I had the same problem but discovered that the Civ 4 installation overwrites
Direct X 9.0c used by Vista. The DirectX 9.0c files with the game are old
and actually cause the problem. I downloaded the distributable version of
DirectX 9.0c from here:-

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Once installed my Civ 4 worked flawlessly.

Good luck.


"topps9898" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi all,
> I am running Windows Vista and cannot get Civilization to load. I have
> spent 4 hours installing and uninstalling with tech support (Downloaded
> all recent updates) and still cant get it to work. Has anyone else had
> this issue happen to them?
> HELP!!!! thanks.
>
> (This is the error message I recieve when trying to load the game)
>
> Civilization 4: *"Sid meier's civilization 4 has stopped working"*
> *"A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will
> close the program and notify you if a solution is available"*
>
> Vista doesnt give me an option to investigate the problem further.
>
> Any help wpould be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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