Installing Civ 3 Twice?

Daaraa · Apr 06, 2002, 05:48 AM

Is it possible to install Civ 3 twice on the same computer?
I play civ 3 with patch 1.16f. I encounter a LOT less crashing when I use 1.16 as opposed to 1.17. However, my problem is with downloading zipped-save games from CFC forums. I cannot view them as I am using 1.16.

I have a partitioned HD and I now run civ 3 on drive d if thats any help.

Black Fluffy Lion · Apr 06, 2002, 05:49 AM

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work...

Daaraa · Apr 06, 2002, 05:54 AM

My problem in re-installing it is when I try to re-install it, it wants to "remove components". The only options are Yes and Cancel. I het cancel because I don't want the install on drive d to be removed. But this boots me out of the instal process.

PS Thanks for the quick reply

Black Fluffy Lion · Apr 06, 2002, 06:03 AM

hmm...so does it want to overight the previous installation??

Daaraa · Apr 06, 2002, 06:08 AM

Seems to want to. I haven't taken it beyond the "Remove Companents" question other than cancel.

Black Fluffy Lion · Apr 06, 2002, 06:13 AM

and your trying to install it to a different location right?? if so then I don't see any reason why it wants to delete the old install...

Daaraa · Apr 06, 2002, 06:19 AM

What I do "Exactly" is this.

1 Exit CD from CD Rom drive and then put it back in.
2 Auto run begins
3 Comes up with the screen that gives you the options to Register, Uninstall, Play Civ 3, Re install or exit.
4 I have chosen to Re-install because I dont want to uninstall.
5 A couple of seconds later it asks if I want to "Remove previously installed components." The only options are Yes or Cancel. I have choosen cancel as I don't want it to remove the components.
6 I then get booted out and that is that.

I'm not sure what else to do unless I try and choose Yes to remove components. Is there a way to mask the previous install?

Black Fluffy Lion · Apr 06, 2002, 06:58 AM

try accessing the direct install program by browsing the CD (look in D

then it shouldn't know that civ3 is already installed and thus shouldn't ask you if it should overwrite the files.

Daaraa · Apr 06, 2002, 08:30 AM

I've now tried the 5 application file on the CD. It still wants to remove previous installation files.

What did you mean by d

Would there be another way to mask the previous install? Or am I just not starting up the right applications?

Black Fluffy Lion · Apr 06, 2002, 08:43 AM

oops it was D:) but smilies were enabled...hmmm, I'm not sure what to do. Just browsing round the CD and trying out the different setup programs is all I can think of. I'll try it myself later when I get onto the computer where I've got civ3 installed.

TedG · Apr 07, 2002, 03:58 PM

The reason it's not letting you install it again is because no matter what partition you install it on, there will be stuff in the registry. So right when you run the install program, it searches the registry and finds that Civ3 is installed already, regardless of what partition you installed it on. The only way I could see to get around this is if you had a dual boot system (two operating systems), but that stuff is pretty complicated.

Daaraa · Apr 08, 2002, 06:07 AM

Yeah, I'm not interested in have to boot-ups.
Thanks for the help. I'll just try something else I've been working on at the same time.

Apr 06, 2002, 05:48 AM	#1
Daaraa King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 823	Installing Civ 3 Twice? Is it possible to install Civ 3 twice on the same computer? I play civ 3 with patch 1.16f. I encounter a LOT less crashing when I use 1.16 as opposed to 1.17. However, my problem is with downloading zipped-save games from CFC forums. I cannot view them as I am using 1.16. I have a partitioned HD and I now run civ 3 on drive d if thats any help. __________________ Opinions are like toothbrushes. Everyone's got one so there is no need to share. -Red Green

Apr 06, 2002, 05:49 AM	#2
Black Fluffy Lion Qxria Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,052	I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work... __________________ "It looks like you're writing a letter, I do believe I could format it better" ~in loving memory of The Notorious C.L.I.P. a.k.a. Clippy

Apr 06, 2002, 05:54 AM	#3
Daaraa King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 823	My problem in re-installing it is when I try to re-install it, it wants to "remove components". The only options are Yes and Cancel. I het cancel because I don't want the install on drive d to be removed. But this boots me out of the instal process. PS Thanks for the quick reply __________________ Opinions are like toothbrushes. Everyone's got one so there is no need to share. -Red Green

Apr 06, 2002, 06:03 AM	#4
Black Fluffy Lion Qxria Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,052	hmm...so does it want to overight the previous installation?? __________________ "It looks like you're writing a letter, I do believe I could format it better" ~in loving memory of The Notorious C.L.I.P. a.k.a. Clippy

Apr 06, 2002, 06:08 AM	#5
Daaraa King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 823	Seems to want to. I haven't taken it beyond the "Remove Companents" question other than cancel. __________________ Opinions are like toothbrushes. Everyone's got one so there is no need to share. -Red Green

Apr 06, 2002, 06:13 AM	#6
Black Fluffy Lion Qxria Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,052	and your trying to install it to a different location right?? if so then I don't see any reason why it wants to delete the old install... __________________ "It looks like you're writing a letter, I do believe I could format it better" ~in loving memory of The Notorious C.L.I.P. a.k.a. Clippy

Apr 06, 2002, 06:19 AM	#7
Daaraa King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 823	What I do "Exactly" is this. 1 Exit CD from CD Rom drive and then put it back in. 2 Auto run begins 3 Comes up with the screen that gives you the options to Register, Uninstall, Play Civ 3, Re install or exit. 4 I have chosen to Re-install because I dont want to uninstall. 5 A couple of seconds later it asks if I want to "Remove previously installed components." The only options are Yes or Cancel. I have choosen cancel as I don't want it to remove the components. 6 I then get booted out and that is that. I'm not sure what else to do unless I try and choose Yes to remove components. Is there a way to mask the previous install? __________________ Opinions are like toothbrushes. Everyone's got one so there is no need to share. -Red Green

Apr 06, 2002, 06:58 AM	#8
Black Fluffy Lion Qxria Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,052	try accessing the direct install program by browsing the CD (look in D then it shouldn't know that civ3 is already installed and thus shouldn't ask you if it should overwrite the files. __________________ "It looks like you're writing a letter, I do believe I could format it better" ~in loving memory of The Notorious C.L.I.P. a.k.a. Clippy

Apr 06, 2002, 08:30 AM	#9
Daaraa King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 823	I've now tried the 5 application file on the CD. It still wants to remove previous installation files. What did you mean by d Would there be another way to mask the previous install? Or am I just not starting up the right applications? __________________ Opinions are like toothbrushes. Everyone's got one so there is no need to share. -Red Green Last edited by Daaraa; Apr 06, 2002 at 08:33 AM.

Apr 06, 2002, 08:43 AM	#10
Black Fluffy Lion Qxria Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,052	oops it was D:) but smilies were enabled...hmmm, I'm not sure what to do. Just browsing round the CD and trying out the different setup programs is all I can think of. I'll try it myself later when I get onto the computer where I've got civ3 installed. __________________ "It looks like you're writing a letter, I do believe I could format it better" ~in loving memory of The Notorious C.L.I.P. a.k.a. Clippy

Apr 07, 2002, 03:58 PM	#11
TedG Prince Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: USA Posts: 359	The reason it's not letting you install it again is because no matter what partition you install it on, there will be stuff in the registry. So right when you run the install program, it searches the registry and finds that Civ3 is installed already, regardless of what partition you installed it on. The only way I could see to get around this is if you had a dual boot system (two operating systems), but that stuff is pretty complicated. __________________ "The application finished with the following error: The operation was completed successfully." - Microsoft

Apr 08, 2002, 06:07 AM	#12
Daaraa King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 823	Yeah, I'm not interested in have to boot-ups. Thanks for the help. I'll just try something else I've been working on at the same time. __________________ Opinions are like toothbrushes. Everyone's got one so there is no need to share. -Red Green

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