Far Cry 2 need help

[lokai]

i seem to be able to launch far cry 2 but the moment it starts everythings black, i have sound and i can hear my mouse going over the menu but i have no visual view just pitch black.

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 1521
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A06
Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 1918MB RAM
Page File: 1005MB used, 3073MB available

Card name: ATI Radeon X1200 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon X1200 Series (0x791F)
Display Memory: 894 MB
Dedicated Memory: 191 MB
Shared Memory: 703 MB

help

[format]

Find the farcry2.exe in the install folder.
Right click>properties> disable desktop composition.

Should do the trick

[lokai]

Find the farcry2.exe in the install folder.
Right click>properties> disable desktop composition.

Should do the trick

i tried that...nothing changed.

[ears1991]

latest graphics card drivers?

[JimmyBoy]

yeah i would update ur gfx drivers

[kalniel]

I would get a graphics card capable of playing the game. Being a laptop.. good luck.

[jackvdbuk]

I would get a graphics card capable of playing the game. Being a laptop.. good luck.

+1 not a good enough system IMO

checking the back of the game, 1200 series is not supported.. but still could work i suppose.

[hazzie]

since updating to the 1.01 patch,i cant play far cry 2 in widescreen.Anyone help me out?
cheers