Civ windows version in windows 10

[MuuCow]

hi all civ gamers

ive been trying to install and play the old civ 1 windows version on win 10.
but i cant get it to install i run a 64 bit win 10 ,i tryed the compadability option build in but it diddent work , i tried running it as admin ,no luck there eather.

I kinda lost of wath to du ,thats why im asking here ,and hoping somone can help me.

Thx

 

[Verrucosus]

This is tricky. You will need a virtual operating system to get it to run on a 64 bit machine.

This is what I did:
1) install DOSBox - http://www.dosbox.com/
2) install Windows 3.1 inside DOSBox - for instructions see http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=9405
3) install Civ 1 Windows Version under Windows 3.1 inside DOSBox

Step 2) is really tricky and I only tried it because I still had my old Windows 3.1 floppies.

Honestly, it's probably easier to get the DOS version of Civ1 than to find Windows 3.1 and set it up inside DOSBox. I also find the DOS version prettier, but that's of course a matter of taste.

Good luck!

 

[MuuCow]

i got the old dos version of civ to work with dosbox that was simple enofh. I took a look at the win 3.1 install it looks quite involved ,so i was thinking of instlling winxp 32bit on a nother drive and installing it there. then i can also play other old games as well there

 

[Oliviciv]

Hi i just bought my first W10 PC, and i'm testing all the games that i used to play on XP.
Just tried Civwin, and i got multiple errors (path does not exist, or your system cannot execute this software)
I assumed that this was related to the 16bit nature of the exe.
Searched a bit on Bing, found this thread, then others...
Seems there is a 16bit layer for 64bits system that enables them to run 16bit sofware like Civwin.
Here : Otvdm/winevdm (columbia.edu)
Install OTVDM, then use otvdmw.exe to open civ.exe... It works !

 

[Skybuck]

DosBox-X is a bit more user friendly, more polished, more options.

 

[Blake00]

CivWin on a Windows XP VM is much better than older windows in DosBox as you can play it in higher modern resolutions eg 1080P HD. I give some instructions and tutorial video links on how to setup a Windows XP VM with CivWin here:
https://forums.civfanatics.com/thre...ization-1-hd-tour-with-mods-scenarios.673292/