BOOM! Got it working. Once I extracted the updateHW2ships.big file, replaced those contents into the main ships folder under the Data directory of the game. I couldnt create a shortcut that worked because it gave me an error when I tried to modify the target to include -overridebigfile. It said "cannot find directory. It wouldn’t let me add in the " marks either, I’m not sure where they are supposed to go in both the Target and Start in spots. But it works when I add in the -overridebigfile option to the Stream properties menu. Jeez, what a pain. Thank you all for your help!
You’re welcome !
You’re not the first one I hear having problem with shortcut editing in Win10. I don’t know if they’ve changed anything since win7 on this subject.
And remember, always check for the updated big files first when you want to modify something, that’s the primary rule 
I didn’t have any trouble setting up the shortcuts on win10
Snake - absolutely, it didn’t even occur to me that the remastered version changes so much with new big files, I never remember the old games working that way, then again the few updates for the original versions didn’t change much.
They did change the properties menu of shortcuts from Windows 7 to 10, the Target line isn’t readily visible, I went through this same issue setting up mods for Command and Conquer on Windows 10 as well. The quotation marks had to be in different places compared to older operating systems. It was a cluster ■■■■. No worries, it all works through Steam now.
Perhaps an admin thing, I don’t know. I will stay faaaaar away from w10 for the time being, too many compability problems with some specific pro software I use ^^
Same here. And I haven’t noticed any measurable difference in the Win10 prop settings…
Oh yeah, I forgot to ask you yesterday, but could you also modify your thread title so that people know that the problem has been resolved ?
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Done and done. Thanks again bud!