SETUP.EXE just doesn't start up in XP

[ultrix]

I put the Civ2 cd in, tried to start setup... SETUP.EXE - no avail, the same applies to <cdrom>/CIV2/CIV2.EXE, CIVMAP.EXE, INSTALL*.EXE and in the WING folder the WinG setup. It just shows the hourglass cursor for a second or two and then returns normal like if there was nothing loaded.
I also tried to install the multiplayer edition, but its setup doesn't start up either.
Weirdest of all, even C&C: Red Alert install does the same! Does anyone have experience from old Windows programs not working on XP?

I need help, 'cos I looove Civ2.

 

[ElephantU]

Did you disable AutoRun as a security measure?

Did you install the updated Indeo drivers BEFORE starting Civ2 Install?

 

[ultrix]

AutoRun is on
Updated Indeo drivers not installed

 

[ElephantU]

Is it an older system with an upgrade of XP? Any changes to the CD driver recently? Have you successfully installed anything via CD recently?

 

[skraggy]

Hello everybody
I just tried to install CIV2, which I haven't been playing for months, on my "new" PC, but I have the some problem as the fellow above: Nothing happens when I start the Exe. Anyone got an idea, how to solve that problem?
I also can't install a patch, nor did downloading the dll work...
Greez
Skraggy

Edit:
My PC:
P4 2,8
Radeon 9700 Pro
2 x 512 MB PC3200 DDR Ram

 

[Duke of Marlbrough]

See if any of these threads offer any help that works:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=70975
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=65475

 

[skraggy]

Ooops, sorry guys, but I'v been wrong with the thread here. My problem is, that I can't start the Exe-File after installing CIV2...

 

[ultrix]

Well everything else seems to work fine, but things from the mid-90s like Red Alert install and Civ 2 (any executable: setup, civ2.exe, map editor, anything) just brings rundll.exe to 2% cpu usage and disappears.

... go figure, maybe i should buy a pentium 2 and install w98 on it