GenPatcher Explanation & Tutorial: Fix Command & Conquer Generals for Windows 10 and Windows 11

[@acemanph]

This is by far the most comprehensive tutorial for generals i´ve ever watched. Thank you so much for the effort.

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

Glad it was helpful!

[@acemanph]

Yes, it was. Thank u again.​@@LegionnaireGenerals

[@Nazraq04]

I'm so glad to finally be able to play this again. It's my favorite RTS of all time.

[@cleverman6]

It's a big shame that they still haven't release a remake or remaster of this game, I hope in 2024 they will make it because this game really needs a remake, adding more nations will also be good

[@Mono_Entertainment]

I wish it was on Steam and not EA play

[@yousifaldailami4241]

Not gonna happen, maybe we will have to create a new game from scratch as a community :/

[@muhazz4299]

​@@Mono_Entertainmentits already on steam since 7th march 2024!

[@Mono_Entertainment]

@@muhazz4299 Zero Hour?

[@muhazz4299]

@@Mono_Entertainment yepp!

[@yucaking765]

We have so much to thank you Legi! All your support and effort ist priceless. Thank you very much!

[@xee2fast4u]

Amazing work as usual. Keeping Zero Hour community alive ! 👍❤

[@steveproprominecraft5108]

yeah zh is created in 2003 and it still alive

[@maikutsukino4743]

I'll give you credit: followed step by step and this worked perfect. Before this the game would start up but then loop after choosing what game you wanted to play. I'm not keen on downloading programs I could find little about, But damn it man, WoWS, WoT, War Thunder, Conan Exiles, Crossout, EVE.... all of them I've played until ultimate boredom. Generals and Zero Hour never did that to me. Thank you for the very detailed vid and thank you for giving me my game back! LET'S GO DOCTOR THRAX!!!!!

[@SniffHeinkel]

Thank you for making GenPatcher. Command and Conquer Generals is my favorite game, and I have not been able to play it since 2013. I tried everything I could find online to get it to run on Windows 8.1 and 10, but nothing worked, but GenPatcher does work, and now I can enjoy it again!

[@Dr._Love]

I am estatic that I can play my C&C Gernerals now! I installed the CD and the game would not launch after installing. I followed your instructions and it now runs. I will have to play around with the Gen Tool but I am most pleased that I can relive some of my favorite moments with this game. Thank you!

[@GeneralMustafa83]

Perfect Tutorial. Well done Legi 💪

[@sunlove1362]

شايفك بس عايفك 😂😂😂❤

[@Jundiyy]

مصطفى! كيف حالك أخي؟

[@sahel1]

هون شات عربي ولا انكيلزي ولا ايه 🤣

[@Jundiyy]

@@sahel1 لووول ههههه 😂

[@sahel1]

@@Jundiyy 😅

[@sayanzgamerhoa1526]

Thank you so much legi . This is awesome... Useful for all generals players😍

[@vorvolakas]

omg u are amazing. many years i watch your stream but doesn't know u go that far to create your own program. nice work and after of hours problem with my c&c u fix it with just few click. tnx

[@Bogie882]

Thank you! This worked for me, after waiting too long to find a solution to run C&C on bootcamp. The high definition, and zoom is just everything I've wanted to keep this game sustained and playable.

[@MrAnton275]

Thank you for this guide, you sound like an awsome dude to hang out with btw

[@dpking3243]

Awesome patch. Love your work.

[@RedGaming23]

This is a fantastically instructive video. You’ve clearly put a lot of work into it well done mate. Love the onscreen advantages and disadvantages lists. Major kudos for making the software too! ❤

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

Glad to help! :)

[@arandomamvgmv7995]

Thank you so much for the tutorial the game is already working ❤

[@ramildeasis2523]

Thank you for this very comprehensive video C&C is my FAVORITE RTS game, Godbless you all who enhance and develop GenPatcher

[@Kybaexu]

I have asked for your help back in 2020 by Discord ^^ I have a new computer and following the tutorial make both games run again ! Thank you !

[@Kybaexu]

Yep, and it working 100% and it's keeping it all french. So I can play in 2023 like I did as kid 😅

[@TheOnlyGHOST1015]

My Man!!! Thanks for this video answered all The questions I have

[@streaminggamingstuff8011]

i remember genpatcher 1.3 version, i still have in my PC ,but this patcher is on another level ,great job

[@BeeseChurger2727]

Omg for hours I tried to get my game to work and ur tool FIXED IT

[@x3wse27t8v]

bro, realmente eres muy buena persona, muchas gracias por este tutorial, es muy bonito ver qué está pequeña comunidad sigue tan viva a pesar de que pasen los años... 🤗🤗🤗

[@Djux92laz]

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[@DrGoldFish]

Nice tutorial men people will love it great job

[@thomasreyes6922]

Thank you so much bro. been trying to get zero hour to work on windows 10 forever

[@Wistbacka]

Thank you so much Legi! Can't imagine why EA can't take 1 week out of their schedule to fix these games

[@ethantacastacas9760]

I started to run GenPatcher, but it says that it can't run on my PC and saying to check with the software publisher to find a version for it

[@LjubomirCrnomarković]

Thank you very much! Perfect Tutorial. Well done Legi

[@eyad2006harfoush]

Thanks alot legi you have saved our childhood❤

[@arashkhanegol]

Much love for you Legi. Thanks for this amazing tool.

[@jdiestro09]

so far the easiest to understand. nice video!

[@coenisgreat]

Seems that GenPatcher doesn't want to apply the fixes for me, I get an error about failing to install 'disable origin ingame'' And suggests that I disable my virus scanner, which I have already done.

[@Jundiyy]

v nice, good work mate. 👍

[@zeidal-dehisi3478]

thank you Legi

[@tariqnaji648]

Wow thank you for the video explaining, and thank you for the best genpatcher ill install it today love it all the way 🥳🎉

[@millerhansen1676]

God bless you hard work brother, good luck with future videos

[@thagrintch]

Thank you soooooooo much!! It works! Best video on KZbin about this!!

[@rudolfbalog4171]

Good game! Did you checked the latest video from ⚡💥@WolfianWolf ⚡💥? He is one of the oldest player of all time....

[@JamangaPopoduff]

Now I feel I can overcome the installment of this game. Cheers!

[@suardizlatan503]

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[@suardiabdlatif5304]

@@LegionnaireGenerals surdiandlatif_install genpatchers connectedevices❤

[@abyss754]

i have this error while applying the fix error :failed attempt to lunch program or document :action : Params: specifically: the system cannot find the file specified. line# 13923: runwait, '%workingdirectory$temp/vc08.exe"/q%woringdirectory%temp the current thread will exit.

[@NewLife-3569]

Dude! THANKYOU!!! It really did work!

[@RanjitSawant96]

Thank you so much , i am able to play it & completed my child hood dream

[@WorldPremiereGaming]

bro this is working, wow, good work, thank you!

[@rohanhalle580]

The game's community... IT'S ALIVE!

[@CalderClan]

This is perfect! Thank you!

[@SamtexX]

Thanks!!

[@SusieFanK]

I tried installing GenPatcher on Windows 11 but it always freezes at that exact point: 2:04 Command prompt only displays my Documents folder of C&C Generals Data, but no error message or anything. Tried both Online and Offline installer and both freeze at that point. And i turned off Real Time Virus scan too.

[@SkyMechanic]

Thanks! Just installed zero hour. Haven’t played since like 2004 or 2005. Whenever it first came out. 👍

[@kabitshon535]

Thank you, I am trying to install the game from EA Desktop but it always fail with no error, when I check the installLog, last line is copying files with no errors

[@Recogelatas2010]

Duuude thanks!! I can play (AGAIN!) CC Generals in Windows 11!

[@p1ng639]

can i ask something i play singleplayer my game zoom out (16:9) but when i play in online mode my game not zoom out (4:3) how can i fix this?

[@brandon7136]

Awesome! Thank you... Playing it on my ROG ally 😊

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

thats awesome man xD

[@wtf22playa56]

Would love to have a recommended settings video as if I play 6 or more players the game crashes after having too many units, even if gfx settings are low. Running win11, 5800x3d, 3080ti, 32g ram, 1440p res screen.

[@aaj3078]

downloading it right now thanks legi

[@ahmedx0715]

i have an issue , my mouse is locked in i cant move anywhere it's like the only way i can move the mouse arround is by holding right click how to fix it?

[@aleksander2878]

Hello, I also have this problem. Can anyone help here?

[@ahmedx0715]

@@aleksander2878 I figured it out, u can't fix it u have to rely on the your mouse scroll or smth like that, I know at first it will be hard but when u get used to it trust me it's better then the regular one

[@Ignistervlr]

change your screen from full to windowed

[@harith6352]

That will help me a lot thanks man ❤

[@MikelOyarzabal-86]

First of all, thank you for your work, your explanations and your passion for the game. I have installed GenPatcher and GenLauncher. I'm crazy about the mods. I installed RotR and Shockwave. Now I can only scroll by holding down the right mouse button. What am I doing wrong? Or what do I have to change? Best regards, Chris from Germany

[@federicocalvar2468]

spectacular! greetings from Argentina!

[@snomen11]

Is there a way to change the game's shortcuts so I can control the camera with the arrow keys? So far this only works while holding down the CTRL key, which is buggy.

[@hrago7546]

I can even fix my game with genpatcher because it keeps giving me an error that my virus detector is on which is not, i need help

[@Anonymous-dr5el]

Hi, can you play C&C Generals on a local network using Radmin but without internet connection? For example, using a crossover cable?

[@ShinichiKudoQatnip]

Works so good, so many thanks 🙏🙏

[@PVP1]

Hello 👋🏻 thank you for this ! I have an issue with the sound and it's not only for zero hour but for my Sims 3 as well the sound goes very silent barely can hear it is there any way to fix it ?

[@MisterSA]

i have problem where i cant use genpatcher and shockwave together

[@Dodara87]

How do i get hotkeys on the control bar icons like you have on stream?

[@rabidsnypr]

Liked and shared. Thank you so much!!!!

[@iMANTlS]

Impressive effort and execution.

[@cv63vet98]

Will this work on the command and conquer: general from Steam?

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

Yes

[@spurdanbenis8787]

does it worls on ROTR? I Have two folders, one is of Vanila Generals and Zero Hour and one is modded with Rotr

[@joshuajones8563]

I have s problem....I can't scroll with the cursor? Anyone know how to fix this?

[@EvilNecroid]

soooo i had the 1st deckhead on an old drive that ive plugged into a new computer that doesnt have a dvd drive and it seems to just work. so i copied the folder across to my kids computer and on there computer it asks for the CD but it doesnt on mine? is this a windows registery thing? because i copied windows across to the new computer from the old 1 too or will this patcher thing fix the problem?

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

no GenPatcher won't fix it. u have to install the game with an official installer first. copying across the files won't be enough

[@masterofstrategy8408]

I would like to write something about the lag problem in Zero Hour that has caused many people to stop playing. Zero hour version 1.0 doesn't have any lag. In the Twilight flame map, you can play against 7 hard ai without any lag. (Like the base game Generals v1.08) but versions 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 and 1.04 of Zero Hour have this bug. The main reason for this bug is the "game.dat" file in the game directory. By comparing the "game.dat version 1.0" file with the "game.dat version 1.04" files, this error causing memory leak can be detected. As far as I know, the programming language of .dat files is Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Also Hex editor or something can be use. In short, you can play version 1.0 until someone fixes this bug in version 1.04.

[@roberttyler2861]

when i run gen patcher, it creates a location in a onedrive i dont want it to. how can i move all files associated with genpatcher or get it to run NOT in a onedrive folder...

[@Stampel]

legi why the download and install for the control bar is in grey ?

[@zz6449]

It would be nice to have a tutorial on how to do all the fixes yourself or perhaps select specific fixes using checkboxes

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

why would u want to do the fixes manually? and why would u want the option to choose which fixes you want to apply?

[@zz6449]

@@LegionnaireGenerals It wouldn’t hurt to know what I’m doing and why and whether I need this fix or not

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

@@zz6449 if the game works, then u dont need it. if the game doesn't work, then u might wanna give it a shot. a list of all the fixes are on the website. genpatcher scans your system & game installation and only applies what is needed. it wouldnt make sense to only do some of the fixes.

[@patrikpotoczky9780]

Why the max zoom out does work only in skirmish and not in network local game?

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

The creator of GenTool purposely disabled additional zoom for multiplayer

[@patrikpotoczky9780]

@@LegionnaireGenerals Thank for letting me know, i was playing skirmish usualy with pc where i have higher zoom. Then i tried the multiplayer and i cc was almost on whole screen, its unplayable like that.

[@walidsleiman1997]

Funcionou direto sem desligar o antivirus , baixei o programa e rodou tudo! Windows 10 atualiazado!... o problema e aprender mexer com windows

[@Ofdimaelr]

Does it work with the Steam version ?

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

Yes.

[@JohnAnous]

Thanks for making this, the sky is not missing anymore but theres still a couple of things that need fixing: fire doesnt burn trees like it did on the disk version and battlemaster tank treads are not moving, its annoying me alot for some reason especially the tank treads... pls fix Also i wanted to ask if you might want to expand on the features and fixes you added? Add the stuff they planned for ZH but cut due to time constraints? Im sure you know most of that cut stuff already but for example every general was supposed to have their own unique command center, all of them are there in the game files except tank general command center. General juhziz challenge, General fai challenge. Optional ofcourse. And being able to select a different commander for campaign as a feature. Please make the game complete, it is your destiny Anakin!

[@alienworldshop]

Great work Legi. I have a few mods so I read the notes and it says don't install. I have a few missing items eg. MISSING:CONTROLBAR:ToolTipBuildSniper is there a way to solve this easily. Many thanks buddy

[@boycvli7070]

New Control Bar UI does not work if you play via GameLauncher. Not sure how to use the new UI on GenLauncher.

[@hbk4570]

same also when i use the genpatcher one some of the words disappear like start game

[@kian7354]

How to fix warning code : W084 during apply fixes

[@agungwiseno]

hi there, i copy multiple version of zero hour to keep clean copy zero hour and the modded one do i need to copy and run the genpatcher into all zero hour folder? thank you!

[@mads6903]

Thanks for a great tool! I have a huge problem that my game stopped working with mouse scrolling? I cant activate it again and im not able to scroll with the mouse ingame... Can you help?

[@comi6597]

I can't install genpatcher even if I turn off real time protection I have origin

[@Emo_Parker]

I can't get GenPatcher to install on Windows 11. When I open it, it starts to open then immediately closes itself. Windows Security is turned off.

[@RichMerry]

At time of comment Genpatcher does not work with the new steam release of Zero Hour as it cannot detect the installed files. Will edit if updated. EDIT: It’s updated! Thank you! 🎉

[@superpunch4x4]

I did as you said but still lagging hanging, and there are many shortcuts appeared on desktop. which one will work? please guide me how to fix it, thanks

[@TariqChaar]

I need to install Command & Conquer Generals . i have only the old general . how to download it ?? please

[@doubleu1115]

Hopefully someone will see my comment sooon it seems that I can't pan may camera in the field what actions to troubleshoot this problem?

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

yeah i've been working on a solution. i've created a separate program that u can run before starting the game. it will then detect when the game is running and re-enable edge scrolling. i'm planning to release it with the next version of GenPatcher in a couple of weeks. if you're interested in trying it out right now, message me on Discord, and i'll send it to u :)

[@nilearchive7750]

Will the patcher support the steam version that came out / is there a way for it to work already with the steam version that I just didnt notice?

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

not yet. working on it

[@nilearchive7750]

@@LegionnaireGenerals good to know, glad to see people working with and playing a game I loved as a kid even though its over 20 years old now :D

[@martint1775]

The game unfortunately still crashes on alt-tab or just sometimes when in game. It seems to be fine in windowed mode, but then edge-scrolling doesn't work. Any way to fix this? More tempting to run the game in a virtual machine rather than learn to not play with edge-scrolling.

[@ahmedali9567]

@@LegionnaireGenerals I found the solution by chance, you can play in full screen (NOT windowed mode) without any crashing even with alt+tab it doesn't crash anymore. resolution is: dercrease your resolotion in game a little bit. for example my resolution on my laptop is 1366*768. SO in game i decreased the resolution a little and made it 1360 INSTEAD OF 1366. I made it 1360*768 and the game worked very nice no crash at all. and of course I can edge scroll now normally. I'm sorry for my English, but I hope this will work with you also and thanks a lot for all your amazing efforts.

[@athimoscharalambous5017]

when i click fix in the dekstop appears 2 different command and conquer and both have bug when i click the units to move they stay there and they dont move how to fix it?...And when i open it from EA the game doing missmatch. HELP

[@falafellover9581]

im having trouble with my genpatcher, whenever i open it, it gives me a message that says: ''cannot run this application on your pc, to find a version that supports your pc report back to the aurthor''

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

it only works on 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11

[@trekkienzl2862]

How do you use GenPatcher to install ROTR?

[@christcolumbus9555]

PLEASE HELP ME. I planned to install MOD on my CC using GenLauncher on GenPatcher but it is not working. How can I fix this? Thank you.

[@hayro252]

Nice work! I digress but do you ever think we'll ever get Remastered version or Source code of Generals for 20th Anniversary?

[@stevepropro]

hi i have a probleme: im trying to run genpatcher but once i dawnload it and extract it microsoft windows defender is spamming me a notif telling: threat detect so delet it and when i reopen it tels me no treats detacted so the file is wrong

[@novel2011]

Thanks a lot for keeping the game alive Legi 👍 I have installed gampatcher and load hotkey profile 1.7. But... -Hotkeybar is read not blue -I see the new Hotkeys in control bar but they do not fit to keyboard. The are the old ones e. g. C is command center -I also can not place a beacon no symbol avilable Game was fixed 2 years ago with "all mighty fix" from you. Hopefully you can help me.

[@caelestigladii]

That genpatcher language selection alone makes me want to play generals again. 😂😂😂

[@alielhamadany]

What if I downloaded it b4 and deleted it after it patched the game? Do I have to download it again and do that stuff again or what? And also how to make sure all files are deleted b4 I download it again

[@LegionnaireGenerals]

When GenPatcher has applied the fixes, you can delete it. GenPatcher's fixes to the game will remain functional, even after removing GenPatcher. All GenPatcher files are in the Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Data\GenPatcher folder