Windows 8.1 and Civ5

[Emeshow88]

Hi,

I am having a problem with Civ 5 doesn't want to launch on any option with Windows 8.1. I have a brand new laptop built my CyberPower PC with the new Windows 8.1. I know that when Windows 8 launched originally on my desktop Civ5 had issues with that. I didn't want to launch. I don't want to have to go out and buy Windows 7 again for my laptop. This shouldn't be. There needs to be a team already developing a method to the upgrades that Windows comes out with and Vice Versa. It is very frustrating for users to do this. I hope the problem gets fixed soon. As of right now, Civ 5 is the only game on steam that isn't working with Windows 8.1.

I have attached my dxdiag.

 

[unfairlane]

Same as me, new 8.1 Lenovo game-Laptop, Civ5 just crashes under upload, no mods included

 

[timtofly]

The game works just fine on my Win 8 laptop. Not sure why 8.1 has issues though. Could you run steam and the exe as a win 7 application instead of buying and loading win 7?

 

[Emeshow88]

The game works just fine on my Win 8 laptop. Not sure why 8.1 has issues though. Could you run steam and the exe as a win 7 application instead of buying and loading win 7?

Tim, try to upgrade and let me know. I can't run on a win 7 without paying. Tried what you said cause a buddy told me and it was a no go.

 

[unfairlane]

The game ran just fine on my pc until about a week ago. Any other game runs fine, just Civ5..

 

[timtofly]

I am talking about compatibility mode. If you right click on the steam icon or any .exe and go to properties, there should be a tab that says compatibility. You can choose to run the application in windows 7 mode.

 

[unfairlane]

Mode makes no differance..

 

[timtofly]

Did you do both steam and civ5 .exe?

From another thread:

I was using win 7 compatibility on the game exe only but as soon as I did it to steam she started up no problem and running beautiful.

 

[unfairlane]

Did you do both steam and civ5 .exe?

From another thread:

Yeah both, only difference is that steam gave me a warning not to do this, I tryed it out still and the game craches like before

 

[timtofly]

Are you the only user logging in? Are you set up as the administrator?

 

[unfairlane]

Are you the only user logging in? Are you set up as the administrator?

yup

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[unfairlane]

Made some backups and reinstalled steam yesterday, and after some minor struggles it seems to be running again or at least launch.


No spesific compability-settings, just a clean fresh install..

 

[unfairlane]

Made some backups and reinstalled steam yesterday, and after some minor struggles it seems to be running again or at least launch.


No spesific compability-settings, just a clean fresh install..

Two days later; can`t start the game. Screen starts fickering, have to restart puter. Tryed different settings but With the same result.

 

[timtofly]

Could it be that the computer is overheating? The only other thing is, since it is a new computer, perhaps there is an issue with the DIMM memory module, that keeps corrupting files?