Thank you, I have the e-GeForce FX 5500. I did some research and found out it had to do with 1 of the drivers.
I reloaded the CD and now it is working like a charm.
I wasn't totally without the ability to play. The day before yesterday my new laptop arrived

irate.smiley.capta It is a vista and I downloaded the launcher. That was running great too. But I wanted to be able to use it on the desktop also.
BTW : I love the way the beta 2 is working. I have not had any lag yet. I do love the way we dig up the buried treasure though. They need to turn that shovel around lol