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**Bloody Monk** · August 10, 2008, 10:42

I think the problem is Vista, not the lack of a patch.

Vista is new, it's modern, it's the latest and greatest...it is however not backwards compatible with moldy old 16-bit programs like Civ2. At least that's how I think the stuff I read boils down.

If I am right, dust off your old box and play on it. Strip it of all unneeded programs and add memory if you need it. Otherwise, look around for a cheap, old, clunker computer to fill the bill. One must do what is necessary to feed one's addiction to Civ2.

Hope this helps,
Monk

**Bloody Monk** · August 10, 2008, 10:47

bah!!
hang, hang, hang, stop, resend, double post

Monk

**semi234** · August 11, 2008, 02:53

Originally posted by Bloody Monk
I think the problem is Vista, not the lack of a patch.

Vista is new, it's modern, it's the latest and greatest...it is however not backwards compatible with moldy old 16-bit programs like Civ2. At least that's how I think the stuff I read boils down.

I know its a Vista issue as opposed to a Civ2 issue.

Removing my operating program & replacing it w/ an older one really doesn't help, especially considering the Windows people have discontinued the older ones.

I was just wondering if anyone knew if there was a patch out there that I could download to make my old Civ program work w/ my new OS.

**DaveV** · August 11, 2008, 11:56

What about compatibility mode? Just right-click on the ToT executable file icon, go to the compatibility tab, and set it to Windows 9x.

**Bloody Monk** · August 11, 2008, 11:59

Originally posted by semi234
I know its a Vista issue as opposed to a Civ2 issue.

Removing my operating program & replacing it w/ an older one really doesn't help, especially considering the Windows people have discontinued the older ones.

I was just wondering if anyone knew if there was a patch out there that I could download to make my old Civ program work w/ my new OS.

Any patch would have to come from Microsoft (making Vista able to handle 16-bit programs). I have heard that they did not include this because of security reasons. Perhaps it would open a security hole that MS does not want to spend the time/money developing a solution. I think your best bet is to contact MS. Maybe they have already done something for this issue.

Since that seems unlikely I also suggested you use another computer for Civ2.

Also, I seem to recall ToT has a tendency to crash a lot anyway.

Good luck,
Monk

**dlambert** · October 30, 2008, 10:55

Hi all. I'm Dave, just joined. I thought I'd post here because I happen to have played Civilization II: Test of Time on my Vista laptop just the other day. It ran perfectly fine from a fresh install so I don't think it's a Vista issue.

Have you upgraded Vista to Service Pack 1? If not, perhaps it could help. The problem could also be a problem with your graphics card or drivers.

Also, I installed from Civilization Chronicles using a different installer than the original game. Chronicles installs the original Civilization as well as all the Civilization II games from one installer, so I can't guarantee that your version will work on Vista, only that the game itself does run fine on a Vista machine.

Good luck finding a fix,

Dave

**clusen** · November 1, 2008, 06:51

I found that I couldn't play a lot of game on Vista - instead of looking for patches and upgrades, I installed Microsoft Virtual PC with Windows XP. Works prefectly for me :-)

**NP300** · November 27, 2008, 17:41

Vista 64 cannot run 16 bit programs at all. Microsoft removed the 16-bit subsystem from 64-bit Vista. If you are using Vista 64, that would explain why you can't run it.

You might be able to run it on virtual PC.

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