14-01-2011, 21:51 | #1 |
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CIV and Windows 7
I guess you can guess what my problem is:
Windows 7 doesn't like CIV! how oh how do I keep it from installing on my admin account? It odes that even if I start the install from my local (non-admin) account. and how can I make Windows 7 stop asking me for the darn admin password eacht ime I start CIV????? and, while I am at it, how do I make it like Buffy? Currently, it can't start the mod at all.
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14-01-2011, 23:19 | #2 |
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Civ 4 needs to run with administrator rights. With Win 7 that usually means installing and patching by right-clicking on the .exe and choosing run as administrator and running on an administrator account.
I run using an administrator account so don't have the issue of it asking for my administrator password. I also don't use Buffy so can't help there although the issues may be related to not running on an administrator account. You could try installing it to a non-standard location rather than letting it go into program files. |
14-01-2011, 23:32 | #3 |
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thanks - I'll try....
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15-01-2011, 00:28 | #4 |
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running CIV as admin still asks for an OK. but at least I get to have sounds! No audio options, though, so I can't turn them off either.
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15-01-2011, 04:39 | #5 |
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I have no issues running Civ4 in Windows 7 but I installed it on the Admin account.
If you want to run Buffy mod, you definitely need to "run as administrator" |
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Same here, installed on the admin account and it runs fine. From a technical viewpoint that is, from a gameplay PoV it's a different story
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15-01-2011, 10:56 | #7 |
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run as admin doesn't work, Bufyy doesn't start at all not on an admin account either.
ah screw it, I have no time for CIV anyways
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15-01-2011, 16:46 | #8 |
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have you installed it from your admin account? Steam is rather picky about that I've noticed.
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15-01-2011, 19:01 | #9 |
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CIV, not CiV
no steam
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15-01-2011, 19:44 | #10 |
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in that case forget my previous post about civ running ok on win7 on my machine
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