RA1 full web installer stuck in extractin files....

[killerdg]

hello people....

i cant tell how happy im to be able to play my fav games once again

so far ive downloaded tiberian dawn, dune and TS.... but im having problems installing RA1

for 3th time it stucks in extracting files

[FunkyFr3sh]

Do you have any security programs installed? Anti-virus/Firewall/Sandbox? Make sure those program are not blocking the installer

 

Is there any error message? Are you sure it really stucks, it could take a few minutes to extract the files

[killerdg]

hello there...

 

no security programs installed yet.... im sure it is stuck since i give it 1 hour to sit down en every attemp i did (3 install attemps) no error poped it just shows like it is working

but it never finish

[FunkyFr3sh]

Can you try the Mini-Web installation option to see if that one works?

[killerdg]

yeah sure, let me try and will let you know

 

...... ok... mini web install its working like a charm... is there any way i can add the singleplayer missions to this installation?

[FunkyFr3sh]

I was just reading that there is a bug in the tools i used to create the installer, a resouce (GDI objects) leak that breaks the installer after a runtime of about 50minutes. I never noticed that since my connection is fast and the download takes only 10-15min. How long does it take for you to download the files for the full installation? You could try to uncheck the "install cd2" box and the download should only take half the time, maybe that is going to fix the problem

 

Adding singleplayer to the mini install would be an option too

 

Edit:

Here is how you can do a full install using the freeware files directly:

1. Download both cds via your browser:

(EU Server) http://funkyfr3sh.cncnet.org/freeware/RedAlert1_AlliedDisc.rar

(EU Server) http://funkyfr3sh.cncnet.org/freeware/RedAlert1_SovietDisc.rar

Or:

(US Server) ftp://ftp.cncnet.org/redalert/RedAlert1_AlliedDisc.rar

(US Server) ftp://ftp.cncnet.org/redalert/RedAlert1_SovietDisc.rar

2. Start RA1installer and choose Full CD-Install

3. In the next menu select the folder where you downloaded the 2 .rar files and hit ok

 

Let me know if it worked!

[killerdg]

i see i see..... well im from Bolivia so we dont have a good internet connection... the download is taking about 1 hour and 10 mins or so

..... that might be the problem... i will try the alternative way you say and will let you know as soon as i finish

 

thanks you a lot!

[killerdg]

worked perfectly!!!.... thanks you so much for the help funky

now if you excuse me...... i have some past to remember

[FunkyFr3sh]

Ah nice, I hope the problem will be fixed soon

[hennyc]

Hi, would you mind to update those links thanks.