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Q135215: Cannot Run Beyond Earth: CVID Video Drivers Not Installed

Article: Q135215
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95 appscomp kbAppCompatibility
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run the Beyond Earth program in Windows 95, you may receive the
following error message:

  CVID Video drivers not installed

The program fails to run even though you have the video compression driver
installed in the computer.

CAUSE
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Just as in Windows version 3.1, the Beyond Earth program requires that the CVID
driver is installed to run properly in Windows 95. codecs are installed
differently in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION
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To make the program run properly, use any text editor, such as Notepad, to add
the following line to the [Drivers] section of the System.ini file:

  vidc.cvid=iccvid.drv

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a vendor independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: discovery beyond planet earth

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Keywords          : win95 appscomp kbAppCompatibility 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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