I installed the game on a WIndows 7 platform (64bit) and it didn't start the first time (with Vista the same thing). Solution: Disable the DEP function! bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff (DEP=data execution protection) Look here for a description: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371116 After this you are able to start the game with administrator rights and enjoy it ;-) (or not) greetings from Germany