I just bought a new PC with 64-bit Vista Home Premium. Tried installing Civ 3 (Gold). Initial installation worked fine, but when I install patch 1.29 and after executing Civ 3 the OS gives error msg that it cannot locate the CD, please insert it now and restart the program. Doing as directed makes no difference. I have only one account on the PC and it is Administrator (at least that is what it says). I installed the patch using the right click, run as Administrator as recommended above. I've installed the game under C:\Games to keep it out of the Programs folder. Still won't run. Any ideas. Thanks in advance.
Civ3:complete Version Error
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Civ 3 Gold comes ready patched to 1.29 so you should not have applied the patch.
Civ 3 Gold comes ready patched to 1.29 so you should not have applied the patch.
You got one of the mispatched versions of Complete. Been so long since I've seen this I don't remember what the fix is. But patching it will break it, because as far as the copy protection is concerned Civ3:Conquests and Civ3:Complete are different programs/games/whatever.
You could try contacting Firaxis, and see if they have a patch available. Or Take Two, assuming they got all of Atari's stuff in the buyout.
As I recall, this was a problem at Atari's end, not Firaxis'. So contacting Firaxis may not help.
You could try contacting Firaxis, and see if they have a patch available. Or Take Two, assuming they got all of Atari's stuff in the buyout.
As I recall, this was a problem at Atari's end, not Firaxis'. So contacting Firaxis may not help.
I have found with a second CIV 3 disk in my collection. At one time I had one for my laptop and another for my desktop. The readme file starts with 1.29F fixes, so it must be the Complete edition referred to above. When I execute that program I get a single error message: "DMI Anchor not found." Since I've had both disks operating OK on XP previously I'm thinking this must be a 64-bit Vista problem. I see the DMI Anchor issue has been reported in the past with Packard Bell computers, and I do have an HP.
First, I'd throw away the HP. To my shame, my last computer that I bought was an HP. Oh, the horror stories I could tell you. Okay, it was one, but still.
I did a google for "DMI Anchor not found", and found very little on it. Did see your post on the HP forums, so hopefully you get an answer from them. I haven't heard of a DMI Anchor, it sounds like a Vista issue.
Anyways, this came up. Have you tried that?
I remember seeing that as I went throught the forums, but I had not tried it. I just did try it and got the same DMI Anchor error in the end.
Thanks for your help. I think I will just go to Microsoft, tell them I am not satisfied with Windows Vista, see little prospect of a fix with Windows 7, and ask for XP disks. Wonder what my chances of success are there.
Cheers.
Thanks for your help. I think I will just go to Microsoft, tell them I am not satisfied with Windows Vista, see little prospect of a fix with Windows 7, and ask for XP disks. Wonder what my chances of success are there.
Cheers.
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