Windows 7 compatibility?

[ClemH]

are Civilization IV and V compatible with Windows 7?
so far I've only found versions (offered on various websites) described as requiring "minimum Windows Vista" or "Windows Vista/XP", or only requiring "Windows XP". but do these actually play with Windows 7?
I hope that someone with experience of the latest versions of Civilization may be able to give me satisfactory information on this.

 

[Liborio]

I can't speak for Civ IV since i haven't played it in a while though i'm pretty sure its compatible with win7 (generally everything compatible with Vista is also compatible with 7), but civ V definitely is, being a recent game.

 

[Pouakai]

V has been designed for Windows 7, I'm sure IV will play.

 

[Nebular]

They both work with Windows 7. I'm running Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) at home and haven't had any issues with either Civ IV or Civ V.

 

[Pouakai]

Out of curiosity Nebular, have you got ROM AND installed for Civ 4, and can you play large maps easily?

 

[joncnunn]

No issues with Windows 7. In fact Civ V runs better on it than on my older machine with Vista. (On the Vista machine I had to use the Direct X 9 but on Windows 7 it runs Direct X 11 fine)

 

[Pouakai]

What's your secret? DX11 doesn't work on my 64 bit machine

 

[binhthuy71]

What's your secret? DX11 doesn't work on my 64 bit machine

Your video card has to support DX11. Here's a list, current as of July 23, 2011, of all video cards that support DX11.

 

[The Swede]

Yes, Both Civ 4 and 5 works on my computer, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

 

[RD-BH]

They both work with Windows 7. I'm running Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) at home and haven't had any issues with either Civ IV or Civ V.

^^^ Same here.

Note:
... memory: 12GB
... video: GTX460 w/1GB
... DirectX 10/11 working sp
... DirectX 9 working mp (xfire ingame problem)

 

[turingmachine]

I've played both the retail and steam version of Civ IV on Windows 7 and they work fine.

 

[Nebular]

Out of curiosity Nebular, have you got ROM AND installed for Civ 4, and can you play large maps easily?

Can't say I've heard of it. I'm guessing it's a mod of some sort? I only have the base game plus Warlords and Beyond the Sword installed. No issues running the largest maps with those at least.

 

[Pouakai]

It's a huge mod. I had it on my old machine, but I could never run the big maps, I always got runtime errors