Inspiron 1520 VM works normal doesn't

[mr_lemonade]

Hello, I have read serveral other forums where people have gotten civ4 to work using "updated drivers"
http://blogs.intel.com/technology/2007/08/gaming_on_integrated_graphics.php


I tried the trial version and have full version comming in the mail. I have dell inspiron 1520 Intel GM965 Express Chipset Family and get a Failed to inialize renderer - check directx version and graphics settings which is pretty common when graphics card doesn't support civ. I got it working ok in VMWare running windows xp 32 bit. I have tried xp, vista windows7 32 & 64 bit and they all produce errors. In vista, it doesn't even create an icon on the desktop. Anyone got any ideas about the wierd error. I don't see why the vmware works and not native machine....

Thanks for any input.

 

[ori]

Welcome to CFC

the missing icon in Vista is not a sign that it doesn't work - just an artifact of the installer being created for XP not Vista - which handles games differently - does it work when you start the game in Vista from the .exe in the install folder? is it patched to date?

What errors occur in other OSs?