Installing Civ 4 on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 (32-/64-bit)

IM having problems with civi4 so decided uninstall to reinstall. So I uninstalled and now IM in a rock and a hard spot this is what said on install wizard.

This setup installs anearlier version of Sid Meier's Civilation 4 (1.61).

you will have to uninstall the previous version before installing this version.
 
Hi,

I got this error when starting civ4: "application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142"

I checked bts .exe file with dependency walker and got 2 missing? files:
CVGAMECOREDLL.dll and IESHIMS.dll

http://aijaa.com/v.php?i=002678506354.png

I have Civ4 complete with 3.19 and newest displaycard drivers and directx.
 
Hi,
After much googling because of product freezing on install, we found your advice on how to install Civ 4 on a Win 7/64-bit machine, followed it to the letter and it worked first time. Thank you very much for taking the time to list a step by step guide and we can now enjoy the game.
cheers
EC9
 
Thanks for that ... You can also use the many mods that are available as well, that would unlikely work on a standard install.
 
:goodjob:Great, I believe this solved my problems also. I uninstalled and installed by your directions and gameplay is ALOT better. Thanks, I guess I should have tried this first :D
 
Thanks a lot for this very helpful install walkthrough. Now CIV4 runs without problems! :)
 
Glad you found it useful. It may not solve all problems ... but it is good to get the foundations right.
 
Glad you found it useful. It may not solve all problems ... but it is good to get the foundations right.

I followed your procedures and have been able to play all the official games plus AND and ROM, but have run into problems with the C2C mod. Is there anyone here that has used the directions to run that mod successfully?

Buck

(Win 7 64 bit OS)
 
Has anybody had any success with this that has the Civilization 4 Complete? My BTS disk NOW won't load from my D drive and I can either buy another BTS game or the Civ 4 Complete.

Any suggestions?

Buck
 
If you can still get BTS somewhere, and the complete is not much cheaper, i'd say go for BTS if you still have the Vanilla disc. It's what most people use here and known to work.
I'd recommend you learn how to make image of your disc and putting backup on multiple media, because then such a loss can not happen as easily.
 
If you can still get BTS somewhere, and the complete is not much cheaper, i'd say go for BTS if you still have the Vanilla disc. It's what most people use here and known to work.
I'd recommend you learn how to make image of your disc and putting backup on multiple media, because then such a loss can not happen as easily.


Thank you. I just order the BTS from Amazon.

Buck
 
Thanks kiwitt. :goodjob: Just added Windows 7 to my rig and couldn't get any version of Civ 4 to run. Found this thread and it's up and running.
 
Thanks for that. Glad it worked for you.
 
Hi,

I got this error when starting civ4: "application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000142"

I checked bts .exe file with dependency walker and got 2 missing? files:
CVGAMECOREDLL.dll and IESHIMS.dll

http://aijaa.com/v.php?i=002678506354.png

I have Civ4 complete with 3.19 and newest displaycard drivers and directx.

This exact problem happens to me too. I haven't played Civ 4 in a while, but I haven't reinstalled the system, it should be working as before, but it isn't. Any clues?
 
Code:
C:\games\civ4>dir /s cvgamecoredll.dll
 Volume in Laufwerk C: hat keine Bezeichnung.
 Volumeseriennummer: 2296-C03C

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Assets

02/04/2009  08:10 PM         3,716,672 CvGameCoreDLL.dll
               1 Datei(en),      3,716,672 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Beyond the Sword\Assets

05/14/2009  02:46 PM         4,949,304 CvGameCoreDLL.dll
               1 Datei(en),      4,949,304 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\BUG Mod 4.4\Assets

05/17/2010  01:14 AM         5,255,168 CvGameCoreDLL.dll
               1 Datei(en),      5,255,168 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Giant Earth Map\Assets

08/21/2009  05:17 PM         5,832,704 CvGameCoreDLL.dll
               1 Datei(en),      5,832,704 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Rhye's and Fall of Civilization\Assets

05/14/2009  02:47 PM         5,956,920 CvGameCoreDLL.dll
               1 Datei(en),      5,956,920 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\The Road to War\Assets

05/14/2009  02:47 PM         5,027,128 CvGameCoreDLL.dll

 Verzeichnis von C:\games\civ4\Warlords\Assets

02/04/2009  08:10 PM         3,868,224 CvGameCoreDLL.dll
               1 Datei(en),      3,868,224 Bytes

     Anzahl der angezeigten Dateien:
               7 Datei(en),     34,606,120 Bytes
               0 Verzeichnis(se), 110,681,026,560 Bytes frei



C:\Windows>dir /s IESHIMS.DLL

 Volume in Laufwerk C: hat keine Bezeichnung.
 Volumeseriennummer: 2296-C03C

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7600.16385_none_be3c68d42aec01f7

07/14/2009  03:41 AM           293,376 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        293,376 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7601.17514_none_c06d7c9c27da8591

11/20/2010  03:26 PM           293,376 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        293,376 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.16421_none_bc2b6e376cdcc57e

04/10/2011  10:42 AM           304,128 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        304,128 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.16434_none_bc239f296ce22d74

07/22/2011  07:34 AM           304,640 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        304,640 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.16437_none_bc26a0076cdf7979

09/01/2011  07:15 AM           304,640 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        304,640 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.20534_none_bcad3bf485ffcd3e

07/22/2011  07:14 AM           304,640 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        304,640 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.20537_none_bcb03cd285fd1943

09/01/2011  06:37 AM           304,640 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        304,640 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7600.16385_none_621dcd50728e90c1

07/14/2009  03:15 AM           200,704 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        200,704 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7601.17514_none_644ee1186f7d145b

11/20/2010  02:19 PM           200,704 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        200,704 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.16421_none_600cd2b3b47f5448

04/10/2011  10:42 AM           194,048 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        194,048 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.16434_none_600503a5b484bc3e

07/22/2011  04:46 AM           194,048 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        194,048 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.16437_none_60080483b4820843

09/01/2011  04:26 AM           194,048 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        194,048 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.20534_none_608ea070cda25c08

07/22/2011  03:47 AM           194,048 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        194,048 Bytes

 Verzeichnis von C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ie-ieshims_31bf3856ad364e35_9.4.8112.20537_none_6091a14ecd9fa80d

09/01/2011  03:56 AM           194,048 IEShims.dll
               1 Datei(en),        194,048 Bytes

     Anzahl der angezeigten Dateien:
              14 Datei(en),      3,481,088 Bytes
               0 Verzeichnis(se), 110,681,075,712 Bytes frei
 
Kwitt: I read and loaded my Civ4 Complete (all versions, plus Colonization) according to what you instructed, including the Admin thing.

However, when I went to play, I got a huge number of XML errors, all seeming to do with Tag definitions, which I haven't played with at all.

Sooooo, I then reloaded everything again and noted that the installer was going to C:\Program Files(x86).

Most of the modules work, except for these: Thecowwarriers Pirates, Next Fantasy War, Thomas' War v3.5, Aliens, Civ++107.

All of these modules load up, but I cannot access my Tech Screen to plan out my learning nor can I access my City Build screen, to plan out in advance what and when I want to build. The common msg at the start of any of the modules is: BUG Init: Cannot find XML file for Mod Init. Any help would be greatly apprieciated.
 
You need to overide the default installation location to what I said above, else the custom mods you have downloaded will not work.
 
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