hello i am also trying to run red alert 2 over a LAN my flatmate has just got a laptop and we can now file share...but not having any luck with RA2....when trying to select network from the game menu it just flicks back to the original menu....and when i go to the network options it says IPX not found and gives two blank boxes for destination address and socket no. i read some of the other comments on this forum and one said about enabling IPX from the local connections properties box...but i cant find this......we are both running XP home edition.any ideas?

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Ashley, take my advice earlier in the topic. You might have to upgrade to service pack 2, and if you already use SP2, get your flatmate to install it. Its either that or download the patch, as far as i know there was a multiplayer patch released quite a while ago. CHECK OUT MY MUSIC AT HTTP:\\ROAST.DMUSIC.COM 1040Mhz Pentium 3 OC'd at 1.2Ghz Aopen MX3WPRO-E mobo Intel 810 chipset Onboard Graphics-RECENTLY UPGRADED TO 64MB PCI SAPPHIRE RADEON 7000<

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thanks for replying so quickly.....i went to another site and learnt how to enable IPX now have enabled IPX...and can get both computers into the network part of the game but the two computers dont seem to register each other... so cant start the game...is there anything i'm missing...or is it just as you said i need to get the service pack 2?

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Well i got service pack 2 ,the game works but i am having the same problem with LAN.When i click at Network Game it just flips back to the original screen

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Kyriakos, Did you get the patch? Ashley, try installing SP2, then post back with what happens. CHECK OUT MY MUSIC AT HTTP:\\ROAST.DMUSIC.COM 1040Mhz Pentium 3 OC'd at 1.2Ghz Aopen MX3WPRO-E mobo Intel 810 chipset Onboard Graphics-RECENTLY UPGRADED TO 64MB PCI SAPPHIRE RADEON 7000<

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kyriakos....i have discovered that you need to set up the computers to txp....you do this by going into the settings of your network card and installing txp instead of the thp/ip whatever its normally set on ....both computers should now be able to get to the network screen on the start menu of the game ....i am now stuck on getting them to see each other and join a game....there is a really good web page explaining this/www.planetcnc.com/features/techtroopers/networkGuide/ intel810....where do i get the sp2...i only have dial up by the way and not broad band ...though there is a broad band cafe across the road .... thanks for your help.

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Well, if you have dial up, your screwd, but you can use the broadband cafe, its not too big a file, but still waaay to big for dial up You can download SP2 here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx Post back with the results. CHECK OUT MY MUSIC AT HTTP:\\ROAST.DMUSIC.COM 1040Mhz Pentium 3 OC'd at 1.2Ghz Aopen MX3WPRO-E mobo Intel 810 chipset Onboard Graphics-RECENTLY UPGRADED TO 64MB PCI SAPPHIRE RADEON 7000<

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