Game freezes and save corrupts

[WillCooper]

Renaming or deleting gets this error: Specified module could not be found.

I wonder if the people who program software ever thought about programming a piece of software that worked.

EDIT:

Is there a way to simply manually remove civ 4?

 

[WillCooper]

Is there a way to manually remove Civ 4?

 

[ori]

there is - do you know anything about registry editing?

 

[WillCooper]

Nope. Is it simple enough for me to do it?

 

[ori]

I wouldn't - its easy, but really if something goes wrong it has the potential to make your windows install unbootable.

try this: http://www.revouninstaller.com/index.html

you get a free 30 day trial - so that should be plenty of time to remove the game

alternatively you could remove all the folders that have Civilization 4 or Take Two or Firaxis or 2KGames in their name (the last 3 only if this is the only game you have from them ) as well as
"...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\sid meier's civilization 4"
"...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\sid meier's civilization 4"
"...\documents and settings\<username>\local settings\application data\my games\sid meier's civilization 4"
"...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{CFBCE791-2D53-4FCE-B3FB-D6E01F4112E8}"

you need to set windows to show hidden files to see some of them. Then you could run a registry cleaner, like the freeware (but really good) one linked here: http://www.ccleaner.com/

to remove the redundant registry keys.

 

[WillCooper]

I've been trying to contact 2k games, but their support system is ed. Alright, im sorry to revive a topic that has been dead for months, but there arent any other options.

First, Revouninstaller doesnt display Civ 4 as an option to uninstall (Even though the civ 4 disc believes that its installed.

2nd, I cant uninstall the game manually because even after I choose to show the hidden files, vista wont let me ENTER the hidden files to delete stuff.

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[ori]

are you logged in as an administrator?

 

[WillCooper]

Yes I am.

 

[ori]

when you try to open the folder what happens?

 

[WillCooper]

C:\users\Myname\Local Settings is not accessable.

Access is denied

 

[ori]

http://ask-leo.com/why_cant_i_acces..._local_settings_folders_in_windows_vista.html

 

[VikingKing1]

My game too has started freezing up on me. I have had it for almost three years. I deleted all saved games {and there were many} I even uninstalled and re-installed the game and it still freezes up. It is the only game or anything that freezes on my compter. I have to shut power to exit, nothing else works until I restart. It always freezes after I finish my turn and hit enter, the little spinning wheel will freeze and I am done. Any thoughts??? Thanks.

 

[ori]

is the game patched to date?

 

[VikingKing1]

I have the 2.13 do I also need the 2.08?

 

[Jimg]

I WAS playing beyond the sword,but a save froze the game and not it has a runtime error when trying to reload a good save. I have Enabled the logging system and have read the init.log.I will see if it is possible to attach it here OK he is the last few commands in the init.log-hope you can help
--oad_module CvEraMovieScreen
load_module CvSpaceShipScreen
load_module CvPediaMain
load_module CvPediaScreen
load_module CvScreen
load_module CvPediaTech
load_module CvPediaUnit
load_module CvPediaBuilding
load_module CvPediaPromotion
load_module CvPediaUnitChart
load_module CvPediaBonus
load_module CvPediaTerrain
load_module CvPediaFeature
load_module CvPediaImprovement
load_module CvPediaCivic
load_module CvPediaCivilization
load_module CvPediaLeader
load_module CvPediaSpecialist
load_module CvPediaHistory
load_module CvPediaProject
load_module CvPediaReligion
load_module CvPediaCorporation
load_module CvWorldBuilderScreen
load_module Popup
load_module CvWorldBuilderDiplomacyScreen
load_module CvDebugTools
load_module CvDebugInfoScreen
load_module CvMapGeneratorUtil
load_module CvGFCScreen
load_module CvPopupInterface
load_module CvScreenUtilsInterface
load_module CvScreenUtils
init-ing world builder screen
load_module CvWBPopups
load_module CvCameraControls
load_module CvAdvisorUtils
PY:OnInit
load_module CvAppInterface

 

[ori]

please post all files in the log subfolder as a zip file
did you set all items with log in their name to 1? if not do so, please.

@vikingking: 2.13 is the correct one. is there any error message when it freezes?