i barely installed my civilization III on my comp but it doesnt let me run it. a window pops up that lets me choose to send the error report or not send it. i cant even run the map editor because it says something about the folders. i've been reading some of the forums and it says that ATI radeons suck for civilization III. is the problem with my civ folders or my graphics chip? i have an x850 radeon by the way.

You mean the Civ III, not Civ IV? Nowdays We all paly the Civ IV:) . But it doesn't matter because I met the same problem on my computer. When it happened, I uninstalled the Civ and updated the video drivers and reinstall the Civ, all is Ok. Try try.
I hope you play so happy:) .

wait up, how do you update the video drivers?

If you have an ATI Radeon, then go to the ATI website and download the video drivers.