game will not work

[bernard981]

hello all heres my dylema
i have civ4 version 1.0

ive tryed it on 2 computers one running xp pro (tower) and windows 7 (laptop)
both will not run the game

on xp
to start with the init engine would not render (if thats the word) so it come up saying check graphic setting ect so i downloaded patch 1.74 then annother error come up saying it couldnot load a file and the previous patches didnt bare friut and alll my graphics drivers ect ect are all up to date

on windows 7
all installed ok try to open the game a compatibility message comes up with 3 buttons cancle, find solution online or run program so i clicked run program then it says insert the correct dvd-rom and restart app and yet it only has 1 cd
i did try to find a no cd crack to hopefully bypass this but typicaly there arent any


the game does work ive had it a while but when our old laptop giveup the ghost i stopped playing

im literally grinding my teeth at this and rapidly looseing my paitence with it can anyone help me out?

 

[kiwitt]

type Start Run dxdiag ... then click save all information and attach the file.

 

[bernard981]

type Start Run dxdiag ... then click save all information and attach the file.

on my windows 7 system shall upload xp tomorrow

View attachment DxDiag.txt

 

[kiwitt]

Could be the shared graphics RAM. Have tried my install instructions on the top of this forum.

 

[bernard981]

Could be the shared graphics RAM. Have tried my install instructions on the top of this forum.

followed it on my win 7 and its working a treat id buy u a drink if i could mate im well chuffed ill get me xp dxdiag on this thread later for u to have a squint cheers

and for anyone who stumbles on this thread who has the same prob as me heres a link to that very same topic that got mine up and running on windows 7

 

[kiwitt]

id buy u a drink

... I believe in Pay it forward, treat some else for me and tell them to treat someone else and so on.