I've seen a thread here regarding installing Red Alert 2 onto
a Windows XP Home Edition machine.

I've tried most of the solutions there. One of them was an incomprehensible list of stuff.....and now I can't find the thread any more.

Anyway....I've tried the Compatibility Wizard, and no matter what I do I get the same error message, the game won't install

"Setup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
for the inconvenience"

Had exactly the same problem! The only cure i found was to set up a virtual machine with a windows 98 image!!!

Hmm... Red Alert 2 worked on my XP, Dont know what other people are doing but it works fine to me, I still own noobs with it too ;)

The only cure i found was to set up a virtual machine with a windows 98 image!!!

What do you mean?

The solution is quite simple, right click on the exe file and click on the compatibility applet and then choose Windows 98.

AH ok Foxx! :D