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Electronic Arts (EA) has released a free download of the original Command & Conquer Red Alert on their web site as part of the celebration of its 13th anniversary as a way of marketing their upcoming release Command & Conquer Red Alert 3.

Red Alert 2 free as well?

Yes, you can also get Red Alert 2 for free… as long as you pre-order Red Alert 3. Pretty smart way to market their new game right?

For now, if you have not had the chance to even play Red Alert 1, we encourage you to download it, try it, and share it at your heart’s contempt on FrostWire. I for one, played this game when it first came out until I could no more, it’s a truly entertaining live strategy game you won’t have enough off, I bet you’ll love it.

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  2. Chris

    Hi.
    I’ve just downloaded Red Alert Commander and Conquer (1). But how do I get it to work with Vista?

    Chris

  3. Chris

    Hi.
    I’ve just downloaded Red Alert Commander and Conquer (1). But how do I get it to work with Vista?

    Chris

  4. Anonymous

    To be honest we haven’t tried running it on Vista, but I just read some other people had the same problem as you are having…
    Many people on this forum had some useful tips: http://tinyurl.com/b936wv I hope you will find something useful.

    If anybody is running it on Vista and knows how to do it, please post the directions here.

    Thanks

  5. kademlia

    To be honest we haven’t tried running it on Vista, but I just read some other people had the same problem as you are having…
    Many people on this forum had some useful tips: http://tinyurl.com/b936wv I hope you will find something useful.

    If anybody is running it on Vista and knows how to do it, please post the directions here.

    Thanks

  8. Omnicidal_One

    As far as I’ve seen and heard, there is no way of having it work with Vista. I myself have Windows XP. But there are patches and such to make it work with this. But like I said about Vista, I’m not too sure there’s a way.

  9. Omnicidal_One

    As far as I’ve seen and heard, there is no way of having it work with Vista. I myself have Windows XP. But there are patches and such to make it work with this. But like I said about Vista, I’m not too sure there’s a way.

  10. Omnicidal_One

    I’m having an issue. I downloaded the same exact thing from another site last night. I did everything that was needed for it to work. But it still says things about inserting the disk. I’m downloading it from this site now to see if it will work. If not, any ideas?

  11. Omnicidal_One

    I’m having an issue. I downloaded the same exact thing from another site last night. I did everything that was needed for it to work. But it still says things about inserting the disk. I’m downloading it from this site now to see if it will work. If not, any ideas?

  12. marc

    @Chris: go on properties on the game and go to the second tab at the to . click the first check there and pull the arrow down and chose windows 98. then DONT TAKE THE CHECK OF click ok the try it

  13. marc

    @Chris: go on properties on the game and go to the second tab at the to . click the first check there and pull the arrow down and chose windows 98. then DONT TAKE THE CHECK OF click ok the try it

  14. Juan Diego

    Please, when I install the game, the system show “unable to locale files”, and #red alert unable to locate your CDroom drive, my CDRoom drive is F, Do i Do?

  15. Juan Diego

    Please, when I install the game, the system show “unable to locale files”, and #red alert unable to locate your CDroom drive, my CDRoom drive is F, Do i Do?

  16. mustafa

    hi,how can i download the red alert 2 and do i have to pay anything .
    regards

  17. mustafa

    hi,how can i download the red alert 2 and do i have to pay anything .
    regards

  18. Harry

    what a nice game men!! red alert 1 is better than 2 & 3…:)

  19. Harry

    what a nice game men!! red alert 1 is better than 2 & 3…:)

  20. paulo

    Use linux. its much more easy to install.
    LOL.

    Ubuntu user.

  21. paulo

    Use linux. its much more easy to install.
    LOL.

    Ubuntu user.

  24. isyraf

    but when i install ,it is tooooo long. i install red alert 3 on;ine

  25. isyraf

    but when i install ,it is tooooo long. i install red alert 3 on;ine

  28. Rashid Ahmad

    <Will brother i think it will need a crack. so find crack somwhere.

  29. Rashid Ahmad

    <Will brother i think it will need a crack. so find crack somwhere.

  32. General Hawk

    sorry i missed a little word.how can i found a crack for command and conquer red alert for pc and if you dont know and you know the site
    only tell me please and i sure chris is knowed and another people on this site…well you can call agent nick havoc parker or general Hawk
    and i want to send hello to chris and i soon find his proplem in red
    alert

  33. General Hawk

    sorry i missed a little word.how can i found a crack for command and conquer red alert for pc and if you dont know and you know the site
    only tell me please and i sure chris is knowed and another people on this site…well you can call agent nick havoc parker or general Hawk
    and i want to send hello to chris and i soon find his proplem in red
    alert

  36. rudge

    i already download the red alert 1 soviet disk, and i extract it,and follow instructions,but i can’t play it, my os is xp, it say’s error “SETUP.DLL not found. how can i change the compatibility mode for xp?please please help..:-(

  37. rudge

    i already download the red alert 1 soviet disk, and i extract it,and follow instructions,but i can’t play it, my os is xp, it say’s error “SETUP.DLL not found. how can i change the compatibility mode for xp?please please help..:-(

  38. ibtisam

    Man i dont know if it really works but i am downloading it.Its taking a long time but it will be worth the waiting.

  39. ibtisam

    Man i dont know if it really works but i am downloading it.Its taking a long time but it will be worth the waiting.

  40. John

    i have vista, and i have it working. you will need to download a patch. and change the compatability options to windows 95, 256 colours
    cant remember exactly where i got it from just google ‘redalert 1 vista patch’ you should find it. just letting you know it does work on vista!

  41. John

    i have vista, and i have it working. you will need to download a patch. and change the compatability options to windows 95, 256 colours
    cant remember exactly where i got it from just google ‘redalert 1 vista patch’ you should find it. just letting you know it does work on vista!

  42. ollie

    how do i get it to work ?
    the second i open the downloaded file it ask’s me how i should run it , can somebody give me a step by step. :S

  43. ollie

    how do i get it to work ?
    the second i open the downloaded file it ask’s me how i should run it , can somebody give me a step by step. :S

  44. Mey

    Could you possibly walk me through this? Every folder I try doesn’t install it and it’s starting to get on my nerves x__X;

  45. Mey

    Could you possibly walk me through this? Every folder I try doesn’t install it and it’s starting to get on my nerves x__X;

  46. darksahdow

    i think you have to burn it to a cd frist then run it

  47. darksahdow

    i think you have to burn it to a cd frist then run it

  48. ant

    You have to extract the whole file and mount the iso on a virtual drive.

  49. ant

    You have to extract the whole file and mount the iso on a virtual drive.

  50. Sci-Evil

    Whats the difference between the soviet and the allied disc version?

  51. Sci-Evil

    Whats the difference between the soviet and the allied disc version?

  54. Nesral

    Hi there

    Likewise having some serious issues with getting this installed. Downloaded in two files, one for Allies and Soviet discs which had the XP Patch and .iso. …And miscellaneous marketing rubbish ;P

    Right. So OS is XP. First I used Daemon Tools to open the .iso for the Allies disc. Explored CD, changed properties of Setup to Win 95 Compatability (the Setup .exe that is in the parent directory, not one of the others). When I tried to run it, nothing happened. No error messages or anything, just nothing.

    Next I tried the same thing from a CD-R. Same result. Although the EXTRACTED archive was burned to the CD, maybe that has something to do with it???

    Also tried running the Setup straight off the hard drive (with Win 95 compatability enabled) and that didn’t do anything either.

    I’ve looked at the tip links etc, and followed ’em to the letter, but it doesn’t seem to do anything.

    Only conclusions I can draw is that the downloads are FUBAR or it just doesn’t like this computer.

    Can anyone give me any pointers???

  55. Nesral

    Hi there

    Likewise having some serious issues with getting this installed. Downloaded in two files, one for Allies and Soviet discs which had the XP Patch and .iso. …And miscellaneous marketing rubbish ;P

    Right. So OS is XP. First I used Daemon Tools to open the .iso for the Allies disc. Explored CD, changed properties of Setup to Win 95 Compatability (the Setup .exe that is in the parent directory, not one of the others). When I tried to run it, nothing happened. No error messages or anything, just nothing.

    Next I tried the same thing from a CD-R. Same result. Although the EXTRACTED archive was burned to the CD, maybe that has something to do with it???

    Also tried running the Setup straight off the hard drive (with Win 95 compatability enabled) and that didn’t do anything either.

    I’ve looked at the tip links etc, and followed ’em to the letter, but it doesn’t seem to do anything.

    Only conclusions I can draw is that the downloads are FUBAR or it just doesn’t like this computer.

    Can anyone give me any pointers???

  59. Joseph

    Is the Red Alert download usable with a Mac? I have not tried yet and don’t want to unless I’m sure it will work. I’m very concious about putting junk on my mac, you see!

  60. Anonymous

    mine wont work my os is xp (I think) PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    it says Windows 5.1 is currently running. This version of red alert is a windows 95 only product.
    HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  61. Anonymous

    Matagal ko ng nilalaro ito pero ngayon nasa saudi na ako dinadownload ko red alert 1 gagana kaya ito sa xp light. naindihan nyo mga kano magaral kayo magtagalog hehehehehe!!11!11

  62. Anonymous

    matagal ko ng nilalaro ito mga pre ngayon nasa saudi na ako dinadownload ko sa xp light ito gagana kaya ito dito mga pre? hoy mga kano at arabo mag aral kaya mag tagalog heheheheheh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  63. burence

    how did you instal it???? i have downloaded Red Alert1 Allied disc and Red Alert1 Soviet disc but i don't know how to instal it?? please help me šŸ™‚

  69. legoboy08msncom

    i found out that this is not a full game, it is how to get the cd version to work on xp and vista. it is no more than a strange kind of patch. basically, if you stick the original cd into a windows vista drive, it wont detect it. so you go and download the link on this page, to make it actually work. do not download this, try to find a transfer from rapidshare from a friend. this page will not work without the cd.

  71. alananan

    how do u install it on vista????????????????????????????????/

  73. Anonymous

    I have the same problem. It was my best game ewer I wold very much like 2 play it again.

  74. pimp50

    ive downloaded Red Alert soviet disc, how do i get it running please???

  75. pimp50

    ive just downloaded Red Alert soviet disc, how do i get it running please???

  81. Ronnie Encabo

    pwede po b pdownload…ok po kya sya s windows 7?

  82. Ronnie Encabo

    pwede po b pdownload…ok po kya sya s windows 7?

  83. shredkil

    Check this link out if your having trouble installing Command and Conquer Red Alert 1 on Windows XP or Window's vista. I was having a bit of trouble myself getting the game to run, but it runs like a champ (complete with counterstrike and aftermath) now after watching this video. The dude explains everything well. Hope this helps:



  84. Mohamadassyakirin

    did i need to pay for something????please reply..

  86. sam

    im not sure but i have also got vista and it doesnt work
    sam

  92. Linus Zhu

    Ok everybody! Here’s what I figured out so far to let you have, if my information is correct, So first of all, download either discs, or both. I currently have the Allied, so I may be wrong for the Soviet. Anyways, so you have it downloaded, right? I have it as a WinRAR file, so extract it to somewhere you know or right in that place. So you got it in folder form. Open it, and you’ll see some files. Look for the .iso one. Burn that onto a disc (CD-ROM). You can use something like Alcohol, MagicDisc, and stuff like that. Go to My Computer (I have Windows XP) and click on the disc you have burned the .iso to. It opens up a bunch of stuff like Install, Patch, Automenu and stuff like that. Because this game is for Windows 95, you’re going to have to change the compatibility. I think you go to Install. Click on the thing that says “Install” or “Setup”. When you load it up, it should say it’s for Windoes 95. So exit out and right click and go down to Properties. Click on that and tab over to Compatibility. It should have a few boxes and what not. Check the box that begins with “Run for” or something like that, and a box under it will unlock. It should say Windows 95, but if not, change it to Windows 95. Click Apply, and then Ok. After this, I’m guessing. I think you should run it and let it install. For it to work, I think, go back to Patch. Copy them over to the Install folder. Then double click on the PATCH.exe and it gives you the latest update for the game. Then just run the game, I guess.

    Hope this helps you, I’ll info you when I figure out EVERYTHING.

    -Linus

  93. Linus Zhu

    Actually, it gives you a .iso to burn to a CD-ROM. You can use that to install RA instead of the original disc. I think the reason it really can’t read it is because it was for WINDOWS 95. RA1 only worked on Windows 95 before.

    -Linus

  94. A7xjunkie9109

    right click the install > go to properties > click the tab called compatibility > check run this program as… then select windows xp SP3 or sp2 or sp1 w.e. you wish should work does with windows 7

  96. technology sucks

    you need to download winrar and magic disk open cd file in win rar then extract to desktop
    then open magic disk (icon will appear bottom right on taskbar near the time) right click / mount/you can now acess CD once installed open XP Patch

  97. technology sucks

    you need to download winrar and magic disk open cd file in win rar then extract to desktop

    then open magic disk (icon will appear bottom right on taskbar near the time) right click / mount/you can now acess CD once installed open XP Patch

  98. Pee_wee

    red alert 1 allies download is broken… im about from 70% and it says that it can’t be downloaded… i tried 3t times and still problem here.. can you fix it???

  100. Westwood

    Damn EA they shutted down westwood studios Miss wetwood šŸ™

  108. Aquano143

    you should have chosen to download the one that is compatible with vista.

  112. Xxbuffyxx82

    I believe you need an ISO so you can mount in a virtual disc drive. Check download dot com for some going to figure it out soon once they are done downloading my self going to try to use daemon tools see how that works for it.

  113. Xxbuffyxx82

    I am running windows 7 with 64 bit and no matter what i do it tells me i need a verstion for the 64bit… I dont know what to do is there any way i can get this to work….I had it on my old comp then got a new one and i cant seem to figure why i cant find some where to tell me where to find it or how to get it to work… if someone could please help I would really like to get this working miss the game.