to look like this from my other posts
[quote]HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults"[/quote]
\PCI_Vendor_ID
\#String
These two strings were shorten and renamed.

In the copies I will up load should I do that, and (This would be my first time actually contributing ^^) do all the usual stuff.
- Adding comments (so newbs don't get confused lol )
- Adding Licensing (Junks?)
- And what ever else you guys think should go in??
]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/82549.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/82549.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/83202.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/83202.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/84064.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/84064.page GMT I know. Thats why each person will need to hunt down their specific registry string....

Its not that hard, just point to a basic tutorial on-line or we write one up and add it too the archive package..?


[quote=CCHyper]Interesting, someone gimme a brief overview of this topic? I read something about command args, i could build this into a launcher that would read the option from the INI...[/quote]
I work(Free ) at a gaming center, a little more then a year ago, late summer '07 before I started working for him, I suggested he get TFD because it has all the older Command & Conquer games together.. I wasn't aware at the time just how BAD the compilation was... I am great full for all the dedication from C&C Gaming Community to make them...

I was hoping to use a universal Command line Arug like...
Rundll32.exe ..................................................................
that would disable the Sound Acceleration without the hassle of searching for the reg entry itself since it would be partially different from PC to PC...

but the current solution works for us.
[quote]@echo off
:: Disable Audio Acceleration
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults" /v Acceleration /t REG_DWORD /d 15 /f

start /wait "" "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Command & Conquer The First Decade\Command & Conquer(tm) Tiberian Sun(tm)\SUN\sun.exe"

:: Re-Enable Audio Acceleration
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HDAUDIO\PCI_Vendor_ID\#String\DirectSound\Mixer Defaults" /v Acceleration /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
[/quote]
but Vista Apparently doesn't use the acceleration key, and I don't know if it would work on a Win2k PC so for the moment its an XP Fix?

Are you talking about building it into the TFD Launcher?
in that case
[quote]tfd-launcher.ini
{
cnc95-sca = yes
cnc95-dsa = yes

cncra1-sca = yes
cncra1-dsa = yes

cncra2-sca = yes
cncra2-dsa = yes

cncra2yr-sca = yes
cncra2yr-dsa = yes

}
dsa = Disable Sound Acceleration
sca = Single Core Affinity.
[/quote]
might look something like that.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/85190.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/85190.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/85795.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/85795.page GMT
I'm even going to through in desktop shortcuts, but they may need updating if the install is in a different location...

What I need advice on is the other support files that will go in the archive
Info file, copyright data( do I even need this at all?), acknowledgments (Nyerguds thanks for Helping me^^), etc???????????????]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/87626.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/87626.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/87697.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/87697.page GMT ok . Thanks.

Again good luck with your exams. If you don't mind what are you studying?


About this...?
[quote=Melchior]What I need advice on is the other support files that will go in the archive
Info file, copyright data( do I even need this at all?), acknowledgments (Nyerguds thanks for Helping me^^), etc???????????????[/quote]]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/87729.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/87729.page GMT . Thanks.

Again good luck with your exams. If you don't mind what are you studying?[/quote]
Hardly the place to discuss that but anyway... um, in general, I'm studying to become Bachelor in Applied Informatics.
Specifically, at this moment, I'm studying the most boring thing I've ever had in my courses... Information Systems Management X_x
(I'm a programmer ffs. Do I care what enterprise managers need to do with computer-based automation systems for resource & production management... if I ever work on that kind of systems, THEY still make the decisions anyway. The course is an interesting read maybe, but certainly not worth an exam)

[quote=Melchior]About this...?
[quote=Melchior]What I need advice on is the other support files that will go in the archive
Info file, copyright data( do I even need this at all?), acknowledgments (Nyerguds thanks for Helping me^^), etc???????????????[/quote][/quote]
Well for the rest, credit to the author of ForceCore, I'd say, with the URL of his website. That's probably about it]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/88003.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/88003.page GMT

When I get a chance I will make up an Archive and email it to you.
I have saved a copy of a draft email so I won't forget to email you.
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[quote]Vista users should also disable User Account Control:
Start -> Control Panel -> Classic View -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Polices -> Security Options ->
User Account Control: Behaviour of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode -> Change to: Elevate without prompting
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Change to: Disable[/quote]

This part needs to be scrapped.

Secpol (or the securities policy module) is only included in Vista Business and Vista Ultimate, rendering 99% of people who would need this advice without a solution. Not that 99% of people don't have Vista Ultimate, it's just that the ones who do can usually fix problems themselves.

Change it to this: (works for all Vista)

[quote=Elearen]Vista users should also disable User Account Control. Although this usually unnecessary, there are instances where this has solved various user's problems.

* Hold the Windows button on your Keyboard and press the "R" key.
* In the box, type the following: msconfig, then click OK.
* Click Allow to grant this program administrative priveliges.
* The MSConfig program should appear. Click on the Tools Tab.
* Scroll to the "Disable User Account Control" script.
* Run it.
* Restart your computer.

UAC should now be disabled, automatically granting administrative priveliges to all programs, such as needed by RA2 and TibSun.[/quote]



Or similar.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/111571.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/111571.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/111654.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/111654.page GMT
lol yeah I forgot about that one.
It'd be far simpler.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/112669.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/112669.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/112720.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/112720.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/122392.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/122392.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/122962.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/122962.page GMT
On C&C Mission 6 (Commando Mission), the game freezes when I get about an inch from the top of the map, and I receive the following error message:

[color=red][i][b]Application Error: C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\C&C95.exe[/b]
The instruction at 00432421 referenced memory at 01befc29
The memory could not be read from

Click on OK to terminate the application[/i][/color]


Can this be corrected ? And will this be a problem throughout the game and the rest of the games ?

Thanks !]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/124039.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/124039.page GMT
Nope. That fixes a different problem. This error occurs when the system changes the CPU clock speed to cope with demand, it is not the same one which causes the game to hang with hyperthreading/multiple cores.

In answer to your post Phantom, have you applied Nyergud's 1.06 patch?]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/125193.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/125193.page GMT
On C&C Mission 6 (Commando Mission), the game freezes when I get about an inch from the top of the map, and I receive the following error message:

[color=red][i][b]Application Error: C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\C&C95.exe[/b]
The instruction at 00432421 referenced memory at 01befc29
The memory could not be read from

Click on OK to terminate the application[/i][/color]


Can this be corrected ? And will this be a problem throughout the game and the rest of the games ?

Thanks ![/quote]

INSTALL THE FRICKING PATCH! FFS, you're posting in a thread that has a list of solutions. The least you could do is LOOK at them. There's even a separate sticky thread about the patch.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/125254.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/125254.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/130870.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/130870.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/131654.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/131654.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/132431.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/132431.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/135189.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/135189.page GMT You could also copy the entire disc contents to a folder on your HD and see if it'll install from there.
If you are having trouble with other CDs/DVDs then it could be this:
Change the transfer mode to PIO:
http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/cci/ea/cd_troubleshooting.php#piomode
If you have 2 DVD-ROMs on the same Data cable that can be the problem, Put one of the DVD-ROMs onto the same data cable as you Hard Drive.
This only applies to IDE (PATA) devices where there is only one hard drive and two DVD-ROMS.[/quote]

Frankaz the link about PIO mode is wrong.

This is what is should be

[url]http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=10703#piomode[/url]]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/146611.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/146611.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/148141.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/148141.page GMT
http://bayimg.com/DaOdCAAbe]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/163971.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/163971.page GMT
In other words, that crash probably happens because of a badly formed trigger or base entry in a mission.

It probably happened when you were starting a mission, right? If so, was it a custom or official one?]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/164726.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/164726.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/164768.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/164768.page GMT
Also, have you updated to C&C95 v1.06a? I fixed 2 of the #13 Nod missions in that...]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/165245.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/165245.page GMT Press ESC when on the mission - you should find the mission file name in the bottom right corner of the menu.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/191255.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/191255.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/206236.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/206236.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/206408.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/206408.page GMT
[quote=i_died2]i got error 0x80020009 when i put wolregister, it did say succeeded....but i still can't get online. i still get the compatibility problem [/quote]
The wolregister is supposed to show TWO boxes saying dll registration succeeded, If you got one error and one cuccessful registration, that still means it's not fixed.

The answer is simply that you need to have full administrator rights.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/206965.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/206965.page GMT
where do you find Programs and Features are you talking about vista?]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/207658.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/207658.page GMT
where do you find Programs and Features are you talking about vista?[/quote]
That is for Vista, It's called Add/Remove in XP or below...

It's in Control Panel.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/207999.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/207999.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/208117.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/208117.page GMT
Sorry Nyer, i misunderstood the problem. Post edited.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/208210.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/208210.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/226545.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/226545.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/245736.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/245736.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/246462.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/246462.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/246518.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/246518.page GMT [/quote]

I'll change that for you shall I?

edit:

There we go Frankaz this shall forever more be at the top of the TFD forum.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/250912.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/250912.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/250919.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/250919.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/251616.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/251616.page GMT and further to that some people might still want the singular fixes, as not everyone has TFD...

[quote=Elearen][quote=Frankaz]there's so many sticky threads it goes to the bottom of them [/quote]

I'll change that for you shall I?

edit:

There we go Frankaz this shall forever more be at the top of the TFD forum.[/quote]
Cheers mate! ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/252574.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/252574.page GMT and further to that some people might still want the singular fixes, as not everyone has TFD...[/quote]
Eh, seeing as he was specifically talking about the official TFD patches, that really isn't a valid reason ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/252696.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/252696.page GMT and further to that some people might still want the singular fixes, as not everyone has TFD...[/quote]
Eh, seeing as he was specifically talking about the official TFD patches, that really isn't a valid reason [/quote]
well it gave us something more to talk about ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/252733.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/252733.page GMT
I have looked through the previous notes and I don't believe i am able to find a fix for the issue i am experiencing..


At certain intervals during the game, the game will just freeze, it specifically happens on the start of a mission, or if if i move my units to a certain area of the map it will freeze again and crash me to the desktop

I have a screen shot of what happens if needed i can email it to someone, if anyone can help me fix this as it's driving me crazy

My comp specs are as follows

Win Xp Pro 32
4 Gig ram
1 TB HDD
Q6600 2.4ghz CPU - Quad Core
1 GB 4870 ATI Raideon - updated to the latest drivers

Game - TFD ... this is happening in orignal C&C game.


Thanks,

T.

]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253600.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253600.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253642.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253642.page GMT [/quote]
Just to make sure other people can fix it, here's a link:
http://members.shaw.ca/pholland/tfd/faq.htm#dawncrash
This should be put on the front page.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253659.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253659.page GMT [/quote]
Just to make sure other people can fix it, here's a link:
http://members.shaw.ca/pholland/tfd/faq.htm#dawncrash
This should be put on the front page.[/quote]

But it says on the front page to install patch 1.03 which would have fixed his problem.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253752.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253752.page GMT [/quote]
Just to make sure other people can fix it, here's a link:
http://members.shaw.ca/pholland/tfd/faq.htm#dawncrash
This should be put on the front page.[/quote]

But it says on the front page to install patch 1.03 which would have fixed his problem.[/quote]
True.. it'll only get into the thread if it happens after patching.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253922.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/253922.page GMT [img]http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cnc95upd/cc95p106/bugs/bug-topofmap.png[/img]]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/254752.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/254752.page GMT I didn't see this issue addressed on this thread.
]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/303690.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/303690.page GMT I didn't see this issue addressed on this thread.
[/quote]
The unofficial 1.03 patch corrects it... try the alt link to cncworld to get it.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/303986.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/303986.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/311206.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/311206.page GMT was it not fixed in one of the patches? Also - updated now with fix for windows 7 users running C&C1 & RA1.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/326993.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/326993.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/341401.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/341401.page GMT will do, also I need to add hypers fix too, and change the bit for zero hour. should be done today!]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/342102.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/342102.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/342208.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/342208.page GMT
"***FATAL*** String Manager Failed to Initialize Properly"

Tiberian Sun does not have a String Manager, so this paragrapgh under Tiberian Sun is kinda usless...

BTW, that disruptor fix seems to have not worked for all users, so a new one is due soon.]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/348701.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/348701.page GMT
"***FATAL*** String Manager Failed to Initialize Properly"

Tiberian Sun does not have a String Manager, so this paragrapgh under Tiberian Sun is kinda usless...
[/quote]
That's an error message that pops up in Vista...]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/361981.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/361981.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/362046.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/362046.page GMT
TS does not...]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/362575.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/362575.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/362580.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/362580.page GMT
TS does not...[/quote]

It comes up if you run TS in Vista without admin priveliges.

*shrug*]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/363781.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/363781.page GMT hmm. well having tested this I can't reproduce that error on vista, I did get the missing dll error though, so changed to reflect that. Check your PM Antares...]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/370515.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/370515.page GMT
*shrug*[/quote]

0__o]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/370798.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/370798.page GMT This happens in G: ZH (Generals Zero hour)]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/396983.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/396983.page GMT This happens in G: ZH (Generals Zero hour)[/quote]
did you fill in the details correctly? Email, EA Nick, Password, Month, Day & Year?]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/398051.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/398051.page GMT http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/423055.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/423055.page GMT are you creating a shortcut to edwin.exe or just right clicking it? ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/423259.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/423259.page GMT ej]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/423986.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/423986.page GMT ]]> http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/433823.page http://forums.commandandconquer.com/jforum/posts/preList/345/433823.page GMT