Civilization II: Gold Edition--worked in XP--not working in Windows 7

I checked the compatibility guide, but it's not there.  An older version is, but not the version I use.

It worked fine in XP and it installs and loads up to play, but then this error code pops up:

Civ2.exe has stopped working

A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.  Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.

 

If I uninstall and then reinstall it, I get this error message:

Unsupported 16-bit Application

This program or feature "\???\E:\WIN_9~13\IVI_95NT.exe" cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows.  Please contact the software vendor to ask if a 64-bit Window compatible version is available.

 

When I click on OK, I get this error message:

SEVERE

Could not run the Indeo Installer.

Please run the IVI_95NT.exe from the Indeo directory on the CD.

 

At one time I could pull up a window (that I can't find now) that said something along the line of "play in Windows XP mode", but it doesn't come up now and it never worked when I tried that too--which is weird because it worked in XP.

 

 

Can anyone help me...I tried the CIVfan site, but no one has answered my question there.

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

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Last updated January 26, 2019 Views 8,151 Applies to:

Hello Deonandceleste.

It sounds like you're using a 64-bit version of Windows, if its true then no you won't be able to run Civ 2.  64-bit Windows has no compatibility for running 16-bit software.

*However* if you're running the Professional version you can download Virtual PC, and with it get a copy of Windows XP to use.  This won't be much good for newer 3D accelerated games, but for Civ 2 it'll work fine.  If you're not using Professional or Ultimate however you'd need to supply your own licenced copy of Windows XP.

Paul Smith - MVP for Windows Desktop Experience... I've crawled off NNTP - for now. Posting from Aldershot, UK. On the internet atwindowsresource.net and dasmirnov.net. Please post back letting us know what works and what doesn't. :-)
Paul Smith
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/

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deonandceleste:

I agree with what Mr. Smith said.  Windows 7 Pro and the free Virtual PC is probably the way to go with Civ 2.  I used to be a REALLY big Civ2/Civ3 fan (until I got married) and I can't see any reason why Civ2 won't run in a modern Windows 7 Machine using para-virtualization of 32 Bit XP.  The only caveat is that some of the Movies and Sound Loops might be a little bit jerky.  To successfully Virtualize Windows XP via Windows 7, I would recommend the following minimum hardware:

3 Gigs of RAM

Core 2 Duo or better processor (AMD Processors will work but they must have support for AMD-V) 

If you don't have the Pro Version of Windows 7, you can easily get it for $90 here:

http://store.microsoft.com/search.aspx?tsq=windows+anytime+upgrade

There are other free Virtualization Solutions out there but they require you to have a two OS licenses (one for Windows 7 and one for Win XP) so it would be best for most people to simply upgrade to Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate.

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ok so i figured this one out just took a little research on who made ths dang thing but it was a company named Indeo under IBM so the short answer is download here i was so frustrated playing for days sucking it up but after 3 hours of attempts and research you answer is here http://www.free-codecs.com/download/indeo_codec.htm

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It took a little work, but I am successfully running Civ 2 Gold on Windows 7 Home Premium.

Here are the threads that helped me get it working ->

http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-193215.html

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=342242

Hope that helps!

 - Kat

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yep:),

that patch（http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-193215.html）

support win10 homediton，Just great!!!

Now! i have  a running game.

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Good to hear Win10 is Civ2 friendly - had to get really creative to get it to run on Win8 so have been hesitant to upgrade to Win10.

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