Actually I have Command and Conquer Red Alert installed on my XP machine. I
agree that Red Alert 2 is a superior game, but there are some who still like
the older one. Here's detailed instructions for installing C&C Red Alert.
Follow them closely.


Here are the steps needed for installing Red Alert on Windows XP :

a.. You must have Administrator Rights on Windows XP in order to install
Red Alert. This is a Win2000 and Windows XP setting. Please contact your
system administrator or Microsoft for instructions on setting your
administrator privileges.

a.. To find out if you are logged in as the Admin follow the following
steps:
1.. Click on the Start button.
2.. Click on Settings.
3.. Then click on Control Panel
4.. Select User Accounts. Under the user tab you should see the user
name as Administrator.

b.. To install the game follow these steps:
1.. Insert the Red Alert disk into the CD-ROM drive. Close the
installation window that appears if Autoplay is turned on.
2.. Click on the My Computer icon.
3.. Right click on the CD-ROM Drive with the game in it.
4.. In the drop down menu, select explore.
5.. Find the folder called Setup95. Double click on it to open the
folder.
6.. Inside that folder find the file called install.exe.
7.. Right click on install.exe. Select send to.. then desktop, from the
drop down menu.
8.. This will create a shortcut on the desktop. Right click on that
shortcut and select properties.
9.. Select the Compatibility tab.
10.. Check the Run this program in compatibility mode for: box.
11.. Then select Windows 95 in the drop down window below.
12.. Click Apply then OK.
13.. Double click on the shortcut to install the game.

c.. In order for the game to run properly you must install the latest
patch.
1.. Locate the latest patch on our FTP site.
a.. Click here to go to the latest Red Alert patch.
2.. Drag the patch to your desktop.
3.. After completing the download, copy the patch file into the Red
Alert installation directory, by default this is located at
C:\Westwood\RedAlert
4.. Double click on the patch to run the patch file, this will create
three more files - Patch.exe, Patch.r

"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ewwWJLc$FHA.344@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Command and Conquer Red Alert will not run in XP.. however, were you to
> purchase Red Alert 2, a graphically superior game, encompassing way more
> strategy, you would have no problems at all..
>
> I am still looking to find somebody who has Win 95 and a desire to play
> antiquated strategy games..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "knightman5g" <knightman5g@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:657BD751-9ECF-4A31-92A9-7184586DFFA7@microsoft.com...
>> The game is Command and Conquer, Red Alert. After running the
>> compatibility
>> wizard, I was able to install it, but then when I tried to run it, I got
>> the
>> following message: " The procedure entry point SMapLS_IP_EBP_12 could
>> not be
>> located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll" Does this mean that
>> maybe
>> it is one of the games that makes direct calls to system hardware?
>>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>>
>>> knightman5g wrote:
>>>
>>> > Is there any way, aside from running two OS, to run this game?
>>>
>>>
>>> What game? It depends entrely on which it is.
>>>
>>> Some older games will run under Windows XP without doing anything
>>> special,
>>> some will run if only you run them in compatility mode, others won't run
>>> at
>>> all.
>>>
>>> If the game tries to access the hardware directly (as many older games
>>> did)
>>> it won't run at all under Windows XP.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>