Original Command and Conquer for FREE!!

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Wonder if this will run in a Windows 98 virtual machine on VMware or something. Does it use DirectX? I can't remember!
 
i cant believe they didnt compress the ISO's.. i cannot believe that game took up 2 600meg ISO files truly.. even with the cutscenes
 
What the hell? Download and burn the ISO's?

Why not do a version that you just run off the HDD?

More lazy tripe from EA. :rolleyes:
 
Yeah, you just have to set the installer and game exe files to win95 compatability, check some boxes to disable visual themes/text services and install the patch for it to work in XP.

INSTALLING AND RUNNING C&C GOLD ON WINDOWS XP

Follow the instructions below to install and play C&C GOLD

Preparing to Install
1. Insert either C&C disc into your CD drive
2. Open My Computer and explore the CD
3. Right click either the install.exe or setup.exe
4. select PROPERTIES
5. Select the COMPATIBILITY tab
6. Check the check box for “Run this program in compatibility mode for”
7. Select WINDOWS 95 from the drop down menu
8. Click APPLY then OK
9. Double click the .exe file you just modified to launch it

Installing the Game
1. When you’re prompted to update DirectX, uncheck the check box so you won’t install it. It is extremely important not to install this DirectX update
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
Note: Installing Westwood Chat is not required, it can be canceled if you desire

Installing the Patch
1. Visit ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/ccgold and download CCGOLDXPPATCH.ZIP
2. Unzip the files and copy thipx32.dll into the install directory of the game (default path is c:\WESTWOOD\C&C95). You may overwrite the old version of the .dll file

Preparing to Run the Game
1. Go to the install directory of the game (default path is c:\WESTWOOD\C&C95)
2. Right click C&C95.exe
3. Select PROPERTIES
4. Select the COMPATIBILITY tab
5. Check the check box for “Run this program in compatibility mode for”
6. Select Windows 95 from the drop down menu
7. Check the check box for “Disable visual themes”
8. Check the check box for “Turn off advanced text services for the program”
9. click APPLY then OK

Playing the Game
1. Select Start > All Programs > Westwood > Command & Conquer 95 > Command & Conquer Windows 95 Edition. Or double click C&C95.exe located in the install directory (default path is c:\WESTWOOD\C&C95)

*Command & Conquer is not online compatible
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Duouk2000 said:
Yeah, you just have to set the installer and game exe files to win95 compatability, check some boxes to disable visual themes/text services and install the patch for it to work in XP.
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yeh, ive read that. I tried playing it a few years ago in XP and from what i remember it ran at about x1000 speed even in the slowest setting
 
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