And the most recent post says that if you contact 2K Games and provide proof of your ownership of the PC-DVD (probably by providing them with the valid product key on the original DVD), they'll give you a key to get the Steam edition at no extra cost:ĮDIT: I just sent 2K Games Support a message to ask them what proof of ownership they require. Of course, as I read further into the Microsoft Answers thread, it appears that the 'Complete Edition' doesn't have the above problem, only the original PC-DVD release with the separate expansions. The v3.19 patch is available here (and likely other sites as well, the link is to a German site): It's reported that installing the v3.19 patch will fix the issue, but it might be necessary to have the 'Beyond the Sword' expansion (which I do have as part of the Civ IV Complete Edition). For some users, there seems to be a problem with the SafeDisc copy-protection software which prevents them from running the game unless they right-click on the game icon and select 'run as administrator'.
I've been doing a bit of research in the question.
