Command line arguments supported by C&C Generals: Zero Hour

To get C&C Generals and Zero Hours running in Windows 7, download the most update DirectX drivers from Microsoft first. The DicrectX 8.1 driver bundled with installation disks is problematic.

It is not possible to run the game in XP mode of Windows 7.

Answers by microsoft about the problem that XP mode in Windows 7 cannot play 3D games:

"The Windows XP Mode virtual machine doesn't have a real video card.  The virtual PC software simulates an old S3 Trio card, and there's no way to change it."


 

If after newest DirectX drivers were installed, and Generals still cannot not run, then:

According to CNCNZ Forums, to run C&C Generals in Windows 7, do the followings:

• Make sure you have the latest DirectX 9.0c installed, you can Google it or get it from Microsoft
• into your "user" directory (named with your user account yeah you know there where you see the folder my pictures, my music etc)
• in there go to "My Documents"
• well there after trying to run the game you would see a Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour Data folder.
• open it.
• right click and creat new empty .TXT file and rename it options.ini
• copy those lines inside and Save it!

**warning in the resolution section put your resolution*********

CODE

AntiAliasing = 2
BuildingOcclusion = yes
CampaignDifficulty = 0
DrawScrollAnchor = yes
DynamicLOD = no
ExtraAnimations = yes
GameSpyIPAddress = 0.0.0.0
Gamma = 50
HeatEffects = yes
IPAddress = 0.0.0.0
IdealStaticGameLOD = Low
LanguageFilter = false
MaxParticleCount = 5000
MoveScrollAnchor =
MusicVolume = 50
Resolution = 1440 900
Retaliation = yes
SFX3DVolume = 72
SFXVolume = 64
ScrollFactor = 145
SendDelay = no
ShowSoftWaterEdge = yes
ShowTrees = yes
StaticGameLOD = Custom
TextureReduction = 0
UseAlternateMouse = yes
UseCloudMap = yes
UseDoubleClickAttackMove = no
UseLightMap = yes
UseShadowDecals = yes
UseShadowVolumes = yes
VoiceVolume = 78

• then Right Click on your Generals / Zero hour Sortcut (if you don't have make one), in windows 7 most games make there sortcuts into the "GAMES" menu in Start Menu
• and in the Compatibility Tab just select Windows XP sp3 and click "Run as administrator" option too (if you are not an admin)
• thats it go inside change your settings and restart the ga

The following is a list of the command line arguments supported by C&C Generals: Zero Hour.

Argument	Description
-quickstart	Stops Zero Hour's intro movie from playing every time you start the game.  Also disables the game's shell map (see the -noshellmap option below).
-noshellmap	Disables the game's title screen shell map (the ongoing battle behind the main Zero Hour menus).
-noshaders	This disables in-game shader effects.  If you are running under Windows 98, have an ATI Radeon 9200 video card installed, and are experiencing random crashes, try running with this command line argument.
-xres [#]	Forces Zero Hour to use the horizontal resolution specified, where # is this horizontal resolution.  e.g. -xres 1200
-yres [#]	Forces Zero Hour to use the vertical resolution specified, where # is this vertical resolution. e.g. -yres 900
-win	Causes Zero Hour to run in windowed mode.
-mod [.BIG file]	Allows you to play Zero Hour using the mod contained in the .BIG file specified. This .BIG file has to be located within your My Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Data\ folder.  This command line switch lets you start Generals with the mod of your choice, without cluttering the main Zero Hour folder with .BIG files from multiple mods. This argument is not compatible with all mods, however, since some make changes to Zero Hour that are beyond this command line argument's scope. Refer to the installation instructions of the particular mod you want to play for details on whether using this command line argument is appropriate.