Another Vista Problem

[harrytownsend]

Sooooo....I have Vista (thanks to the fact that I could never find a new laptop that had XP.....curse you Microsoft!)....my mistake.
But anyways, I've installed MTW with the XL mod and I've tried to run the game. I get to the main menu, but when I try and run a campaign I get as far as the loading screen after choosing my faction and it crashes. Of course Captain Obvious/Vista tells me MTW has stopped working (really? it has?....ugh) and goes to the desktop. I've tried running it on XP and Windows 98 compatibility modes and that has not worked. Here is are the details of the crash:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Medieval_TW.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 3f6824c2
Fault Module Name: Medieval_TW.exe
Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 3f6824c2
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000c9b7
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: f614
Additional Information 2: f901791fb652f4ad44f042e3eb51d9b7
Additional Information 3: 1879
Additional Information 4: 8fdc6fe08f57dde946d971d92b7eb685

Specs:
Laptop Toshiba Satellite
AMD Turion 64 X2
2 GB RAM
Vista Service Pack 1
ATI Radeon X1200
Driver Packaging Version 8.393.3-070713a-051670C-Toshiba
2D Driver Version 7.01.01.658
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/Class/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0000
Direct3D Version 7.14.10.0510
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.6650
Catalyst® Control Center Version 2007.0727.2307.39475

Hopefully I haven't set myself up for a hacker...I'm not too computer literate so please explain things very simply and thorough for me please.
What is a desperate gamer to do? I can't run MTW2 because my laptop isn't fast enough for all those little guys, and besides that MTW2 and RTW are gawdawfully easy.....thanks for the help....that is....if there is any....ugh.

[harrytownsend]

please....help....someone....isn't there a download or something?

[YD23]

Could you please post your log file located in

C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\logs

Did you install any new game patches? If you did, did you unpack? If you unpacked did you delete the two files listed in the readme file?