I take this to mean that MPG won't work if Civ2 is already on the hard drive - a much more logical possibility.

At any rate, I decided to play it safe, and uninstall Civ2, but looked in vain for ways to do this. The only uninstalling advice that I could find was in my Windows 98 "Help" which was no help at all...it stated that it would uninstall only those programs shown in its add/remove programs folder-and Civ2 isn't shown there...it occurs to me, as I write, that this is because I transferred the CIv2 icon to my desktop when I first installed
the game, and my assumption was always that any program appearing on the desktop, also appeared in the Add/Remove folder, as does, for example, Railroad Tycoon2, another favourite game, but not so, in Civ2's case - perhaps I should try to send Civ2 from desktop to add/remove programs?
Afraid to do stuff in my ignorance, lest I muck up both games. Rally round, chaps!

After they're installed, if you play with the CD in (for the extra effects) just be sure you have the right CD for each game.

If you want to remove the old CIV II from your computer to save space you can do this manually by:

1) Use Windows explorer to go into the MPS folder (I assume you installed the game in the suggested location)
2) From there go into the CIV2 folder
3) Delete all the files in this folder
4) Go back to MPS and delete the CIV2 folder
5) Go back to C and delete the MPS folder
6) go to the WINDOWS folder and delete the file civ.ini, but be very careful not to delete anything else in this folder.

I also asked a question here about windows and no one seemed to mind we were in the strategy forum. Next time when I have a technical question I will just phrase it with the prefix, "What is your strategy for doing ...?" and will still post it here because the browsers here are so smart and knowledgeable.

There are three ways to remove programs from a PC, in order of desirability:
1. Use the "uninstall" function, if one comes with a program.
2. Use the Microsoft "add/remove" utility, if the program shows up there.
3. Delete the program files.

Programs only show up in "add/remove" if they're designed to be compatible with it. Some new programs and a lot of older ones aren't.

Yes, Campo, I'll have to watch out on the occasions that I use the disk - only when I'm aiming for Apolyton - I've always presumed that one needs the disk in the drive in order to watch the progress of the spaceship construction.
I'm curious to know why you would install the 2.42 after MPG...does the former have something that the latter lacks?

Solo, I won't part with Civ2 if I don't have to - I'll uninstall some other
program, following the procedure that you so patiently outlined - I agree with what you say about those who browse this, and the "Help" forum - you ain't so shabby, yourself!

Paul, as a matter of interest, my Civ2 programwon't show up, on my Windows 98 display, even when it's in the drive ...I click on the CDROM icon, and it reads "Empty" - good job the computer doesn't believe that, for it plays the game, just the same

quote: Originally posted by George Garrett on 03-16-2001 08:41 PM Yes, Campo, I'll have to watch out on the occasions that I use the disk - only when I'm aiming for Apolyton - I've always presumed that one needs the disk in the drive in order to watch the progress of the spaceship construction. I'm curious to know why you would install the 2.42 after MPG...does the former have something that the latter lacks?

Actually you don't need the CD to monitor spaceship construction progress.

My answer to the second question is the same as Solo's. I got MGE first, but I got tired of the incessant animosity of the AI. Eventually they all turn against you (if you're winning), but 2.42 is much more pleasant in the early stages of the game.