Problems with install

[TK-421]

Two questions, I'm hoping someone can answer for me.
1. When trying to install C3C, The setup wizard does not allow me to choose where I want to install to. Does anyone know a way to get around this?

2. At about 8% into the install, I get the following message:

Component Transfer Erroor
Component: Conquests
File Group: Conquests
File: D:\data2.cab
Error: Data Error (cyclis redundancy check)

What does this mean, and is it something I should be worried about?

[Kloreep]

Re: Problems with install

Originally posted by TK-421
Two questions, I'm hoping someone can answer for me.
1. When trying to install C3C, The setup wizard does not allow me to choose where I want to install to. Does anyone know a way to get around this?

Uninstall Civ3 and re-install it somewhere else. C3C must be installed as a subdirectory of Civ3.

2. At about 8% into the install, I get the following message:

Component Transfer Erroor
Component: Conquests
File Group: Conquests
File: D:\data2.cab
Error: Data Error (cyclis redundancy check)

What does this mean, and is it something I should be worried about?

Sorry, no idea what that means.

[TK-421]

Apparently the transfer error is something I should worry about, the install keeps crashing at this point. Is there someone out there who would e-mail me the data2.cab file?

Kloreep, thanks for the info, apparently my disk automatically installs the game to the last folder I downloaded something to. I downloaded the civ patch to my Civ folder and that part at least seems to be okay now.

[TK-421]

Finaly got it. It turns out that the Component error does not consistly turn up during installation, it just happened to occur at the same point twice in a row. tried a few more installs. It showed up a couple more times at different points during the installation, but fianlly managed to get all the way through. I have now played my first complete game without problems (knock on wood).

Big suprise but I contacted Atari support at the same time I originally posted this and I'm still waiting to hear back from them.

[vmxa1]

Sounds good have fun.

[Dr. A. Cula]

That error means you either have a scratched CD or a defective CD-ROM drive (or maybe just the lens is dirty). I had a similar problem on my machine, until I cleaned the lens.
Try installing on another machine. If you still get the error, it's the CD. If not, it's the CD-ROM drive.

[marc_ian]

SOLUTION TO INSTALLATION PROBLEM

I had the same problem, surfed the internet for solutions, found none, and ... EUREKA ... I found a popular program called Virtual CD and used it to fix my Civilization 3 cd errors.


SO HERE IS THE SOLUTION:

1. Download Virtual CD at http://www.virtualcd-online.com.

2. Create a virtual cd copy of your Civilization 3 cd into your hard drive.
Note: Use the default Virtual CD settings - this already fixes the cd errors.

3. After creating the virtual cd copy, eject the real Civilization 3 cd from your CD drive (Drive D:) and insert the Civilization 3 virtual cd into the virtual hard drive (usually Drive E:).

4. Reinstall Civilization 3 using the Civilization 3 virtual cd.


GOOD LUCK ...