diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/InstallUtils.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/InstallUtils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d86f38a2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/InstallUtils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2011 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made 
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib;
+using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.Zip;
+
+namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
+{
+	public static class InstallUtils
+	{
+		static IEnumerable<ZipEntry> GetEntries(this ZipInputStream z)
+		{
+			for (; ; )
+			{
+				var e = z.GetNextEntry();
+				if (e != null) yield return e; else break;
+			}
+		}
+			
+		public static void ExtractZip(this ZipInputStream z, string destPath, List<string> extracted, Action<string> Extracting)
+		{
+			foreach (var entry in z.GetEntries())
+			{
+				if (!entry.IsFile) continue;
+				
+				Extracting(entry.Name);
+				Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(destPath, Path.GetDirectoryName(entry.Name)));
+				var path = Path.Combine(destPath, entry.Name);
+				extracted.Add(path);
+				
+				using (var f = File.Create(path))
+				{
+					int bufSize = 2048;
+					byte[] buf = new byte[bufSize];
+					while ((bufSize = z.Read(buf, 0, buf.Length)) > 0)
+					f.Write(buf, 0, bufSize);
+				}
+			}
+			
+			z.Close();
+		}
+		
+		// TODO: The package should be mounted into its own context to avoid name collisions with installed files
+		public static bool ExtractFromPackage(string srcPath, string package, string[] files, string destPath, Action<string> onProgress, Action<string> onError)
+		{
+			if (!Directory.Exists(destPath))
+				Directory.CreateDirectory(destPath);
+			
+			if (!Directory.Exists(srcPath)) { onError("Cannot find "+package); return false; }
+			FileSystem.Mount(srcPath);
+			if (!FileSystem.Exists(package)) { onError("Cannot find "+package); return false; }
+			FileSystem.Mount(package);
+
+			foreach (string s in files)
+			{
+				var destFile = Path.Combine(destPath, s);
+				using (var sourceStream = FileSystem.Open(s))
+				using (var destStream = File.Create(destFile))
+				{
+					onProgress("Extracting "+s);
+					destStream.Write(sourceStream.ReadAllBytes());
+				}
+			}
+			
+			onProgress("Extraction complete");
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		public static bool CopyFiles(string srcPath, string[] files, string destPath, Action<string> onProgress, Action<string> onError)
+		{
+			foreach (var file in files)
+			{
+				var fromPath = Path.Combine(srcPath, file);
+				if (!File.Exists(fromPath))
+				{
+					onError("Cannot find "+file);
+					return false;
+				}
+				var destFile = Path.GetFileName(file).ToLowerInvariant();
+				onProgress("Extracting "+destFile);
+				File.Copy(fromPath,	Path.Combine(destPath, destFile), true);
+			}
+			onProgress("Extraction complete");
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj b/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
index 73d81a40b9..06edc766a2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Filesystem\InstallShieldPackage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileFormats\Blast.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filesystem\ZipFile.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="InstallUtils.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Utilities.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Utilities.cs
index e5ae49f174..92f7e21bc5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Utilities.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Utilities.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				Process p = new Process();
 				p.StartInfo.FileName = Utility;
 				p.StartInfo.Arguments = args;
+				p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
 				p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
 				p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
 				p.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
index 1d26b8f77e..b37280ff24 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 					{ "continueLoading", (Action)(() => TestAndContinue()) },
 					{ "installData", Info }
 				};
-				Game.modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget(args, Widget.RootWidget, Info["InstallerWidget"]);
+				Widget.OpenWindow(Info["InstallerWidget"], args);
 			}
 			else
 				Game.LoadShellMap();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/CncInstallLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/CncInstallLogic.cs
index 9f83e31e99..d85293c20a 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/CncInstallLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/CncInstallLogic.cs
@@ -10,16 +10,11 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Net;
-using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib;
-using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.Zip;
-using OpenRA.FileFormats;
-using OpenRA.Network;
-using OpenRA.Widgets;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
-using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets;
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
 {
@@ -47,4 +42,92 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
 				panel.GetWidget<CncMenuButtonWidget>("QUIT_BUTTON").OnClick = Game.Exit;
 		}
 	}
+
+	public class CncInstallFromCDLogic : IWidgetDelegate
+	{
+		Widget panel;
+		Action continueLoading;
+		
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public CncInstallFromCDLogic([ObjectCreator.Param] Widget widget,
+		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] Action continueLoading)
+		{
+			this.continueLoading = continueLoading;
+			panel = widget.GetWidget("INSTALL_FROMCD_PANEL");
+			
+			var backButton = panel.GetWidget<CncMenuButtonWidget>("BACK_BUTTON");
+			backButton.OnClick = Widget.CloseWindow;
+			backButton.IsVisible = () => false;
+			
+			var retryButton = panel.GetWidget<CncMenuButtonWidget>("RETRY_BUTTON");
+			retryButton.OnClick = PromptForCD;
+			retryButton.IsVisible = () => false;
+			
+			// TODO: Search obvious places (platform dependant) for CD
+			PromptForCD();
+		}
+		
+		void PromptForCD()
+		{
+			Game.Utilities.PromptFilepathAsync("Select CONQUER.MIX on the C&C CD", path => Game.RunAfterTick(() => Install(path)));
+		}
+		
+		void Install(string path)
+		{
+			var dest = new string[] { Platform.SupportDir, "Content", "cnc" }.Aggregate(Path.Combine);
+			var copyFiles = new string[] { "CONQUER.MIX", "DESERT.MIX",
+					"GENERAL.MIX", "SCORES.MIX", "SOUNDS.MIX", "TEMPERAT.MIX", "WINTER.MIX"};
+			
+			var extractPackage = "INSTALL/SETUP.Z";
+			var extractFiles = new string[] { "cclocal.mix", "speech.mix", "tempicnh.mix", "updatec.mix" };
+
+			var progressBar = panel.GetWidget<ProgressBarWidget>("PROGRESS_BAR");
+			progressBar.Indeterminate = false;
+			
+			var statusLabel = panel.GetWidget<LabelWidget>("STATUS_LABEL");
+			var installCounter = 0;
+			var onProgress = (Action<string>)(s =>
+			{
+				progressBar.Percentage = installCounter*100/(copyFiles.Count() + extractFiles.Count());
+				installCounter++;
+				
+				statusLabel.GetText = () => s;
+			});
+			
+			var onError = (Action<string>)(s =>
+			{
+				statusLabel.GetText = () => "Error: "+s;
+				panel.GetWidget("RETRY_BUTTON").IsVisible = () => true;
+				panel.GetWidget("BACK_BUTTON").IsVisible = () => true;
+			});
+			
+			string source;
+			try 
+			{
+				source = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+			}
+			catch (ArgumentException)
+			{
+				onError("Invalid path selected");
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			var t = new Thread( _ =>
+			{
+				if (!InstallUtils.CopyFiles(source, copyFiles, dest, onProgress, onError))
+				return;
+			
+				if (!InstallUtils.ExtractFromPackage(source, extractPackage, extractFiles, dest, onProgress, onError))
+			    	return;
+				
+				Game.RunAfterTick(() =>
+				{
+					Widget.CloseWindow(); // Progress panel
+					Widget.CloseWindow(); // Install choice panel
+					continueLoading();
+				});
+			}) { IsBackground = true };
+			t.Start();
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/GameInitDelegate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/GameInitDelegate.cs
index fb587a7ea2..2de78b7aef 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/GameInitDelegate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Delegates/GameInitDelegate.cs
@@ -204,32 +204,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		// TODO: The package should be mounted into its own context to avoid name collisions with installed files
 		bool ExtractFromPackage(Widget window, string srcPath, string package, string[] files, string destPath)
 		{
 			var status = window.GetWidget<LabelWidget>("STATUS");
-
-			if (!Directory.Exists(destPath))
-				Directory.CreateDirectory(destPath);
 			
-			if (!Directory.Exists(srcPath)) { ShowError(window, "Cannot find "+package); return false; }
-			FileSystem.Mount(srcPath);
-			if (!FileSystem.Exists(package)) { ShowError(window, "Cannot find "+package); return false; }
-			FileSystem.Mount(package);
-
-			foreach (string s in files)
-			{
-				var destFile = Path.Combine(destPath, s);
-				using (var sourceStream = FileSystem.Open(s))
-				using (var destStream = File.Create(destFile))
-				{
-					status.GetText = () => "Extracting "+s;
-					destStream.Write(sourceStream.ReadAllBytes());
-				}
-			}
-			
-			status.GetText = () => "Extraction complete";
-			return true;
+			return InstallUtils.ExtractFromPackage(srcPath, package, files, destPath,
+			                                       s => status.GetText = () => s,
+			                                       e => ShowError(window, e));
 		}
 		
 		bool CopyFiles(Widget window, string srcPath, string[] files, string destPath)
@@ -297,39 +278,4 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Delegates
 			cancelled = true;
 		}
 	}
-
-	static class InstallUtils
-	{
-        static IEnumerable<ZipEntry> GetEntries(this ZipInputStream z)
-        {
-            for (; ; )
-            {
-                var e = z.GetNextEntry();
-                if (e != null) yield return e; else break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static void ExtractZip(this ZipInputStream z, string destPath, List<string> extracted, Action<string> Extracting)
-		{
-            foreach (var entry in z.GetEntries())
-            {
-                if (!entry.IsFile) continue;
-
-				Extracting(entry.Name);
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(destPath, Path.GetDirectoryName(entry.Name)));
-                var path = Path.Combine(destPath, entry.Name);
-                extracted.Add(path);
-
-                using (var f = File.Create(path))
-                {
-                    int bufSize = 2048;
-                    byte[] buf = new byte[bufSize];
-                    while ((bufSize = z.Read(buf, 0, buf.Length)) > 0)
-                        f.Write(buf, 0, bufSize);
-                }
-            }
-
-			z.Close();
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/gameinit.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/gameinit.yaml
index 6a4ac12624..0e1d5829b4 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/gameinit.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/gameinit.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,59 @@ Container@INSTALL_PANEL:
 			Width:140
 			Height:35
 			Text:Use CD
-
+Container@INSTALL_FROMCD_PANEL:
+	Id:INSTALL_FROMCD_PANEL
+	Delegate:CncInstallFromCDLogic
+	X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - WIDTH)/2
+	Y:(WINDOW_BOTTOM - 150)/2
+	Width:640
+	Height:150
+	Children:
+		Label@TITLE:
+			Width:PARENT_RIGHT
+			Y:0-25
+			Font:BigBold
+			Contrast:true
+			Align:Center
+			Text:Installing from CD
+		Background@bg:
+			Width:640
+			Height:150
+			Background:panel-black
+			Children:
+				Image@INSTALL:
+					X:11
+					Y:11
+					ImageCollection: install
+					ImageName: logo
+				ProgressBar@PROGRESS_BAR:
+					Id:PROGRESS_BAR
+					X:170
+					Y:45
+					Width:PARENT_RIGHT - 185
+					Height:35
+					Indeterminate:true
+				Label@STATUS_LABEL:
+					Id:STATUS_LABEL
+					X:170
+					Y:85
+					Width:PARENT_RIGHT - 185
+					Height:25
+					Align:Left
+					Text:Waiting for CD
+		CncMenuButton@BACK_BUTTON:
+			Id:BACK_BUTTON
+			Y:149
+			Width:140
+			Height:35
+			Text:Back
+		CncMenuButton@RETRY_BUTTON:
+			Id:RETRY_BUTTON
+			X:500
+			Y:149
+			Width:140
+			Height:35
+			Text:Retry
 Background@INIT_DOWNLOAD:
 	Id:INIT_DOWNLOAD
 	X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - WIDTH)/2
@@ -119,50 +171,4 @@ Background@INIT_DOWNLOAD:
 			Height:25
 			Visible: false
 			Text:Extract
-			Bold:True
-
-Background@INIT_COPY:
-	Id:INIT_COPY
-	X:(WINDOW_RIGHT - WIDTH)/2
-	Y:(WINDOW_BOTTOM - HEIGHT)/2
-	Width:500
-	Height:160
-	Children:
-		Label@TITLE:
-			X:0
-			Y:20
-			Width:PARENT_RIGHT
-			Height:25
-			Text:Copying C&C Content
-			Align:Center
-			Bold:True
-		ProgressBar@PROGRESS:
-			Id:PROGRESS
-			X:50
-			Y:55
-			Width:PARENT_RIGHT - 100
-			Height:25
-		Label@STATUS:
-			Id:STATUS
-			X:50
-			Y:80
-			Width:PARENT_RIGHT - 100
-			Height:25
-			Align:Left
-		Button@RETRY:
-			Id:RETRY
-			X:PARENT_RIGHT - 280
-			Y:PARENT_BOTTOM - 45
-			Width:120
-			Height:25
-			Visible: false
-			Text:Retry
-			Bold:True
-		Button@CANCEL:
-			Id:CANCEL
-			X:PARENT_RIGHT - 140
-			Y:PARENT_BOTTOM - 45
-			Width:120
-			Height:25
-			Text:Cancel
 			Bold:True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index 3b15ee98c2..ed3f32b08d 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ LoadScreen: CncLoadScreen
 	InstallerWidget: INSTALL_PANEL
 	TestFile: conquer.mix
 	PackageURL: http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages
-	PackagePath: ^/Content/cnc
 
 ServerTraits:
 	PlayerCommands