Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour

Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour

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Crash on Launcher Fixes
By TristanDolfin
Fixes the issues with crashing on the launcher for both Generals and Generals Zero Hour
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Fixes
1) Install and Launch C&C Generals
-Note: Will likely crash on the launcher

2) Install and Launch C&C Generals Zero Hour
-Note: Will likely also crash

3) Enable Compatibility Mode
-3A) In the game folder for Generals, right click on the application file
-3B) Select "Properties"
-3C) In the compatibility tab, enable compatibility mode
-3D) Select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
-3E) Repeat for Generals Zero Hour
-Note: You can find the game folder from Steam by right clicking on the game and selecting "Browse Local Files"

4) Edit the Options.Ini files
-4A) Go to C:\Users\[Your Username]\Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Data
-Note: Could also be in C:\Users\[Your Username]\OneDrive\Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Data
-4B) Open the Options.ini file (Can edit using notebook)
-4C) Add a line saying Resolution = 1920 1080 (Use your screen resolution if not 1920x1080)
-4D) Repeat for Generals Zero Hour
-Note: If the INI file is missing, relaunch the game and it will populate

5) Edit the Steam Launch Options
-5A) In Steam, right click on Generals and select Properties
-5B) In the Advanced Launch Options field add -xres 1920 -yres 1080 (Use your screen resolution if not 1920x1080)
-5C) Repeat for Generals Zero Hour

6) Delete or rename the "dbghelp.dll" file in each game folder

7) Relaunch Generals and exit
-Note: You must relaunch Generals in order for Generals Zero Hour to work.

8) Launch and play Generals Zero Hour as normal!

96 Comments
Galileo Figaro - Magnifico 3 Oct @ 6:49pm 
thank you good sir
TristanDolfin  [author] 22 Sep @ 12:52pm 
@lazarov
Steam ile yapamazsınız. Şunu deneyin: https://cncnet.org/
Ücretsiz oynayabileceğiniz sunuculara sahipler. -Google Çeviri'yi kullanarak

You can not with Steam. Try this https://cncnet.org/
They have the servers you can play on for free. -Using Google translate
Lazarov 22 Sep @ 11:18am 
merhaba online oynamak istiyorum steam üzerinden lakin online tıklamıyor bunun çözümünü bilen var mı?
nuisanceIV 12 Aug @ 10:36am 
Hi. In my case I didn't have an options.ini that I needed(I had one in redistInstallers/options_helper, which was a "decoy" while I searched). Anyways, I just went into data/INI and made a text document then renamed it options.ini and boom she fires right up. Before I was stuck in that loading screen before the game launches. Hope this helps someone!
Zol_A 20 Jun @ 9:32am 
thanks for the help, it's mean a lot
finally i can play my childhood game :steamhappy:
MIK 26 May @ 11:45pm 
I didn't have the dbghelp.dll file but I did everything else (without installing Zero hour just Generals) and it worked. Game launched and I just adjusted the resolution in options.ini to my liking. Epic Save sir.
bbankrablo 25 May @ 1:41pm 
Since it didn't wanted to generate the options.ini file for Zero Hour and start, I just copied from Generals... :D Now it works.
TristanDolfin  [author] 29 Mar @ 1:20pm 
Mr.Crackodile, You dont actually have to complete every step. Each step is there to solve a different issue that CAN prevent it from working. So try it without the file and see if it works. If it's still not working and you can't find the file do the following:
1A) Make sure your file explorer is showing hidden files by clicking the 3 dots, options, view tab, and enabling "Show hidden files, folders, and drives"
1B) If it shows up then go ahead and complete step 6.
2) You have a different thing preventing the game from working. You actually want to get rid of that file since it only causes issues and isn't even necessary.
mr.Crackodile 29 Mar @ 12:49pm 
what if i dont have the dbghelp.dll file?
nzmyth 12 Mar @ 11:19pm 
It's quite tricky locating the files, but it DOES work. You may have to go to Programs(86) folder then scope around in there to find the games files. Or you search under users, you, then the game. The options.ini file was also tricky to find, I ended up doing a search for it under certain folders. Once you find it, it really is that easy to copy and paste into the noebook file. The game loads up full screen, looks crisp! the other location you need to get into is just to load up steam and right click the game in your library.