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 game.exe and ra2.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 1.006, 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 either Red Alert 2 disc to your CD/DVD drive.

If you are not using Windows XP, make sure you have re-enabled the SafeDisc driver by these guidelines.I have the retail CD version and DO NOT use Windows 10 / 11.

This guide will show you how to install Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 on modern operating systems, with different sections covering different releases of the game.

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