NOTE2: For all installation setups you will need to run the "Custom" option, to allow you change the default installation folder to C:\GAMES\Ĥ: Insert the Civ 4 disk and then browse to the folder run the setup as mentioned in NOTE1 and NOTE2 and then select the custom folder as C:\GAMES\CIV4 and then follow the promptsĥ: Right-click on Civ4Patch1.61 and " Run as Administrator" and then follow the prompts NOTE1: You will need to "Right-Click" on the "Setup.exe" file and then " Run as Administrator" Select your driver by clicking on the appropriate logo belowįor laptops and others with integrated graphics please use your manufacturers website NOTE: Windows Update will do this for you automaticallyĦ: Ensure all your Graphic Drivers are up to date. Click the icon below to take you to the download pageĥ: You should also add Windows 7 SP1 32/64-bit or Windows Vista SP2 - 32-bit or 64-bit This will avoid the additional security protections that have been placed on the "C:\Program Files\" folderģ: Be sure you have all the necessary Install Disks for Civ4 and it's expansions.Ĥ: May need to update your DX9 files. You may want to save these to another external drive, should you need to rebuild your PC or get a new oneĢ: Open Windows Explorer and create a new folder in C: drive called GAMES C:\STEAM - please read these tips that may help - ġ: Download all patches for the Civ 4 versions you have in advance to another folder (e.g. NOTE: I do not have Civ 4 Complete, but if you can find the individual setup files on the DVD media provided, you should be OK.įor Steam-based versions I recommend that STEAM is installed in its own folder - e.g. UPDATE: I have now used these same procedures on Windows 10 and Windows 11 - 64-bit and can confirm that they work. As Civ 4 was written well before these changes the usual install can have issues further down the line (e.g. Windows 5.1/5.0), so they have changed quite a few things since it Civ 4 was first released. internally known as Windows 6.1/6.0) versus Windows XP/2000 (i.e. In addition a normal user is now no longer an "administrator", with full control over all files. c:\program files\), has additional protection. Windows Vista and later versions (7/8.x/10, etc), have changed the security model for the usual folder that the games are installed in (i.e. Others experiences with Windows 7 may also help. My method for installing games has worked flawlessly throughout this time. In addition, I have worked as an IT engineer for over 20 years. I have played Civ for nearly two decades now and on various versions of Windows from Win 3.x through Win9x/2K/XP up to today's Windows 10. ![]() ![]() However this workaround may work - and this tip NOTE: Vanilla and Warlords no longer run on these versions due to changes to security, however BTS runs well with 3.19 patch. Installing Civ IV on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 / 11
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