WINDOWS-BEFORE-INSTALLATION.txt

DO THIS BEFORE RUNNING INSTALL.BAT

1) Download and install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2. If you already have it, skip this step.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=42643

All .NET 4.X Framework versions:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5a4x27ek%28v=vs.110%29.aspx

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ABOUT INSTALL.BAT

- Automatically compiles OpenRA with Tiberian Sun & Red Alert 2 from the source for you
- This is the file you need to execute if you're looking for installation of OpenRA with Tiberian Sun & Red Alert 2
- Double click to execute it

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- Once the install.bat script has compiled the game, there should be many warnings but not a single error 
message as output. I got 52 errors if I had only .NET Framework 4.5 installed. 

- I got only 13 warnings after I installed Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 
(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279)

- However, the number of those warning messages didn't affect my gameplay in any way. That's why I'm not sure 
if you need to worry about them. I can't really recommend to install 1.7GB of unneeded stuff on your PC
without a very good and valid reason.

- If you feel it important or your game crashes etc., please consider installing that SDK stuff and 
re-running the install.bat the game.

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