Can anyone please help

I got this on my old laptop Windows Vista 32 bit and when i go to launch i get the below msg:


"Unable to start game as cannot start the direct draw driver please try a 256 colour mode in 600x800 etc etc"

I tried changing the compatibility on properties and run as administrator but still no joy :-(

I love this game and not played in years so any suggestions and fixes would be greatly apreciated