Command and Conquer freeware download

I found that I could download Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun from EA's website. So I downloaded it and it saved it to a .rar file (and my default program was Google Chrome to open it.)

Here's EA's freeware website-
http://www.commandandconquer.com/classic/

The installation instructions say to unzip the file but my file is not zipped...

Here's the instructions-
http://na.llnet.cnc3tv.ea.com/u/f/eagames/cnc3/cnc3tv/TibSunFreeware_install.html

I am unsure of how to play the game ????
Please help!!

I am running an HP HDX with Windows 7.
Also, my machine is capable of running in Windows XP Mode .... Does CnC have to run on an older machine???

 

I'm looking at it now, q'd file and it says it's a .rar file.

What kind of file do you have?

 

A .rar file is another form of .zip file, kind of. It's two different kinds of a compressed archive, but Windows won't automatically know how to open it.

Download and install 7-zip, it knows. Right-click your downloaded file, pick "7-Zip", and pick "Extract Here". That will extract the .rar archive's contents to a folder called "EA Games". Move that entire folder to C:\Program Files. Then go to that folder, open it, open the next C&C Tiberian Sun folder, and in there you will see, among other things, a short-cut to "Play Tiberian Sun".

Note that when I try to play it I get an error saying that it's missing a few dll files. If I find a solution and/or work-around, I'll come back and post it here.

 

lol I was just editing to say I misread the first line, but yeah, you need 7zip or winrar to extract (unzip) the files to a folder.

But thanks for the link, my power went out so I lost my que slot dammit, gotta restart the d/l.

 

Thanks mimsy! That is what I needed.

But I get the same problem that you have...

It says "One or more of the DDL were missing or damaged. Please reinstall."

 

Command and Conquer freeware download error

I got my Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun download thanks to the help of some MajorGeeks....

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=217690

But now I get an error when I try to play the game it says...

"One or more of the DDL were missing or damaged. Please reinstall."

Another person also had the same error. Is there a way to fix it or should I re-download the game?

Please help!!

 

Havn't had a chance to re-download it yet but I had a quick search on this problem and aparently....

Not sure if that will work but worth a try.

 

Okay, I got it.

To get it running, this is what I did:

First this:

Then go to the EA Games folder, and open the folder names "Command & Conquer: The First Decade". I clicked on the shortcut to "Play Tiberian Sun" and set the compatibility to "Windows 98/Windows ME" and checked the box to Run as Administrator. Then I opened the folder "Command & Conquer(tm) Tiberian Sun(tm) and then the folder "SUN". In there, I set the comaptibility for all .exe files I could find, to the same as the shortcut: "Windows 98/ME, and run as Admin. There should be three files to do this to.

Now the game starts, runs, has sound working just fine, and it let me start a new campaign no problem.

It didn't let me use my wireless mouse, which made gameplay kind of, eh, non-existent, but I blame that on the mouse. Wireless mice were not around in 1998.

EDIT:
Problem. The laptop's touch pad does not work either. All my wired mice are PS2, and the laptop doesn't have a port for that. I don't have an adapter either. Can someone confirm that it's possible to have a working mouse in the game?

 

I'm in 7 64-bit, that might be why it's not working as well for me then. I switched to a different wireless mouse (a Logitech as opposed to my Microsoft one) and now I have a moving cursor that can click on things.

I say we call this a victory for joint effort and team work! :major

stuckon, how are things working for you?

 

Got it up and running using the "Run as Administrator" trick. Everything seems to work fine :-D

Thanks to everyone how helped!!!!!!!!!!

So far MarjorGeeks has not let me down.... I love using this site because of all the people that answer with help. Thank you all!!

 

Outstanding! Enjoy the game.