Double click the desktop icon to run the game, or double click the RA95Launcher.exe file in the Red Alert installation folder.

When the game is installed, take a minute to read the FAQ.

To find out which parts to install or download, press the Help button.

For the single player campaign, scroll down and click the 'view all downloads' button and choose 'Full game (windows)' from the pull down menu.

For online play only, press the 'download and play online' button.

Go to and download the Red Alert installer.

Here we go: How do I download and install Red Alert 1?

Whether you own an original copy, or you have a downloaded ISO somewhere, or you don't have the game at all, the installer is prepared for all these situations. However, Red Alert has been released as freeware in 2008, so the community has built a wonderful installer that should work on the latest versions of Windows, including Windows 11 and Windows 10. Perhaps you can get your Red Alert CDs running with DOSBox or Windows 95 in a virtual environment. You all know this wonderful successor of Command & Conquer.

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