o ok. Well, here is the Dxdiag
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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/26/2011, 10:18:11
Machine name: FAMILY-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.110617-0336)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: GT5662
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9500 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 2449MB used, 3927MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode
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and all of my settings on civ 5 for the graphics are set to low. and when set to minimums the static leaders do work, i just wasnt to fix any problems with my hardware,dwonloads,ect
Civ version: 1.0.1.383