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My version is 1.07f - checked last night. Atari said they don't think it's a bootleg since it came from Amazon. There suggestion was to make sure the disk wasn't scratched and to shut everything that isn't a Microsoft application down via the Task Manager. So helpful...

Maybe the seller sold me a no CD version that they somehow acquired from Atari. That's all I can figure at this point. The company that sent the game to me (via the seller) also said it isn't a bootleg.

I'm starting to think I have a bootleg copy. If it is, it looks authentic, I'll give them that. I don't need the disk to play. There's no question about that.

Are you saying that I have to have the CD in the drive to start the game every time I play? Because I tried it last night and that wasn't the case. The CD wasn't even in the same room with me ;) So, does this mean I have a bootlegged copy or is it possible that later versions were different...

I'll check again tonight and make sure I did, in fact, play without the CD but I know there were two options during the install (standard/normal and minimal).

So, are you saying you didn't have the option to do the 700mb install? I emailed the seller and they said it was an original - not a copy. Maybe a later version allows for this?

I just received my copy of Vanilla Civ and installed it. Works fine; however, when I downloaded the v1.29f patch, I get the ugly "Insert CD and try again" error. After reading through some of the threads here, I'm starting to think my copy was a bootleg. Is there a way I can tell? It looks...