Format thine drive; suffer the consequence

[BeyondCivilized]

So if I formated Windows XP because it became a cesspool of virus, and don't want to delete my CivIV directory (Moved it into another drive) and after the re installation of Windows XP, I require the privilege of accessing the saves and mods (From Windows Explorer) without resorting to launch the game first, also I've just downloaded patch 3.13 and it doesn't seem to recognize the game.

How do I fix all that? Does anyone know what the hell I'm talking about.

 

[LemonJello]

Moving the CivIV directory probably caused a lot of the problems. Also, I think, the WinXP registry doesn't have the entries in it for Civ to run correctly, the OS won't "find" Civ to run it, most likely won't even recognize it as a program.

You probably don't want to hear this, but I think you're going to have to re-install Civ.

 

[BeyondCivilized]

Moving the CivIV directory probably caused a lot of the problems. Also, I think, the WinXP registry doesn't have the entries in it for Civ to run correctly, the OS won't "find" Civ to run it, most likely won't even recognize it as a program.

You probably don't want to hear this, but I think you're going to have to re-install Civ.

That's going to be a chore.

So do you think it's possible to force the new installation of Windows XP to register CIV as a program?

 

[LemonJello]

Not to my knowledge. The install process writes to the registry info on where and how Civ operates and creates the shortcuts to the .exe to run Civ. Have you tried to run Civ since the reload?

If you have all the mods and saves moved, you will still be able to get to and use them, once Civ is up and running again.

I feel your pain. I had to rebuild my wife's desktop, and when the OS (WinXp) reloaded, it wiped out the file allocation table and I lost all her iTunes and address book info that was on an external drive that I forgot to disconnect.

 

[BeyondCivilized]

Not to my knowledge. The install process writes to the registry info on where and how Civ operates and creates the shortcuts to the .exe to run Civ. Have you tried to run Civ since the reload?

If you have all the mods and saves moved, you will still be able to get to and use them, once Civ is up and running again.

I feel your pain. I had to rebuild my wife's desktop, and when the OS (WinXp) reloaded, it wiped out the file allocation table and I lost all her iTunes and address book info that was on an external drive that I forgot to disconnect.

The game runs fine, it even recognizes the CD-ROM.

 

[Lord_Zath]

if that's the case, place a shortcut to the game's executable to the desktop. Also, you might be able to just reinstall BTS...

But yeah, the registry is wiped, so I'd expect most programs to not work if you just copied them over.

 

[GVBN]

As others have pointed out already, you're missing a registry key

Either install the game or add those reg keys manually

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}]
"UninstallString"="C:\\Program Files\\InstallShield Installation Information\\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}\\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly"
"LogFile"="C:\\Program Files\\InstallShield Installation Information\\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}\\setup.ilg"
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Beyond the Sword"
"ProductGuid"="{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}"
"InstallSource"=""
"DisplayName"="Sid Meier's Civilization 4 - Beyond the Sword"
"Publisher"="Firaxis Games"
"URLInfoAbout"="http://www.2kgames.com/civ4"
"HelpLink"="http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support.htm"
"Readme"="C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Beyond the Sword\\Readme.htm"
"RegOwner"=""
"DisplayIcon"="C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Beyond the Sword\\Civ4BeyondSword.exe"
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"NoRemove"=dword:00000000
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"InstallDate"=""
"Language"=dword:00000009
"DisplayVersion"="3.01"
"Version"=dword:03010000
"MajorVersion"=dword:00000003
"MinorVersion"=dword:00000001
"LogMode"=dword:00000001

 

[BeyondCivilized]

I'm willing to go with this option. But I would like to know if there is an easier way to add all these registry keys into Windows Registry?

 

[BeyondCivilized]

As others have pointed out already, you're missing a registry key

Either install the game or add those reg keys manually

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}]
"UninstallString"="C:\\Program Files\\InstallShield Installation Information\\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}\\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly"
"LogFile"="C:\\Program Files\\InstallShield Installation Information\\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}\\setup.ilg"
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Beyond the Sword"
"ProductGuid"="{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}"
"InstallSource"=""
"DisplayName"="Sid Meier's Civilization 4 - Beyond the Sword"
"Publisher"="Firaxis Games"
"URLInfoAbout"="http://www.2kgames.com/civ4"
"HelpLink"="http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support.htm"
"Readme"="C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Beyond the Sword\\Readme.htm"
"RegOwner"=""
"DisplayIcon"="C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Beyond the Sword\\Civ4BeyondSword.exe"
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"NoRemove"=dword:00000000
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"InstallDate"=""
"Language"=dword:00000009
"DisplayVersion"="3.01"
"Version"=dword:03010000
"MajorVersion"=dword:00000003
"MinorVersion"=dword:00000001
"LogMode"=dword:00000001

SOLVED! All I had to do is move the directory to a folder in the Program Files which I'm supposed to rename as Fireaxis Games, and I wouldn't have thought of that if you didn't provide me with that list of registry keys.