Originally Posted by Dreaming
Over on bit-tech someone suggested the following for me but it didn't work. But it might help?
Right click generals.exe (not the shortcut)
under compatibility, make it look like this:
Also try right clicking and 'run as administrator' to see if that makes any difference. I couldn't get past the splash no matter what though

I tried that method and it didn't help.
I can see people saying enough is enough From EA. EA drop support for a game as soon as the money train has passed. I will never pay for an EA title ever again. I will just find a differant way.
I hope some one with skills will have a look at the patch and get it working with vista.