OpenGL/Nvidia/Civ3 Nightmare

[SuperK]

Problem 1: Civ3 has to use opengl (how stupid - but that's a different story) and it forces itself to use the opengl32.dll or nothing.

Problem 2: I used to have an ATI card and installed the ATI opengl32.dll file. When I installed the newest drivers for my current video card (GeForce2 MX400) I only get the nvopengl.dll file

What I have tried: About everything, I think. I have removed all references to ATI and opengl32.dll in the registry. All remenants of the ATI drivers are gone. I have tried renaming the nvopengl file to opengl32. I have tried reinstalling the nvidia drivers then civ3 in various orders and ways. I have even looked for a basic opengl32.dll on the win98 CD and microsoft.com. So far, nothing works. Every time I run Civ3 I get a page fault error in opengl32.dll, and if I remove/rename/etc to the file I get an error saying that it is missing the file.

I have searched these forums as well as many other forums, and cannot believe that there isn't someone that has had a similar situation and found a workaround. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

John.

 

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have you tried the new 1.16f patch for Civ 3?

 

[SuperK]

I managed to get this issue fixed after much hair pulling. It wasn't the fault of Civ3, but was a result of the crappy ATI video card I used to have, which required a special opengl file to actually work. I copied the original win98 opengl32.dll from my wifes computer, and it works fine now.

John.