install problem

[t25pi]

well i got a second copy from amazon. went to install same problem with it when it got to the warlords patch it stopped installing and went back to my wallpaper screen. to get round the problem i uninstalled warlords, rebooted etc. it installed now do i re-install warlords or leave it off.
anyone offer any info on why this happened.
cheers
dave

 

[ori]

you shouldn't spread your descriptions of your problem over multiple subforums - if you want to make sure someone sees it and can help: include all info in your posts

Anyway:
your stuff seems to be a veritable mess. Does your control panel have the games in the uninstall section? If so I would recommend doing a complete uninstall of everything, and reinstall. Take this as a guide on how to do this:

install the most recent version of DirectX 9c from Microsoft

then do the following for a clean reinstall:

Uninstall and Reinstall Civ4 Warlords BtS :

Try to follow this order when doing stuff:
Use Control panel to uninstall Beyond the Sword, then Warlords, then Vanilla
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\warlords" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\beyond the sword" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\warlords" manually
Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\beyond the sword" manually
(note: application data is a hidden directory so you need to configure windows explorer to show hidden files, also these directories in application data are sometimes removed by the uninstall routine)
Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{CFBCE791-2D53-4FCE-B3FB-D6E01F4112E8}" (Civ4)
Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{3E4B349F-10B5-4586-9D99-489A90A8B228}" (Warlords)
Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}" (BtS) (note: InstallShield Installation Information is a hidden directory so you need to configure windows explorer to show hidden files).
Install Vanilla, immediately patch it to 1.61 (download it fresh from here)
Install Warlords, immediately patch it to 2.08 (download it fresh from here)
Install Beyond the Sword, immediately patch to 3.13 (download it fresh from here).

 

[t25pi]

its all up and working, have just re-installed warlords so hoping that wont cause problems.
cheers
dave