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Ok well BTS dosnt crash(YAY!) but I still get that annoying message about my mic that i dont have(not that it effects anything just annoying that i have t oclick it three times before I actually play lol)

SOB I spoke too soon it JUST froze up on me forcing a restart, the stupid thing is I was playing for several hours last night and it didnt do it at all but now it does?

only thing different from yesterday is a windows defender update and its not even running grrrr.
 
Vor the voice capture device, open your BtS.ini (Standard path C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Civ4\BtS\Civilization4.ini; rightclick, open with Wordpad/Notepad), and change
PHP: 
; Enable voice over IP capture and playback
EnableVoice = 1

to 0.

For the rest...looks likve overheating.
-> check the temperature of your CPU and graphics card and look, if all the fans are running.
 
Hello! I'm new here. I registered because I've a problem with Civilization IV.

When I try to run it, it loads everything and when the game is starting, the computer crashes and a blue screen pops out. I meet the recommended requirements, and I use Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Please, if you know how to fix it, tell me soon...
 
Furiey said:
What version of Civilization 4 is this? Plain Civ? Complete? With one of the expansions Warlords or Beyond the Sword? Disc or Digital download?

Have you patched the game?
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Civilization IV Complete, the two expansions. Disc.

And no, I didn't patch it.
 
I'm trying to play online. I downloaded the patch. but i'm not sure how to install it. Help would be appreciated.
 
My fiance has been playing civilization IV on his laptop for several months now. Last week we both updated our virus software and now his game will not load. I tried it on my laptop as well and the disc is not even being recognized. Our virus software has a "gamer setting" (turns off things that may affect game play) on it and we tried that and it still doesn't work. Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
Hey I just bought Civilization IV (no expansions) and after installing it wouldn't start, so I got patches 1.61 and 1.74 off of the Firaxis games website.

After I got these, the loading of the game progressed further, and the startup icon looked better. But after it went to a black screen it'd stop and an error would come up that said '' Init error - Error loading shader libraries ''.

I just bought this computer brand new a few months back when starcraft 2 came out. Its windows 7. Is there some other type of patch or something to install so this error goes away? I am hoping to get this game working thanks in advance!
 
MarsVoltaATDI said:
Hey I just bought Civilization IV (no expansions) and after installing it wouldn't start, so I got patches 1.61 and 1.74 off of the Firaxis games website.

After I got these, the loading of the game progressed further, and the startup icon looked better. But after it went to a black screen it'd stop and an error would come up that said '' Init error - Error loading shader libraries ''.

I just bought this computer brand new a few months back when starcraft 2 came out. Its windows 7. Is there some other type of patch or something to install so this error goes away? I am hoping to get this game working thanks in advance!
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Install the most recent version of DirectX 9c from Microsoft

This will not affect the DirectX11 that you have with Win 7.
 
amgibson said:
My fiance has been playing civilization IV on his laptop for several months now. Last week we both updated our virus software and now his game will not load. I tried it on my laptop as well and the disc is not even being recognized. Our virus software has a "gamer setting" (turns off things that may affect game play) on it and we tried that and it still doesn't work. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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If you think it's your antivirus, try turning it off altogether just to try if that is it.

If his disc is not being recognised in either of your computers it may be that it is dirty or damaged. If your disc works in both that would also point to a damaged disc. Try gently cleaning it.
 
Hello all,
Familiar question I'm sure, but here it is again anyways.

I have 64 bit windows 7 and my copy of Civ 4...no expansions, installed.
When I either run it from the disk, or from the icon windows tells me that there are known compatibility issues...so I tell it to run program anyways.

It goes through a brief loading screen and drops to a blue progress bar that says "Check XML" just like it always did when I had XP. The only difference is it stops running and says that a problem has occurred and Civ 4 has stopped running.

All my drivers are up-to-date as well as my OS, and DirectX (anytime I try to load any DirectX updates or previous versions I get the message that I have a newer version and no downloads are performed) (I tried to install DirectX 9.0c from a link in this thread, but I got the same message as written above). I am running it as the admin.

At first I though maybe if I downloaded the patch v1.61 from the Civ 4 website it might work, but when I click the link all i get is "No MySQL connection".

I am at a loss...I have attempted to uninstall/re-install which hasn't helped, and my disk works perfectly fine.

Any help would be much appreciated.
I hopefully have included all needed info.
 
Here is the error that I am receiving:
---------------------------
ERROR
---------------------------
Initialize Renderer failed. Check DirectX Installation, Latest Graphics Drivers and Graphics Settings
Parameters:
- width = 1024
- height = 768
- flags = 0xc
- hwnd = 0x403ae
- adaptrid = 0
- deviceid = 3
Error: Creation failed:Invalid 3D device type

---------------------------
Old computer.

Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2Ghz
512MB RAM
DirectX 9.0C

When I try to go an download the v1.52 patch I get a page that says No MYSQL connection?

Anyone? Thanks
 
Judgment85 said:
Hello all,
Familiar question I'm sure, but here it is again anyways.

I have 64 bit windows 7 and my copy of Civ 4...no expansions, installed.
When I either run it from the disk, or from the icon windows tells me that there are known compatibility issues...so I tell it to run program anyways.

It goes through a brief loading screen and drops to a blue progress bar that says "Check XML" just like it always did when I had XP. The only difference is it stops running and says that a problem has occurred and Civ 4 has stopped running.

All my drivers are up-to-date as well as my OS, and DirectX (anytime I try to load any DirectX updates or previous versions I get the message that I have a newer version and no downloads are performed) (I tried to install DirectX 9.0c from a link in this thread, but I got the same message as written above). I am running it as the admin.

At first I though maybe if I downloaded the patch v1.61 from the Civ 4 website it might work, but when I click the link all i get is "No MySQL connection".

I am at a loss...I have attempted to uninstall/re-install which hasn't helped, and my disk works perfectly fine.

Any help would be much appreciated.
I hopefully have included all needed info.
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You need to patch Civ 4 to the latest patch for W7. Download 1.74 from here and install it by right clicking on the .exe and selecting run as administrator.
 
buffettjr said:
Here is the error that I am receiving:
---------------------------
ERROR
---------------------------
Initialize Renderer failed. Check DirectX Installation, Latest Graphics Drivers and Graphics Settings
Parameters:
- width = 1024
- height = 768
- flags = 0xc
- hwnd = 0x403ae
- adaptrid = 0
- deviceid = 3
Error: Creation failed:Invalid 3D device type

---------------------------
Old computer.

Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2Ghz
512MB RAM
DirectX 9.0C

When I try to go an download the v1.52 patch I get a page that says No MYSQL connection?

Anyone? Thanks
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1.52 is a very old patch.
The latest versions are:
Vanilla Civ 4: 1.74
Warlords: 2.13
Beyond the Sword: 3.19
What game do you have installed? Downloaded or from Disc? What OS are you using? please post your dxdiag information.
 
I bought the disc, the complete edition.

Here's my dxdiag info: let me know if you need something else - thanks for your help.

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.100216-1441)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PC028A-ABA a620n
BIOS: Rev. 3.09
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 581MB used, 569MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found. Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: RADEON 9800 PRO
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 9800 AGP (0x4E48)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E48&SUBSYS_00021002&REV_00
Display Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 1280 x 960 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: HP w2007 Wide LCD Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1680,1050
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6476 (English)
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/25/2004 14:29:04, 209408 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 8/25/2004 14:28:46, 787456 bytes
 
When I downloaded the patch and ran it, it said that the system didn't detect a version of Civ4 was installed. Well, I cant install because I get the rendering error. Is this what was happening to you? Solution?
 
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