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Thread ID: 63603 2005-11-16 00:12:00 Red Alert 2 Network menu not loading music_man (5482) Press F1
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404681 2005-11-16 00:12:00 Hi

I just bought two copies of Red Alert 2 so I could play it on the 2 computers networked at home.

On the desktop computer (they are both compaq) I can open it and get into Network options but on the laptop computer where I installed the other copy, it does not open the Network menu, it just reloads the main menu.

This is very annoying seeing as I bought two new copies and they have both got the 1.006 patch installed.

Why is it not loading?

Any ideas?

Thanks
music_man (5482)
404682 2005-11-16 00:16:00 What version of Windows is installed on both PC's??

It looks like IPX/SPX has to be installed for Red Alert 2 to work on a network.

Is this protocol installed on both?

And NT/2000 may not play nicely with 95/98/ME
Speedy Gonzales (78)
404683 2005-11-16 00:20:00 They both have SP2 and running windows xp pro. Are you sure they need to have IPX installed? On the packet it says it just needs local network so I am assuming it is IP? Is there some setting I should enable in Windows for the laptop one? music_man (5482)
404684 2005-11-16 00:37:00 Hi

I got it working thanks. I just installed the IPX protocol on the other computer.

Thanks
music_man (5482)
404685 2005-11-16 02:19:00 Good to hear its up and running :thumbs: Speedy Gonzales (78)
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