Civ2 strange bugs (Vista64)

[adamo900]

help!
Civ2 doesn`t work properly. It runs, but when you try to establish a city, the game crashes:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
  Application Name:	civ2.exe
  Application Version:	0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:	370cf690
  Fault Module Name:	civ2.exe
  Fault Module Version:	0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:	370cf690
  Exception Code:	c0000005
  Exception Offset:	0000f81f
  OS Version:	6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
  Locale ID:	1045
  Additional Information 1:	f3e2
  Additional Information 2:	884d01546d7418f301acaae4fc525866
  Additional Information 3:	f214
  Additional Information 4:	fbb31ffca6ad3a9257f2a869e9f29c0d

Also, when I try to run Civ2map editor and try to "set resource seed" (s) in TOOLS options, the following problem appears:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
  Application Name:	Civ2Map.exe
  Application Version:	0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:	36b0df13
  Fault Module Name:	Civ2Map.exe
  Fault Module Version:	0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:	36b0df13
  Exception Code:	c0000005
  Exception Offset:	0000fa9f
  OS Version:	6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
  Locale ID:	1045
  Additional Information 1:	8e4b
  Additional Information 2:	3283270925be2cf16e82aad662583482
  Additional Information 3:	e1a9
  Additional Information 4:	4c3abd59898992a76d2b786afd77e3d2

Does anybody knows, what`s going on? On XP there wasn`t any problems with Civ2, as far as I remember.

 

[Titi]

Wouldn't it be because you're running a 64 bits version of Vista?

 

[adamo900]

Wouldn't it be because you're running a 64 bits version of Vista?

I think it`s about Vista in general. Vista itself has other windows management than XP, I think. That`s why when I try to TYPE something in a "resource seed" box in the editor, the program hangs up.

It simply cannot access the box. Same with a game: when I try, for example, to save a scenario, there appears a little box (window), which I can only disable. Otherwise, when I try to type something in, the game hangs up. Same problem with founding a city; when you take a settler and press "b", the "city name" box shows up.
You simply cannot type ANYTHING in these boxes.

I think it`s some minor Vista problem with arranging window boxes (different than in XP). But I`m not a programmer to investigate this.

Anyway, I read the forum and installing patches gave me nothing. Same with installing some DLLs.
That means I can`t play my favourite game.
Anybody knows, what`s going on? HELP!!!

 

[geofelt]

Civ2 2.42 is a 16 bit dos game. 16 bit games don't run on 64 bit operating systems. It's too bad, because I like 2.42 the best.

Civ2-MGE will work with a patch. I don't remember where, but it is on this site.