Lma0, Listen dude, u g0 re-install y0ur ****, this game was supp0se t0 run 0n Vista!!!! that's what i paid my m0ney f0r n0t f0r a smartass t0 p0int 0ut the 0bvi0us!!! There sh0uld be a fix f0r this, s0 im h0ping s0me0ne w0uld get back with pr0per inf0, n0t s0me0ne saying what 0s is lalalala 0r n0t!
Peace
p.s: i tried y0ur thing with changing t0 run in XP service Pack 2 nd 2003, neither 0f which w0rked what s0 ever, it still freeze's like bef0re and n0 change's! didn't reduce a thing, but thanks f0r the input.