Civilization IV
 

Hello,

First of all excuse my english and pleez have patience...

I've been searching through the posts but there isn't a thread or a offered solution to the following problem:

I've got an original version of the game, bought and paid for.

Used that to make an mdf/mds image, ran sd4hide. And it worked [no error message]. But then just before the game starts I get a windows error saying: CivilizationIV has encounterd a problem and has to be closed. I then also have the option to send the problem to microsoft.

If any1 has got a clue of what to do please help...

I have this too.

How to run Civ4 from image file:

1. Download hide virtual cd (VirtualCDHide) from here or another site
2. Mount game dvd with deamon tools or alcohol
3. Install game
4. Start VirtualCDHide (it wil come in your system tray)
5. Right click VirtualCDHide and click hide cd drives
6. Now go to your folder with Civ4, right click on Civ4 exe file and turn compatility on win 2000.

Run the game.

Now you can put your originall cd to box.

I dit it (first without the step 6, but after reading yours post i have trayed it out.
It dont work form me (still the same error).
I have used the diffrent programs than that you have posted, beoucuse it dont works for me (i get the "cannot find the file" error when i am traing to run it.

Well sorry i don't know why it doesn't work for you. You must do what i wrote in step 6. In this case you must play from originall DVD and wait for nodvd crack.
BTW i had the same problem when i used SD4HIDE program, i tried with VirtualCDHide and it works perfect. Try uninstall game and do all steps! and use VirtualCDHide.

Cheers

I had to set Daemon tools to emulate SafeDisc before SD4Hide would work but since then, it's been fine. I didn't need compatiblity mode.

Finally i have i working (i reinstaled it 7 times this evening :)).
the problem is you have to mount the mds, not mdf file.

Interesting - how do you get the MDS file if you only have the MDF? (Off topic as this is about a different game but what the hey...)

Its generated by Alcohol.

zou je het probleem ook in het nederland kunnen uitleggen misschien kan ik je er wel bij helpen

@speedos
Keep it to English only please, this is an English only forum. ;)

Can you give me a straight link to the VirtualCDHide? I can't find it!

While reading the FAQ, you will find the link to Virtual CD-Hide, as well.

I didn't

Tough luck, then, as it's definitely there...