Help... Menu doesn't show up :(

[Silica_Pathways]

I don't see menu. Just that 3d earth background and civ4 logo
I got P4 2.8ghz, GF 6700 256mb, 256mb ram.
What should i do ?

 

[distortion]

I have the exact same problem...

p 2.4ghz 1 gig of ram

Ati radeon 128mg vid card

 

[damason]

At first my computer wouldn't load past the "Done" screen when starting up Civ IV. So I reinstalled my ATI Radeon 9000 drivers (laptop) and now I get past the "Done" screen but I don't get the firaxis or 2kgames videos or the CIV IV Game Menu -- just the sound to it all and the giant globe in the background.

This is after my desktop (which is older) resulted in black maps and see-through advisors rendering the game virtually unplayable.

 

[damason]

Sorry, the specs are XP; Dell laptop; P4 3.06 GHz; 768 MB RAM; ATI Radeon 9000.

 

[cecx]

Same here. And my specs are: AMD Athlon 3200+, 512 mb ram, nvidia 5500 fx 256mb.

 

[Silica_Pathways]

Ok, i managed to solve this problem for me. I just installed the latest graphic card drivers and it went well
Though i do experience enormous loading times anyway...

 

[cecx]

Ok, i managed to solve this problem for me. I just installed the latest graphic card drivers and it went well
Though i do experience enormous loading times anyway...

That's good, I guess I'll try that then.

 

[jcarroll95]

I had the same problem. Updating my graphics driver solved the missing menu problem. However the game still randomly crashes for me. Sometimes it crashes on the first move, other times I can play for an hour.

 

[cecx]

Updating the graphics driver did the trick. The game works great now.....and yes, it owns.

 

[damason]

I have an ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 and the ATI 5.10 catalyst will not install because apparently it only works for 9550 or something like that (from other threads). I get a "severe error video INF driver not found" message or something like that....

My card meets the requirements of Civ IV but I can't update the drivers anymore past 6.14, etc. Any ideas??? Sigh. I was waiting breathlessly for this game and have spent so much time trying to play and still can't! Argh!