A working solution
* i choosed classic design with vista and disabled the design-service. Don't know if that
matters much but it definitivly safes CPU capabilities. Additionally i deactivated other
unused services
1. get rid of all drivers you have installed before to try to make the game running.
*/ reboot
2. reinstall the ati driver shipping with vista
3. dl two catalyst drivers:
* 5-8_xp-2k_dd_cp_wdm_25203 from ati
( this was working on my xp-system before
( there might be other working xp drivers too
( you are free to try out
* 7-9_vista32_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_nonwhql from Guru3D.com
4. extract the 5-8 archive in a some folder
5. Install 7-9 vista driver */ reboot
6. goto device manager open your graphics adapter and choose to update driver.
7. switch to your folder where you extracted 5-8\Driver\2KXP_INF\
choose radeon 9800 pro */ reboot
* do all reboots when asked for
* when installing the xp driver, vista will say something, just ignore it and click proceed
* also the catalyst control center mocks a bit, safely ignore it, it will run anyway and will
work with the xp-driver
good luck
(i'm just thinking about to deinstall the 7-9 stuff ... will try that another time)
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vista ultimate
amd mp 2600
ati allinwonder 9800 pro
1 GB ram