Game and PC Freeze while loading

[Oetang]

Looking for any help I can get. I got the game for xmas, installed it and havent been able to get past the loading screen yet. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times, but nothing changes. With or without the patch it is the same issue as well.

Any ideas are welcome, and thanks in advance

 

[Zydor]

Download Patch V1.52 via

http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/downloads.htm

Before Patching
Windows add/remove in control panel remove Civ - success or failed do the following

Delete the Civ IV Directories in:

- Programs/Firaxis
- My Documents / My Games
- C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\My Games\Civilization IV\ Its a hidden directory if not seen just check you have "show hidden files" switched on

Load from discs
Load Patch V1.52

If still issues, please post your post-patch symptoms here

Regards
Zy

 

[Oetang]

I uninstalled again, making sure to clear and delete any folders associated with the game and I am still having the same problem.

 

[Laenir]

What I had to do to prevent everything from hanging at the loading screen is to start the game, and when I get the loading screen with all the different languages, wait approximately 3-4 seconds, then open my CD drive. That somehow moves everything forward and the game really starts to load, and nothing bad happens when I close my drive as soon things start to load.

For the record, I did not discover this. I found it in another thread.

 

[Oetang]

Wow, it worked! Pretty sad that you have to open a cd drive to get a game to run lol.

Thanks for the help =)

 

[Laenir]

You're quite welcome. That puzzled and angered me when I first got the game, so I know how you felt. I don't know why that trick works, but I'm glad it does. I'm loving the game.