Hey all,
I recently purchased Civ 5, and installed it on my three computers (Using a DVD, haven't tried DL'ing it from Steam yet).
The first is the newest, and runs Windows XP (Editon I can't remember). The installation went great - got going and played the game.
The second was installed onto my first laptop. I'm not entirely sure why, but I was forced to remove & re-install Civ 5 from it a couple of times before it worked (And why in the hell do I have to nstall DX 9/11 EVERY TIME!? /rageoff). The operating system there was WIN 7.
The third installation is going onto my second laptop, which uses Windows 7 - and is the one causing me to shoot kittens. There are two errors going on, neither of which I can understand:
1 - Steam just doesn't seem to want to open. It openned after installing Steam, but afterwards it will not open if closed in the sidebar. This is after installing it and uninstalling it twice over and running it as an admin. I just don't get it.
2 - Upon installing Civ 5 (AND !@#$% DX 9/11 !@#$% /rageoff) I proceed to try and run the game. Here comes the fun. If Steam does actually does manage to do its job and open, and I click "Play Civ 5", a box opens up saying "Completing Installation", and I proceed to get stuck at 2% - eventually netting me an error message "Incomplete Installation (16).
I have Googled several times, tried to wade through 2K's HORRID FAQ site, and I gots nothin'.
Also, this is my first time using Steam, and it is making me want to stick to console gaming (and WoW) very quickly. At least WoW is consistent in how it wastes my time.
I'd appreciate any helpful responses.
~ Kelso
EDIT: For clarity.
I recently purchased Civ 5, and installed it on my three computers (Using a DVD, haven't tried DL'ing it from Steam yet).
The first is the newest, and runs Windows XP (Editon I can't remember). The installation went great - got going and played the game.
The second was installed onto my first laptop. I'm not entirely sure why, but I was forced to remove & re-install Civ 5 from it a couple of times before it worked (And why in the hell do I have to nstall DX 9/11 EVERY TIME!? /rageoff). The operating system there was WIN 7.
The third installation is going onto my second laptop, which uses Windows 7 - and is the one causing me to shoot kittens. There are two errors going on, neither of which I can understand:
1 - Steam just doesn't seem to want to open. It openned after installing Steam, but afterwards it will not open if closed in the sidebar. This is after installing it and uninstalling it twice over and running it as an admin. I just don't get it.
2 - Upon installing Civ 5 (AND !@#$% DX 9/11 !@#$% /rageoff) I proceed to try and run the game. Here comes the fun. If Steam does actually does manage to do its job and open, and I click "Play Civ 5", a box opens up saying "Completing Installation", and I proceed to get stuck at 2% - eventually netting me an error message "Incomplete Installation (16).
I have Googled several times, tried to wade through 2K's HORRID FAQ site, and I gots nothin'.
Also, this is my first time using Steam, and it is making me want to stick to console gaming (and WoW) very quickly. At least WoW is consistent in how it wastes my time.
I'd appreciate any helpful responses.
~ Kelso
EDIT: For clarity.