Command And Conquer: Tiberian Dawn

					
To celebrate Command and Conquer's 12th anniversary, EA released the first installment of the series, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn for free.
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn is the first game of the Tiberian series as well as of the Command & Conquer franchise in its entirety, telling the story of a three year struggle between two warring factions; the UN-backed Global Defense Initiative and the ancient quasi-religious terrorist organization known as the Brotherhood of Nod.
Windows XP Installation Instructions :
Preparing to Install

Insert either C&C disc into your CD drive

Open My Computer and explore the CD

Right click either the install.exe or setup.exe

select PROPERTIES

Select the COMPATIBILITY tab

Check the check box for “Run this program in compatibility mode forâ€

Select WINDOWS 95 from the drop down menu

Click APPLY then OK

Double click the .exe file you just modified to launch it
Installing the Game

When you’re prompted to update DirectX, uncheck the check box so you won’t install it. It is extremely important not to install this DirectX update

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation

Note: Installing Westwood Chat is not required, it can be canceled if you desire
Installing the Patch

Visit ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/ccgold and download CCGOLDXPPATCH.ZIP

Unzip the files and copy thipx32.dll into the install directory of the game (default path is c:WESTWOODC&C95). You may overwrite the old version of the .dll file
Preparing to Run the Game

Go to the install directory of the game (default path is c:WESTWOODC&C95)

Right click C&C95.exe

Select PROPERTIES

Select the COMPATIBILITY tab

Check the check box for “Run this program in compatibility mode forâ€

Select Windows 95 from the drop down menu

Check the check box for “Disable visual themesâ€

Check the check box for “Turn off advanced text services for the programâ€

click APPLY then OK