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Bug #870

Problem Starting Red Alert 2 on Windows 10

Added by Daniel Curtis over 7 years ago. Updated almost 7 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Start date:
11/12/2016
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
0.50 h
Spent time:

Description

I recently got Red Alert 2 to play on Windows 10, but came across problems trying to start the game, stating "Error: Unable to set the video mode".

Set Compatibility

  • To fix this issue, I went into the C:\Westood\RA2 directory and right-click on Ra2.exe then click on Properties.
  • Next go to the Compatibility tab and check [X] Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows 7.
  • Click OK to apply the settings.

Set Resolution Manually

  • To fix this issue, I went into the C:\Westood\RA2 directory and edited the ra2.ini, changing the following parameters:
    [Video]
    ScreenWidth=1366
    ScreenHeight=768
    StretchMovies=no
    

Resources

#1

Updated by Daniel Curtis over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
#2

Updated by Daniel Curtis over 7 years ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed
#3

Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 7 years ago

  • Target version changed from 34 to Windows 10

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