Vista - Civ IV can't find disk

After installing from the 2 CD's and installing the latest v1.61 patch, I get
an error when I try to start the game from Disk 1 stating that it cannot find
the CD to run the program. This is the same set of CD's that I use under
Windows XP SP2 on the same dual-boot laptop. I even set the Compatibility
mode to run as Windows XP SP2 and checked the option to run as an
administrator. My user account is a network account with Domain and Local
administrator rights. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a fix for
it?

System
Dell Inspiron 8200
Intel Pentium M 1.8GHz
1GB RAM
nVideo GeForce 440 Go 64MB (Dell Proprietary driver)
(Wishing I could afford an XPS but the Army doesn't pay enough)

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SGT Brian Ladley
U.S. Army
Joint Air Defense Operations Center
IT Automation NCOIC

I had the same problem as you but was able to get the game working using a
nocd crack. You should be able to find one searching the web.

"SGT Brian Ladley" wrote:

> After installing from the 2 CD's and installing the latest v1.61 patch, I get
> an error when I try to start the game from Disk 1 stating that it cannot find
> the CD to run the program. This is the same set of CD's that I use under
> Windows XP SP2 on the same dual-boot laptop. I even set the Compatibility
> mode to run as Windows XP SP2 and checked the option to run as an
> administrator. My user account is a network account with Domain and Local
> administrator rights. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a fix for
> it?
>
> System
> Dell Inspiron 8200
> Intel Pentium M 1.8GHz
> 1GB RAM
> nVideo GeForce 440 Go 64MB (Dell Proprietary driver)
> (Wishing I could afford an XPS but the Army doesn't pay enough)
>
> --
> SGT Brian Ladley
> U.S. Army
> Joint Air Defense Operations Center
> IT Automation NCOIC
>

"Ole K." <Ole K.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EEF9FEBA-FE4C-4583-A94B-F5B4CDD2AE21@microsoft.com...
>I had the same problem as you but was able to get the game working using a
> nocd crack. You should be able to find one searching the web.
>
Email the makers of Civilization and urge them to use a less restrictive copy restriction
(or none at all) to ensure that their games are compatible in multiple operating systems
and encourages users to buy their products.


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///Terje Alexander Barth
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