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Please Help Me Command and Conquer first decade won't install!!!

post #1 of 15
2/18/06 at 12:48pm
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I just got the game today, and when I go to install it. It comes up with the msg
D:\ is not a valid win32 application

WTF does that mean? LOL I tried to type the command in the run engine to try it, I right click to do auto run. I've tried everything and I still get the same msg.
I also went to there help site and they have nothing about my problem.

Guys please help me!!!
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post #2 of 15
2/18/06 at 1:48pm
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I need help Command and Conquer the first decade won't install.

I tried everything to install but everything I do it says
D:\ is not a win32 application

Can someone help?
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post #3 of 15
2/18/06 at 1:49pm
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Here is my system.


Aurora™ m7700


Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+ with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
LCD Display: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD Display
Motherboard: VIA K8T890 + VT8237A Chipset
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Video Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 6800 Ultra
Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 40GB 5400 RPM SATA
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Primary Battery: Alienware® m7700 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
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post #4 of 15
2/18/06 at 2:17pm
lol, your D:/ drive is usually your CD drive depending on setups, but check to see if your CD is dirty, ive had so many game installs go wrong because of a little scratch or dust on the CD, try that out n report back
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post #5 of 15
2/18/06 at 3:10pm
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The CD is in perfect shape. Brand new so I have no clue.
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post #6 of 15
2/18/06 at 3:29pm
I'd heard from a friend who has the game that there are quite a few bugs with it. Dunno what's causing your installation problem though.
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post #7 of 15
2/18/06 at 3:30pm
I dont know what to say about the problem, but Im also going to get the decade series.

I have most of the old versions especially red alert 1 and 2.


Rall, if you get it sorted, you want to play sometime?
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post #8 of 15
2/18/06 at 3:35pm
youd be better off getting teh C&C generals and zero hour. but try checking ea's support page, that may help ya out
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post #9 of 15
2/18/06 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by mjfan12
I dont know what to say about the problem, but Im also going to get the decade series.

I have most of the old versions especially red alert 1 and 2.


Rall, if you get it sorted, you want to play sometime?

sure do

I also went to ea's website and they have nothing on how to fix it. I love those game and want to play them. So i don't know what to do.
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post #10 of 15
2/18/06 at 8:56pm
Well i dunno how to help you out man cuase it could be one file on the whole cd is crapped out. now if it was 1 game on each cd it would be a bit easier to narrow down the problem
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post #11 of 15
2/18/06 at 9:08pm
Rall,

During installation, does it give you the option to tell it where to install?

It sounds like it's trying to install to your D:\ drive, which is probably your cd drive so it won't work... It should be trying to install to C:\.

Then again, it saying D:\ isn't a valid program would mean it's trying to run D:\...

If it gives you advanced options or some option like it during install, check that, and make sure the install location starts with C:

Sometimes with older games, it just copies the cd to the hard drive too, so you might try just copying the cd to a folder on the C drive, and try to run it from there.
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post #12 of 15
2/18/06 at 9:19pm
did it install fine?

check out gamecopyworld.com for a no-cd patch. If it installed fine, maybe only the cd verifier is effing up.
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post #13 of 15
2/19/06 at 1:59am
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Originally Posted by epson1
youd be better off getting teh C&C generals and zero hour. but try checking ea's support page, that may help ya out
why? first decade has everything ona dvd.
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post #14 of 15
2/19/06 at 1:40pm
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Guys i got around the problem. What I did was right click copy of the D:\ and pasted it onto the C drive. To awhile to put it on my hardrive. Then I installed it through my hard drive. What a pain but it worked.
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post #15 of 15
2/19/06 at 2:07pm
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Originally Posted by Rall
I just got the game today, and when I go to install it. It comes up with the msg
D:\ is not a valid win32 application

WTF does that mean? LOL I tried to type the command in the run engine to try it, I right click to do auto run. I've tried everything and I still get the same msg.
I also went to there help site and they have nothing about my problem.

Guys please help me!!!

its your computer telling you it doesnt like the game cuz its shit, so the computer has put its foot down and stopped you from installing it.

there is noway around this except, flashing the bios on your motherboard with a command and conquer compatible bios.
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