Hi, As the CIV 3 is an old program and the latest patch was released in 2004, it can be not compatible with the Windows 7. Download Civilization III Patch v1.29f now from the world's largest gaming download site, FilePlanet! The official website for Sid Meier's Civilization III by FIRAXIS Games. Stardock DeskScapes is a program that allows users to have animated wallpaper on their Windows 8, Windows 7. Update Sept 2011: I used the same method to install on Windows 8 developer preview release, and it works!
This is a problem with many netbooks and 720p HDTV monitors. 600- or 720- high screens will not be able to run the game. NOTE: MUST HAVE 768 high video resolution to run game. This prevents issues with locating save game files, adding mods, using CRpSuite MapStat or CivAssist II and using the map editor.
Install C3C on Win7 by changing the install folder, I recommend C: Users Public Games CivIII.
