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I spotted a second-hand copy of Command & Conquer: Renegade recently. I've been tempted to grab it and try it (GOG doesn't have it, Steam has it holed up behind the EA Play subscription, and I'm a tad wary of abandonware sites), but I was wondering could I get the CD working on a Windows 11 laptop?

A few things I should point out:

1. I have a disc drive (separate, USB connected) for my laptop.

2. The copy of the game is the "Sold Out" version, which was intended to work with systems up to and including Windows 7.

3. I am not the most technical guy, so figuring this out on my own is way outside my skill set.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I'm really sick of all the software update prompts, nags to login, and forced changes in the Samsung colossus. I'm sure many others are the same...but all I want is a TV that will let me access my streaming apps without all those "Wonderful", "Best Ever", "Beautiful" Bells and whistles...

Thanks

My current laptop (Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB RAM) occasionally shuts down due to overheating under load. It's not constant, happens roughly once every 10 days, but it's unpredictable and sometimes won't wake from sleep properly. Otherwise it works just fine. I’m sure with some thermal paste I can get it to some point fixed

I'm a software engineer and programming is basically all I do on my personal machine, both professionally and as a hobby. Currently I’m hitting 30gbs of ram while developing, easily.

I found a MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro (15-core CPU / 16-core GPU, 48GB, 1TB) for ~€2,464 excl. VAT (commercial price is around 3100). It's in stock, ships immediately.

Part of the reason I'm considering buying now is Tim Cook recently confirmed price increases are coming due to the global memory shortage. M5 Pro configs already went up $200-400 in March and more increases are expected. and since the one I found has a lot of ram and storage I could only assume it will get even more expensive

My hesitation is that the thermal issue isn't constant and the laptop mostly does its job. Am I justified in replacing it or am I just rationalizing an expensive purchase?

And a note: I can afford it, it’s just that I feel bad purchasing it since my current laptop can do its job even if sometimes it gets fked