Civ4 dosnt run

[a1exde1piero]

after installing civ4 and launched the game, a window appears with this error. What can I do?

initialize renderer failed. check directx installation, lastest graphics drivers and graphics settings parameters:
width = 1024
height = 768
flags = 0xc
hwnd = 0xc0276
adaptrid = 0
deveiceid = 3

error: creation failed: invalid 3D device type

 

[kiwitt]

Try installing as per http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=408537