RA2 Setup crash

Gangster · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: RA2 Setup crash

I have come with problem and looking for you help. I have reinstalled windows (XP SP2). After that i have deleted all foulders with programms coz in any way the are need to be installed again. One of thouse deleted foulders was with RA2. But now whenever im trying to install RA2 again, Setup give a crash. Like Setup.exe - erroe ocured. Aplication will be closed. Sorry ect. Send to MS this info about error. Does anyone have similar problem, and solution how to fix it? (Plz dont suggest another windows reinstall.. it will help i know)

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geekspeek · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

Is the disk scratched or dirty?

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John Galt · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Getting RA2/YR to work on XP is a puzzle - for some people it works straight away without any glitches, for some it needs Compatibility Mode enabled on the executables, and for some it just fails no matter what.
Compatibility Mode might fix this problem for you as well.

IcySon55 · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003 **Location**: Overworld

This is a known problem with XP SP2 that I have personally experienced and have found a way to get around it.

Would be a good idea to print these instructions because you will be restarting your machine.

Step 1: Restart, before the windows logo shows up, press F8 and go into Safe Mode.

Step 2: Once there, open My Computer, browse to the RA2 CD.

Step 3: In the root directory of the CD, try to run setup.exe, it will fail or do nothing at all, that is perfectly normal for Safe Mode.

Step 4: Go into the setup directory and run setup.exe there. Same deal as above.

Step 5: Restart back into normal Windows. Then try to run setup again. It should work.

This worked for Arikado and myself as well. If it fails for you, then I have no more ideas to suggest.

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