I installed the game and whenever I go to play a screen pops up that says access denied : please login with administrator privilages and try again. There is one one user on my computer which makes me the administrator. I went to check out _Civ4Config which is just a short-cut file and i clicked on it and it said it was missing... man this is sooo wierd.. someone please help
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Access Denied
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The "Microsoft requirement" is that to be a 'certified for microsoft windows' game, the save game files must be stored in "my documents\my games\".
Try this:
Make a short-cut to C-IV.exe. Right-click on it, and choose 'properties'. In the 'shortcut' tab, where is says target, add the following on the end:
/ALTROOT=.
(including the period '.' at the end). This will get Civ4 to create save files in the Civ4 directory, not the My Documents one. It might work....
Try this:
Make a short-cut to C-IV.exe. Right-click on it, and choose 'properties'. In the 'shortcut' tab, where is says target, add the following on the end:
/ALTROOT=.
(including the period '.' at the end). This will get Civ4 to create save files in the Civ4 directory, not the My Documents one. It might work....
.... i need help
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Can you try rebooting? Otherwise, try uninstalling then reinstalling. If there is only one account, then perhaps you could try making a second account (under 'users' in the control panel) that is an admin account, and installing from there?
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Well, this isn't specifically for Civ4, but it a similar problem from the tech support of some other game - might want to try it:
http://www.sigames.com/sibase.php?type=view&id=177
Have you installed SP2? You could alternatively booth with your XP CD in the drive and try a 'repair installation'.
http://www.sigames.com/sibase.php?type=view&id=177
Have you installed SP2? You could alternatively booth with your XP CD in the drive and try a 'repair installation'.
