Cannot load saved games

[spirithiker]

I purchased Civ IV the day it was released. I have played this game many times (almost daily) and have reloaded saved games, daily, without any problems. That is until I did a Windows update last Wednesday February 15, 2006.
After downloading these five 'high-priority' updates, listed below, I can no longer load my saved games.
Also, I can start a new game and save it, but when I try to reload it I cannot load that game either.
I have dropped back to a 'restore point' in order to play my game and I have turned off the 'Automatic Update' feature of Windows XP (which is not an acceptable situation) because these 'high-priority' updates continually want to be downloaded and updated.
I also searched the Microsoft 'knowledge base' for similar problems to no avail.
Has anyone else run into this problem? If so, and even if not, what is the resolution?
Here are the five 'high priority' updates I loaded:
Security update for windows xp (KB913446)
Security update for windows media player 10 for windows xp (KB911565)
Security update for windows xp (KB911927)
Security update for windows media player plug-in (KB911564)
Windows malicious software removal tool – February 2006 (KB890830)
I would like to download each update one at a time to determine which one is causing the problem, but I am not allowed to. I have to take all five updates or nothing.
As it stands, I have taken nothing so I can continue to play my game. Please help.
Thank-you

 

[Porcupine]

If you copy the save games to a memory stick or removable media, then install the upgrades, then copy them back can you play the saves?

 

[GoAzns]

spirithiker, thanks for your post... you have helped me FINALLY find a way to continue my saved game...
I got really into my game and refused to start a new one...
so I decided to play ariound twith the updates like you suggested. what happened was I went to add/remove programs in Windows XP and uninstalled "Security update for windows xp (KB913446)" and also "Security update for windows xp (KB911927)". there was a message that said it might affect the Microsoft .NET version 2.0, so after uninstalling the security updates, I went to the .NET and repaired it to make sure there would be no problems with that program.

then I ran the game and loaded my game and it does not lock up anymore!


This should work for you man... good luck and thanks again.