red alert 2

[Wacky]

I have red on this site that I should be able to back up REd alert 2 very easily without wooring about a crack, using clone cd. I have done this but it will not play. I get an error message after clicking the play button. I then tried the no cd crack( not prefered) but that did not work neither. Can someone please give me specific instructions, with settings for what ever program they suggest using. I have followed other peoples advise but getting nowhere. Thanks