> > > Hi, I'm new here, and completely computer illiterate. I recently downloaded the XCC ultilities and was trying to extract, or at least listen to the unit sound files. Every time I use AV player and press "Open sounds.mix" It says "Open failed."

> > > In plain terms, could you describe to me how to do this correctly?

> > Which game are we talking about?

> We're talking Red Alert 2. I have both the original disks and the First Decade. Which would work better?

Neither.
You should use XCC Mixer's XCC Sound Editor instead of XCC AV Player for Red Alert 2.

Olaf van der Spek

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