Installing on a new computer problems

[kflanaga]

I've been running CivIII conquests on my old computer for a long time. I got a new computer (with Windows XP if that matters, and with directX 9.0 already installed), and installed Civ III, and patched to 1.29. I tried to install Conquests, and there was an error having something to do with directX (some dll file) and it wouldn't install.

Anybody experience this.

[vmxa1]

Direct X should not be a problem. I have seen problems with C3C installs, when you have applied any patches to C3.

C3C will patch it up to 1.29f, so I would remove the patch via the add/remove programs. Then reinstall C3C.

If that does not work note the msgs you get.

[Kuciwalker]

If what vmxa said doesn't work, just uninstall C3 entirely, then reinstall, then install C3C without installing 1.29f first.

[kflanaga]

Still no good. I get a component error.

I uninstalled everything and reinstalled (without the patch) and Conquests install hangs at 60% every time and gives the following error:

Component: DirectX installer
File Group: DirectX installer
File: D:\directx\mdxredist.msi
Error: data error (cyclic redundancy check)

[chuckdelicious]

2 Solutions.

1. Download and install directx 9.0b

2. Download and install just the mdxredist.msi file

I actually believe this is an issue with the directx release that MS put on the original win xp release, but I'm not sure.

[kflanaga]

I've tried both. Apparently neither works. The stupid thing is that this is apparently a common problem:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=74045

But, there seems to be no real solution. I know my disk isn't bad because I used it to install on by old computer. It's stupid because it gives me a message saying that I have directX and therefore it doesn't need to install, and then it tries to install anyway, and then it can't and shuts down. Grrr.....