> > > > I'm not sure if avoiding the registry is possible.

> > > so can i eliminate the use of the cd by putting the files on a thumb drive? what registry entries does it make, maybe ill just make a registry file and add it to the machines registry.

> > Just wondering, why can't you use a CD?
> > Have a look at regedit and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Westwood to see what entries are being made.

> i dont want to use the cd, i have a thumb drive and wish to just use that. im sure that there has to be a way to get it to work.

There most certainly is- I did it with RA2. After extensively ripping redundant graphics as well as frontend graphics I can live without, I got the RARed file size down to 65 mb, I suspect it can go further down as there's still some redundant "in-game" graphics.

I did just what you have in mind: I applied a no-cd crack and created a registry file. It plays online fine.

FYI Olaf: I did this because I do most of my computing away from my home PC. Also a decend connection is simply unavailable where I live.

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