Hi, 
I only play RA in the Skirmish mode.   (me against 5 teamed allies) 
Since the new version installed itself automatically , i can't load my saved games anymore. 
see att. 
  
I now reinstalled the old version and blocked all exe files from connection so i do'nt get the patch. 
That works for me, but you may want to have a look at it. 
  
Thanks,  
eraseme