If you did not disable User Account Control on your computer, install The First Decade to a folder which is NOT Program Files (x86).

Choose a custom installation, and for the time being, select C&C: Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge to install.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

If you are not using Windows XP, exit the autorun, and run setup.exe on the disc as administrator.

Insert your The First Decade disc to your DVD drive.

Make sure you have installed The First Decade version of Red Alert 2 (the base game) by these guidelines before proceeding.

If you are not using Windows XP, browse to the directory you installed the game to and set gamemd.exe and ra2md.exe to always run as administrator and in compatibility mode for Windows 7.From your Yuri’s Revenge disc, copy multimd.mix, thememd.mix, maps03md.mix, and mov03md.mix to your Red Alert 2 directory.Download and install XWIS’ Yuri’s Revenge multiplayer distribution from this page.Make sure you have installed the adapted XWIS’ multiplayer version of Red Alert 2 (the base game) by these guidelines before proceeding.The procedure below bypasses the problem by using the multiplayer-only release by XWIS (which was created under EA’s permission) and placing the necessary files for singleplayer usage. Coupled with the removal of the SafeDisc driver, there is (at the time of writing this guide) no way to install the game from the retail discs directly on Windows 10. I have the retail CD version and DO use Windows 10 / 11.įor some reason, the Red Alert 2 installer refuses to work on Windows 10. If necessary, scroll down to the “Handling Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11” section at the bottom of this page and follow the instructions.If you are not using Windows XP, browse to the directory you installed the game to and set gamemd.exe and ra2md.exe to always run as administrator and in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows 7.You can use the patch for your language from our site linked below, or one of these mirrors. Patch the game to version 1.001, the latest official patch.

Install the game as you normally would.If you are not using Windows XP, exit the autorun and run setup.exe from the disc’s setup subfolder as administrator.Insert the Yuri’s Revenge disc to your CD/DVD drive.Make sure you have installed the retail CD version of Red Alert 2 (the base game) by these guidelines before proceeding.

I have the retail CD version and DO NOT use Windows 10 / 11. This is an expansion pack for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, so make sure you install the base game first. This guide will show you how to install Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2: Yuri’s Revenge on modern operating systems, with different sections covering different releases of the game.

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