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I bought a Windows 7 machine and went to install Civilization IV on it. It told me the program had "known problems". If I continue it begins the startup process but eventually fails. What do I need to do to get it working?

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I run CivIV on my Win7 machine all the time and have never had the least trouble. Is there something else unusual about your computer? – JSBձոգչ Feb 4 '11 at 1:16
Brand new Dell. Windows 7 Home Premium. – DJClayworth Feb 4 '11 at 18:16

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OK I got this working and it seems you need to do two things.

  1. Update DirectX. The one from the Civ 4 disk may work, or this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en
  2. Upgrade the game to version 1.74, which can be downloaded from Firaxis: http://www.firaxis.com/support/support_detail.php?gameid=6&patch=1

The DirectX upgrade may or may not have been necessary. It certainly doesn't work without the patch upgrade. You don't need any of the WIndows 7 compatibility modes.

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Did you try just ignoring that message and continuing on with the install? I've run Civ 4 on my Windows 7 machine and haven't experienced any issues.

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This should work – Viper_Sb Feb 3 '11 at 19:53
It does eventually fail to load. I've edited to reflect that. – DJClayworth Feb 3 '11 at 21:29

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