Corrupted Windows file?

[hrhomer]

My wife is convinced that Civ 4 caused us to have to completely wipe our hard drive. I installed the game, had some driver issues, downloaded the Catalyst control center for ATI, and was able to run the game seemingly flawlessly. Only played for a week or so, only got about 1/2 way through the tech tree. Tried to load a game, got a big freeze. From then on, couldn't start windows at all, because of a corrup or missing system file. We had to do a system restore. I don't see how it could be caused by the game, but I only have a mid-range knowledge of the ins and outs of the OS. Anyone have or hear of this caused by civ 4?

Joe

 

[Zanmato]

Well, I've had Civ4 cause my computer to corrupt the HD when it first came out so it's possible that it may have indirectly caused a problem with the system somewhere. I assume you have patched it as it will be less intensive on the HD when playing it.

 

[hrhomer]

Yes, I had it patched to whatever came before the patch of 2 days ago... Should I be worried about installing it again?

Joe