Devo1929

I'm not saying it shouldn't be done necessarily. I'm just saying I don't recommend it. I don't know when the installer referenced was built. The older it is, the more that needs to be updated during the download process and while I wish the updater was error proof, that's not always been the case. We can't support legacy OS's or software indefinitely. I wouldn't consider dropping support for an OS that was dropped 8 years ago "drastic" either. We could leave around an instance of the client before XP drop, but those players would likely only be able to play with each other... No improvements or very very slow improvements can also create a stale experience. In which case you'll lose more players, too. Likewise, I'm sure there are many people that don't need XP that also didn't vote. I think there's also a percentage of those that did vote for continued support of XP are either trolling or just unwilling to make any sort of change even if they already have the means to do so. We can only go by the numbers. It's interesting that a reason mentioned for some possibly not voting is that the website may not function their older browsers. That basically makes my point. Older OS's, browsers, frameworks, etc... simply lack the ability to handle features or other libraries that we have access to. We can't continue to support legacy software indefinitely. Technically, it's not that we're dropping XP support. It's that we're dropping .NET 4 support and Windows XP is limited to .NET 4. It's not that we can't build anything additional on .NET 4. It's that we're severely limited in the speed and efficiency of building most things on it, because we would need to implement things completely manually that are otherwise available "out of the box" in newer versions of .NET. Simply, there are features and capabilities of newer versions of .NET that we're unable to take advantage of. There are third party libraries that allow us to build things better or more efficiently that we're unable to take advantage of because they have cut .NET 4 support. I'm going to try to spin up a virtual instance of Windows XP on SP3 and attempt to install it to reproduce your issue. I'll reply here if I can find a resolution.

I'm not sure what the issue is as I've never seen it before, but two things: I do not recommend using a legacy installer Window XP will not be supported for the client at all in the very near future.

Please try steps in this post: https://forums.cncnet.org/topic/12239-troubleshooting-first-launch/

Please try the steps in this post: https://forums.cncnet.org/topic/12239-troubleshooting-first-launch/

Ah, sorry. I just now realized you're referring to Red Alert, not Red Alert 2. I'm not going to be able to help you there...

Try different renderers. You'll need to restart your client each time you change it.

There is a setting in the Options area of the client for Windowed Mode during in-game. I don't use it myself, but many have mentioned that they need to use the TS-Draw renderer when playing in windowed mode.

Our installer is neither Red Alert 2 or Yuri's Revenge specifically. It is simply wrapper to fix compatibility issues and also allow you to play multiplayer online. The error you're seeing implies that you do not actually own the game first. You must first purchase and install Red Alert 2 from a reputable source (like Origin). If you do decide to play online, you can limit the gameplay to Red Alert 2 using an option in the game lobby (skirmish or online play). The checkbox is labeled "Red Alert 2". That will limit countries and units to those in Red Alert 2 only.

Looks like you installed the game to your "Program Files" directory. You either need to A) run the game as admin or B) install to a directory that is NOT write protected. IE, install the game to "C:\ra2" or something.

We're conducting a survey on whether many people among CnCNet users (mod players included) still use Windows XP and can't use anything else. Dropping Windows XP support means developers are less restricted in implementing new features and fixes. Please vote if you're OK with that using the link and if possible forward it to other parts of the community. https://strawpoll.com/polls/BJnX4adJPnv

Can you upload a copy of your ra2md.ini file?

Can you try to reinstall again with the latest installer? https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe

You can download maps here: https://mapdb.cncnet.org/search/?game=yr Or simply browse the Forum. Once you've downloaded a map, you should have a file with a .map extension. That file (and perhaps any images that come with it) need to be put into the following directory: <installation path>\Maps\Custom

We did find an issue with the latest installer as it did not include a necessary file. We've fixed the installer. Please install again using the same download link that currently exists. https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe

We did find an issue with the latest installer as it did not include a necessary file. We've fixed the installer. Please install again using the same download link that currently exists. https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe

We did find an issue with the latest installer as it did not include a necessary file. We've fixed the installer. Please install again using the same download link that currently exists. https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe

Hey, a few others have reported this as well. I've rebuilt the installer to include that missing file. Can you please try to redownload with this link?https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe?t=1

Hey, a few others have reported this as well. I've rebuilt the installer to include that missing file. Can you please try to redownload with this link? https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe?t=1

This posts attempts to outline some common issues when attempting to launch the client for the first time. This post will be updated as necessary. Latest version of the client installer: https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe Common issues: Unable to launch client. It crashes immediately. This most often occurs due to a conflict with your graphics card. Your graphics card resolution is too large for the client/renderer to handle properly. By opening the crash log file mentioned in the error message, you may see a line similar to: InitGraphicsMode: 5120x1440 where the resolution specified is very large. To resolve this, you can try to edit your ra2md.ini file in the installation path of your client and add (or edit) the following properties to it: [Video] ClientResolutionX=1920 ClientResolutionY=1080 If you are still receiving the same error even after making the resolution change above, you may need to change the renderer. Editing the same ra2md.ini file, try one of the following two additions/edits: [Compatibility] Renderer=CNC_DDRAW OR [Compatibility] Renderer=TS_DDRAW Receiving a message in the client lobby: "Cannot join #cncnet chat channel. You are banned." This is a false warning/error and does not actually mean anything. Furthermore, if you are seeing this message when in the Yuri's Revenge chat channel of the client, you are on an older version of the client and should update as soon as possible.

In your installation folder, there should be a file called ra2md.ini. Can you please edit it and try adding/editing the following section and key? Then, try to start your client again. [Compatibility] Renderer=CNC_DDRAW If that does not work, please try this renderer instead: [Compatibility] Renderer=TS_DDRAW These are settings that can be edit IN the client, once you've gotten it to actually launch, but if you've gotten that far, you probably don't need to edit it anymore.

Can you please try the steps in the following post to resolve this issue? https://forums.cncnet.org/topic/12239-troubleshooting/ Let me know how it goes.

I've created a temporary installer for the latest 8.13.1 version. https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer_8.13.1.exe If this works ok for you, I'll make it the default installer for everyone.

That's really odd... I was able to launch my client with that exact INI file. Can you also try to download and install from this version of the installer? It's the latest version. I see from your log that you're on an older version. https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer_8.13.1.exe

You probably need to just add those properties yourself. I've added them to the ra2md.ini file you shared here. RA2MD.ini

I've created a temporary installer for the latest 8.13.1 version. Care to be the guinea pig and make sure it works ok? https://downloads.cncnet.org/CnCNet5_YR_Installer_8.13.1.exe If this works ok for you, I'll make it the default installer for everyone.