I tried everything you mentioned, downloaded the 1.0b patch also. One thing, I noticed, I don't know if it makes a difference.....The copy of KotoR that I bought for my PC says it's v2.0 and it needs a v2.10.427 patch. When I get the start window, I click on updates and this is what it tells me, but I can find this patch. Thoughts?
Yeah, I agree it probably is money, but I think they would make a few bucks on this one.