Hi, I can't install the Civ4 Gold Edition and it is causing me quite a bit of frustration. So, here is the problem:

I follow the instrustions on how to install and everything runs smoothly until about half way through the installation with the third disc. It stops at the point with Leaderheads and Elizabeth (I can't remember the exact combination) and after stalling there for a minute or two I get this message:

Feature: Default Feature
Component: Civ4Component
File: E:\data 4.cab
Error: Data error (cyclic redundancy check)

I don't believe this is a common problem, as I have looked through regular installation problems and haven't found anything to help me with this specifically. And I use Windows Vista, that might be important. Overall, my computer is new, powerful, and should be able to handle this game.

Any advice on how to proceed would be a tremendous help.

some games need to be modified to work on vista like civ 3, but i didnt have that problume with civ 4, but then again i just have the basic edition and i never downloaded civ 3 onto a vista (but my friend who borrowed it from me has) i will ask him tomarrow how he did it, but right now its about 7:30 and its to late to pay him a visit.
I bet though a cyclic redundancy check means that the file is corrupt and it is reading the same line over and over,1 time i civ 3 stoped working for me, i took it out blown on it and wiped it off with a clean cotton and it was able to read again, try cleaning the disk or wipeing it off and try again it may help.

Welcome to Civfanatics :band:
try copying the whole content of the dvd/cd(s) to your harddrive and run the install from there. The cyclic redundancy check means that either the disc or the drive don't work properly (at least not properly with vista - and I'd suspect the drive)...

Thanks, I will try all of your suggestions on Friday. From there I will give you an update.

i just bought a new laptop with vista and am having the same problem. did u ever get it working?

welcome to cfc :band:

what is your exact problem?

well i start t instll it and about halfway through it it pops up with an error message the one the first guy up there posted and the only option is to click ok so i do that and it closes out of it all. ive been trying it for like 2 days with no luck

that message points to one of two things:
1) your disc is either dirty or scratched - try cleaning it with a soft dry cloth
2) your cd/dvd drive does not work properly - are you sure all drivers/firmware are uptodate?

yea i cleaned the disc, an dits not scratched an dits brand new computer just got it a week ago

brand new computer does not mean that the drivers and firmware are updated - you should check on the website of your computer manufacturer if there are any updates for your cd/dvd drive. Vista still has some drives that have no properly updated drivers - but sometimes those are just very new.
also try copying all contents of all discs to a folder on your computer and run the install from there...

I have the same problem, when i put the first disc in it comes with this:

Windows ® Installer. V 4.00.6001.0

msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]

Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

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then comes with the:

Feature: Default Feature
Component: Civ4Component
File: E:\data 4.cab
Error: Data error (cyclic redundancy check)

and it worked beofore on this computer, this is a new computer, vista, i just instilled it once, since it crashed my computer when i played. Everything on the computer is more than the minium requirements. I spent 49$ for gold.I need answers, please help

welcome to cfc :band:
this error:
cyclic redundancy check
hints at a damaged and/or dirty disc