that could be the problem too, I have windows 2000 and last night I tried reinstalling it, just in case maybe I did something wrong with the installation (it could happen), and since the sound sucked when the game did play, I decided to try out the Yamaha thingy that came with game. a little screen popped up when the Yamaha setup came, that said I needed windows 95 or later. Oh, I hate windows 2000. but nevermind the OS, my laptop is failrly new. ram, space and processor shouldn't be the issue here...which is making me confused. I updated my video drivers and the card should work with the game (ATI something or other).