I have the same problem. I tried to forget about it but the addiction is to strong >:(. System Information: Gericom Laptop with LCD-screen(so i'm very sure it has something to do with that) Directx 9.0c Mobile Pentium 4, 3.04 Ati Radeon Mob. 9700 128MB Windows XP SP2 Tried all compatibility, all options on/off, tried patch An exacter description of the problem: intro starts(westwood)no problems/sequence with the woman(I forgot her name) starts no problems/now there is only a black screen, when I click on escape music starts(must be the one from the title screen), now no other button changes anything except turning on/off the music It was very hard to find someone to share my problem, so at least I'm not alone any more... Greetings Phil