MEGA ISSUES INSTALLING CIV IV on brand new iMac running Windows 7!

So, ya. Basically, my father got a brand spanking new iMac (Second least expensive level currently on the Apple Store). He runs Windows 7 through BootCamp on it because he needs it for his work. So, taking full advantage of that fact, I set myself up an account on the Windows side and tried to install Civilization 4.
Everything went fine, until....
It froze halfway through installing and I had to power down the computer. Upon rebooting I tried again. To my surprise, after putting the "Install CD" in I saw that the "play" button had replaced the "install" option (why am I putting quote marks around those two words?) Anyhow, I clicked the play button and it was all like "BLAH BLAH BLAH FOLDERS CANNOT BE LOCATED!".
So I searched through the computer's hard drive and deleted 3 empty folders, the only Civilization 4 folders that came up when I searched for the game...
Then, I tried again. No luck. Now after clicking play nothing at all happens.....
Help?

Hi,
maybe this one can help http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_install.htm
I also noted that Windows 7 (neither 32-bit nor 64-bit) is mentioned in the system requirements of Civ IV as compatible.
So maybe that can also be the cause.
Hope it helps
Stefan

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