installing Conquests-Help!

BCLG100 · 25-05-2006, 13:44

I have civ3 and the latest patch on but when i try to install conquests this message comes up.

and then the install thing stops, anyone got any ideas what to do???
osted same thing at cfc as well

digger760 · 25-05-2006, 14:50

hmmm,
The CRC error means the file is corrupted

looks like corrupted file is already on your hard disk..so i guess during the install the files are coped from CD into a temporary location on your hard disk, which may have a dodgy sector.

Maybe you you run teh WinXP checkdisk and try the install again.

Checkdisk will flag any bad sectors so that that part of the hard disk can no longer be used. Dont' get to stressed about losing a sector is not very big.

BCLG100 · 25-05-2006, 17:07

whats checkdisk????

is that disc cleanup or disc defrag???

neither i have done in awhile so ill do them anyways

digger760 · 25-05-2006, 17:53

in "My Computer" right click on C drive, select properties, click on tools tab, run the error checking feature.

Hav'nt run it myself since Win95 days, but it will take a few hours i think

BCLG100 · 25-05-2006, 18:05

ok well ill do it over night, cheers

grahamiam · 25-05-2006, 18:48

this is probably a stupid suggestion, but look at the CD surface and see if there's any gunk or large scratches on it. I had a problem last Summer where C3C stopped loading altogether. turns out my 2yr old was pulling it out of the CD, with his dirty hands and all. To get it to load (because it needs to read the stupid disc to run

), I had to clean it.

Rik Meleet · 25-05-2006, 21:14

I garee with Grahamiam. I associate a Cyclic Redundancy Check - error (CRC error) with a read error on a CD.
Dirty disk / cracked disk / dirty lens / crooked CD-drive.

BCLG100 · 26-05-2006, 00:59

but i was able to play it before i uninstalled, i only uninstalled so i could install again to open the damn MTDG save.

Beam · 26-05-2006, 02:39

Any Starforce installed?

BCLG100 · 26-05-2006, 12:33

whats starforce???

ill go have a look but i dont think so.

25-05-2006, 13:44	#1
BCLG100 Deity Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lahndan Posts: 6,220	installing Conquests-Help! I have civ3 and the latest patch on but when i try to install conquests this message comes up. and then the install thing stops, anyone got any ideas what to do??? osted same thing at cfc as well __________________ the sooner you fall behind, the more time you\'ll have to catch up! CDZ Cup Champion!!!

25-05-2006, 17:07	#3
BCLG100 Deity Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lahndan Posts: 6,220	whats checkdisk???? is that disc cleanup or disc defrag??? neither i have done in awhile so ill do them anyways __________________ the sooner you fall behind, the more time you\'ll have to catch up! CDZ Cup Champion!!!

25-05-2006, 18:05	#5
BCLG100 Deity Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lahndan Posts: 6,220	ok well ill do it over night, cheers __________________ the sooner you fall behind, the more time you\'ll have to catch up! CDZ Cup Champion!!!

25-05-2006, 21:14	#7
Rik Meleet Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands. Posts: 2,502	I garee with Grahamiam. I associate a Cyclic Redundancy Check - error (CRC error) with a read error on a CD. Dirty disk / cracked disk / dirty lens / crooked CD-drive. __________________ Social life ? Sounds like fun !! Where can I download that ?

26-05-2006, 00:59	#8
BCLG100 Deity Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lahndan Posts: 6,220	but i was able to play it before i uninstalled, i only uninstalled so i could install again to open the damn MTDG save. __________________ the sooner you fall behind, the more time you\'ll have to catch up! CDZ Cup Champion!!!

25-05-2006, 14:50	#2
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	hmmm, The CRC error means the file is corrupted looks like corrupted file is already on your hard disk..so i guess during the install the files are coped from CD into a temporary location on your hard disk, which may have a dodgy sector. Maybe you you run teh WinXP checkdisk and try the install again. Checkdisk will flag any bad sectors so that that part of the hard disk can no longer be used. Dont' get to stressed about losing a sector is not very big.

25-05-2006, 17:53	#4
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	in "My Computer" right click on C drive, select properties, click on tools tab, run the error checking feature. Hav'nt run it myself since Win95 days, but it will take a few hours i think

25-05-2006, 18:48	#6
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	this is probably a stupid suggestion, but look at the CD surface and see if there's any gunk or large scratches on it. I had a problem last Summer where C3C stopped loading altogether. turns out my 2yr old was pulling it out of the CD, with his dirty hands and all. To get it to load (because it needs to read the stupid disc to run ), I had to clean it.

26-05-2006, 02:39	#9
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,093	Any Starforce installed? __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

26-05-2006, 12:33	#10
BCLG100 Deity Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lahndan Posts: 6,220	whats starforce??? ill go have a look but i dont think so. __________________ the sooner you fall behind, the more time you\'ll have to catch up! CDZ Cup Champion!!!

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