What language version of Beyond Divinity do you have?

Are you shutting down all non-essential programs (especially anti-virus) before trying to start the game, and did you do so before installing it?

Did you try running the configuration program? If so, can you set the resolution and run the test?
Try deleting the files config.div, slashed.cfg and slashed-d3d6.cfg in the Beyond Divinity folder (if they exist), to force the configuration program to recreate them.

If you open Windows Explorer and browse to the '..\Beyond Divinity' folder, can you double click on the div.exe file to start the game?


If you leave the play CD out of an optical drive, do you get an error to that effect when trying to start the game? If you have the English version on BD, you could try reinstalling the latest copy protection drivers. Updating or removing StarForce drivers
If other localizations use different copy protection methods, you could check their website, and see if there are any updates or FAQs.

If you have the English version of BD, there is a file verification procedure you could try to help determine if the problem is with the game itself or a conflict with something else. It sounds like you would have seen that already, though, in some of the other topics you checked.