Red Alert 2 Techincal

when i start up red alert 2 it it takes while like 3 min then i hear it starting up but i see a blank screen.i can click stuff but then some times when i click stuff it will sh0w me the picture but it will freeze. im running on e machines windows xp it worked before but i think i did some thing to mes it up.It might be that i down load a later direct x.i downloaded so many now i dont know what i have.how do i check any way.what should i do i really need help plz

 

huh then how do i delete the ones i downloads i think there all scrambled messed it up. what do u mean system specs

 

i really need an answer im so desprit plz

 

Hi airsh0w
Welcome to MajorGeeks.
Sending your system specs makes a good starting point for anyone wishing to help you. Without them we're only able to guess ( most likely incorrectly ) So..... you have an emachine - is it a desktop with monitor- possibly one of these models?
D3123, W3115, C6535, D5039
or is it just a desktop, as in
T3120, T3418, T6528, T6532
Anything at all will help!

 

a t3306 it says and sempron100gb hard drive S3 unichrome 3d when i run it, it some times just goes black and doesnt even load other times it will do what i said in first post.

 

From what I've gleaned by Google search, your video is integrated on the Motherboard. So, in order to download the correct video driver for your system, you'll need the Motherboard Type. To make this a little more precise, you should download and install, "Everest". This program will reveal all the pertinent information. MajorGeeks has this program on file HERE!.

 

can i get intructions on what do do

 

il tell u what it says on the mother board though
Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 07/26/2005-K8M800-8237-6A7L1F09C-00
Motherboard Name FIC K8M-800M

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type AMD Hammer
Real Clock 200 MHz
Effective Clock 200 MHz
HyperTransport Clock 800 MHz

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
Bandwidth 3201 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type VIA V-Link
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (ODR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth 533 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 754
Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset K8M800

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name First International Computer, Inc.
Product Information http://www.fic.com.tw/product/motherboard
BIOS Download http://www.fic.com.tw/support/motherboard/motherboard_all.aspx
repawn soon thanks

 

From the information provided by "Everest" I easily tracked down the correct Video driver for your motherboard. FIC provides this location where you can select either the win98 driver( not you) or the WinXP driver( you). The updated driver should help.

 

it works thank you!!!!!!!!!!!but... it lags every time i build stuff it lags do u htink my computer is too fast for is

 

what would fix the lag???

 

am i getting iggnored?????

 

bump

 

Sorry to leave you hanging like that, airsh0w. I promise you, there was no sleight intended. So getting back to the issue at hand -- I'm glad the new motherboard chipset (video) driver worked. I appreciate the feedback. However, I'm unsure if I can help you with the "lag" inside the game. There may be some "options" that you can change -- sometimes these options include items relating to the "quality" of the video image. The lower the quality, usually means better performance. Have you tried setting your Red Alert's video resolution to 800x600 for instance? Some of the older games have a 3D engine that works better at that resolution. Also, multiple computer opponents will slow performance. I hope something works for you.
ps: I was out of town for 5 days

 

thanks im so glad ur back i figured out it was the patch that i installed check my other thread its newer

 

hey prometheos...can yo help me a little please?