Civ 4

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Iain

I started to install Civilization 4, was asked the language, chose
English, an Installshield progress bar appeared, and then I was
presented with a DirectX 9 installation. It then restarted my computer.


When I went to install Civ 4 again, having installed DX9, the Little
Installshield bar appeared again, saying it was "blablabla Guide you
through the setup process".

When the bar got to the top, it vanished, and then nothing. No program
was running, not even in the background.

Any thoughts?

~Iain
 
Hi Iain,

Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck! :-)

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using this utility: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
or this method: http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com and then
install MS AntiSpyware from: www.microsoft.com/spyware to
remove any Spyware or Adware which could clog up your PC.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

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Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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Iain Wrote:
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| I started to install Civilization 4, was asked the language, chose
| English, an Installshield progress bar appeared, and then I was
| presented with a DirectX 9 installation. It then restarted my computer.
|
|
| When I went to install Civ 4 again, having installed DX9, the Little
| Installshield bar appeared again, saying it was "blablabla Guide you
| through the setup process".
|
| When the bar got to the top, it vanished, and then nothing. No program
| was running, not even in the background.
|
| Any thoughts?
|
| ~Iain
 
Iain,

Along with Jimmy's suggestions...I would suggest looking in the Event Viewer
and check out the Application Log for any errors that may have been thrown
by CIV 4 at the time of the problem. This may help point you in the
direction of the specific problem.
 
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