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Old 11-08-17, 08:07 PM   #7
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Something I may as well post in this thread.

If you want to install Sub Command from the original disk in a Win10 system, there are a couple of things you'll need to do.

First, to install- insert the disk and let your machine chew on it for a bit. Eventually the SC icon will show up on your disk drive. Click it open then run SETUP. Do NOT try to click on INSTALL, Win10 just doesn't like it. You may see a couple of "Are You SURE??" type messages, don't worry you'll be fine. Sometimes these message boxes can be tricky and it will look like Win10 will not allow an install. Just look at the message box carefully and you'll find the "install it anyway" option.

For Win 8 and 10, you WILL also need the d3d8.dll file. You can find it here in the downloads section and its also included in the later Reinforce Alert downloads. Just be SURE you place the dll in the same folder where you see the Sub Command main exe program.

Win10 will really, really want to install Sub Command in the Program Files (X86) folder. It runs fine from there, you're just going to have to put up with compatibility mode (aka Nanny Mode) when you start it. I've tried moving Sub Command out of the (X86) folder to the main C folder but so far no luck.

As Win10 users know, Compatibility Mode can be a pain when installing patches and mods. In case you need to, you can copy the entire game and its folders to the desktop, then run the patch or mod, then drag everything back to its Program Files location.
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