I am trying to get this game running on a 2001 Sony VAIO laptop.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Packs 1 & 3 installed. 256MB RAM. Intel Integrated graphics chip. Pentium 3 processor. 800MHz processing speed. 1024h x 768v resolution, set at 16-Bit color (24 is maximum). DirectX 9 installed according to DXDIAG- even if it is still 8.1 3D-Analyze or SwiftShader 2.1 should clear this up.

But the game never even gets that far. No window, even briefly. The "sorry for the inconvenience (yeah, right)" error window comes up, indicating a "c000001d" error message.

Now according to the technical specifications given this game should work on just about anything- but it completely fails here.

It DOES run on an old (as in has a 3 1/2 inch disk drive) Dell, which also has 256MB RAM and Windows XP Home Edition, but only Service Pack 2 installed. However, it does have a GeForce2 GO graphics chip and Nvidia drivers.

There is a common problem with the Sony that prevents games like "Brave Furries," "Undertale," "Panda Chunky," and "Mystery of Mortlake Mansion" from even starting (again "c000001d"). If I can figure out what that is it may get this and other games running.