

You need the following files from the Allied CD: MAPS01.MIX All files must be placed in the same directory. You can also use Explore CD in the RA2 Autorun.Ĭopy the following files from the CD's to your new RA2 directory. Open the root directory of the CD by right-clicking on the drive in This PC and clicking Open. The default directory for the CD installation is C:\Westwood\RA2. If not, here is how to get around it.Ĭreate a new directory for Red Alert 2. If the installation works without errors, you can skip to step 3. Insert either Red Alert 2 CD (Allied or Soviet) in the drive. You will need about 2 GB of disk space and 250 MB of downloaded files. For Yuri's Revenge you need its own CD and serial key. You will need both original CD's (Allied and Soviet) and a working serial key to install RA2 with this guide. This guide should work for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 as well, but I can't confirm because I don't have any copies of those. After tampering with a lot of files and downloads, I finally managed to get RA2 and YR working on my Windows 10 PC, so I thought I would make a guide for it to help my fellow C&C players. Long time Command & Conquer fan here, new to this subreddit and to this community. I am not in any way affiliated with, or any other website providing downloads of pirated games for that matter, and I do not approve their use of this guide. You can find sets of used Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge CD's for sale on Amazon or eBay, or you can buy the Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection, which includes Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge, on Origin. Please buy the games if you want to play them. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge are NOT freeware. DISCLAIMER: This guide has been linked to from, a website providing free downloads of "abandonware" PC games.
