I have the same problem and it really angers me. I've just got the game home and it doesn't even friggin' load!! I'm attempting to run it in XP on a 2600 Athlon XP with 1gb ram, geforce 5200 fx card and SB audigy SC. I've updated all my drivers installed DX9. When the config prgram tries to initiate it checks the cd-, the bar goes a third of the way across, it then jumps to the next screen with its choice of graphic options i should run - then no matter what is selected the game crashes and i get to send my 100th error report to microsoft!
I'm yet to be a happy bunny
