February 4, 2002, 02:25
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Settler
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Help! I can't get the game to work
Hi everyone, I just bought CivIII the other day and I really want to play it. I got it installed, but I cannot get it to go past the screen that has "Civilization III"(before the movie). I know my computer meets all the minimum requirements, but I dont know what is going on. Someone please help me, I really really want to play this game. 
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February 4, 2002, 02:40
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Prince
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Shut down all the programs running in the background via control alt delete (except Explorer and Systray).
Also, do you have version 1.16? If not, get the patch.
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February 4, 2002, 02:44
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Settler
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I haven't been running any programs while trying to load up CivIII. I downloaded the patch, but still nothing happened. I even reinstalled it.(b4 i downloaded the patch)
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ZigZac
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February 4, 2002, 02:51
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Born Again Optimist
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How old is your video driver? Same for sound card.
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February 4, 2002, 02:59
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Prince
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Some programs start automatically. You can see what's running by pressing control, alt, and delete.
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February 4, 2002, 03:39
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Settler
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How do I find out? Although, I am sure its not too old. The computer I have shouldn't be too old because Ihave A Pentium II in it.
Am I supposed to shut down ALL the programs(explorer type stuff)!?
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ZigZac
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February 4, 2002, 03:42
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Born Again Optimist
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February 4, 2002, 11:46
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Prince
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Have you tried just to wait for a minute a let the game load (when the civ3 pictures is on the screen)
It takes at least half a min for my civ3 to load (i have a p3-500mhz)
 
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February 4, 2002, 12:03
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Prince
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Control+alt+delete will open a window that shows every program running. Shut them all down EXCEPT Explorer and Systray.
If that doesn't help, check your drivers.
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