15-05-2003 05:05									#1
	Demo Will Not Install Tired of ads?

Okay...the RON trial from File Planet installed and worked perfectly. But I had to delete/reinstall so I DL'd the version from the main website and it will not install -- any ideas?

	15-05-2003 06:09									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

when i double clicked the installer, it took a while for the install screen to load up.

	15-05-2003 06:16									#3
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

same here, and I have 1012 ram...just give it some time.

	15-05-2003 06:22									#4
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I'm just wondering why one worked and the other didn't...I guess flukes always happen.

	15-05-2003 22:04									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

well this is my first post but i hope yoy all can help me too. the first time i ran the installer and waiting a short while i clicked install, then when they ask about installation options i click back, then i press install again.

after that it says "initializing startup engine" and its been like that for a while (more than an hour). since then i cant install anything cos its stuck on "initializing startup engine"

i got directx9, 256ram and AMD duron, thanks in advance

	15-05-2003 22:55									#6
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

The same happened to me. The installer would get stuck on initializing setup engine. What I did was press control-alt-delete and turn off one of the programs listed. Unfortunately, I dont remember what it was called. After I did that, the installer immediately started again.

	15-05-2003 23:52									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

My demo installed, but at the very end I get a message about an incorrect installation command line paramater (or something like that). Then RoN won't run at all, even though everything else looks okay. Anyone else get this? I'm only running a computer barely capable of handling it: 700Mhz and 192MbRAM with Windows ME, but that shouldn't be the cause of a problem like that . . . I don't think.

	16-05-2003 00:23									#8
	Got spare money?

Post the entire error and look in your system and application logs (if running win2k and XP, win9xers forget about it) for any red X's. Sift through these. If any seem apparent to the installation or running of the demo mark them. Microsoft's TechNet site is a great source of information for troubleshooting.

	16-05-2003 02:07									#9
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Install seemed a bit buggy for me too. But it all went well eventually except for one little problem.........




It doesnt like my voodoo card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Typical.

	16-05-2003 19:02									#10
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ok thanks i got it to work i'll post it up so other can try this. i got another com on a lan so somehow the install worked there on the nth time, i copied the microsoft games dir over to my com, then i installed something called mx 4.0 or something through the web. i hope this helps anyone with the same problem as me

	17-05-2003 20:24									#11
	Support Apolyton

Ruberband, that's exactly what happened to me.
MSXML 4.0 not installed.
I'm looking for it now. I figured software like that would come with it, in the same way that the latest directX version seems to come with everything.

	18-05-2003 00:07									#12
	Increase Your PM Length

mine keeps stalling on the "initializing atartup engine" screen too.

I sure as heck aint buyin' the full game if i can't get the demo to work, since the full game will probably have the same compatability issues with my machine.

	18-05-2003 19:38									#13
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Got the required Microsoft applications (installer 2.0 and MSXML 4.0) and then it just decides that it doesn't like my video card - an old S3 Savage - and that's that. Pretty dissapointing.

	18-05-2003 19:53									#14
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

Success, I opened up the text file and made the list of vidoe cards that included mine supported, rather than not supported. Now I can go through all the menus. though it still locks up when starting a game

	18-05-2003 21:32									#15
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quote: Originally posted by SpencerH It doesnt like my voodoo card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Typical.

It's not wise to play a Directx9 game on a card that was made back when Dx3 came out.

Many Dx8/9 features are new hardware codes on cards since the GeForce3-era.

	19-05-2003 13:13									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Just for your information: You DON'T need DX9 for the game. It's just the standard microsoft behavior to claim that it is needed in order to get you to install it. So if you don't want to install DX9, that's fine, just don't do it. (Same with Freelancer btw.)

Yes, I know that this has nothing to do with the "can't install"-problem. To that I can only say that I wasn't able to install the demo but the full game didn't pose any problems. No guarantee that it will work the same way with your system, of course.

	19-05-2003 19:34									#17
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

Still. People that try to get away with a voodoo with games these days and then they wonder why it doesn't work.

	03-06-2003 05:38									#18
	Get a bigger avatar today!

I can't get the demo to install either. Just freezes up on me, got AMd-1400, 256 Megs Ram, DX 9.0.

Grifman

	07-06-2003 04:58									#19
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

Also when trying to install the demo mine kept stalling on the "initializing atartup engine" screen. I thought it might have been a corrupt download, so I downloaded it again (on a 56k it takes a few minutes!). Still no good, I cleaned out my Windows/Temp folder (310meg) immediately after the install proceeding without hesitation.

	07-06-2003 16:56									#20
	Full PM-box? Change here!

demo worked fine for me

	08-06-2003 22:54									#21
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quote: Originally posted by DarthVeda It's not wise to play a Directx9 game on a card that was made back when Dx3 came out. Many Dx8/9 features are new hardware codes on cards since the GeForce3-era.

Another expert. It has nothing to do with DX9. DX9 runs very well on my voodoo card. The problem is the lack of new drivers, not when the card was manufactured. Voodoo were/are good video cards for the money.