problems starting up the game

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by hymeballs
ok ...thanks! Upon further readings I found that I need a T&L compatible card.....this is the first PC game I've bought in years so I'm not sure if I want to spend the money to play one game, but thanks for the help !!!

ps....any advice for returning opened software to BestBuy?

Well you probably need to have a T&L graphics card for newer games anyway. So Civ 4 isn't a rare exception for computer games requiring good graphical capabilities.