handyman401

Thanks for the advice the game was installed from disc and not from steam I have uninstalled it and re installed but still have the problem.I rolled back my graphic drivers but this made no difference,All updates from Microsoft are installed and I dont have any problem with other games installed.Is it possible that the installation discs are corrupt?Does this game have to be registered with steam as it does not show in my steam library

The game loads ok but when clicking on play microsoft error screen shows "encounted an error and need to close" .My operating system is xp (service pack 3) ,graphic card Nvidia 9800gt and direct x 9c.I have uninstalled the program and re-installed it also have latest graphic drivers which I uninstalled and re-installed but still have the same problem.The game was installed 2 weeks ago and played ok then the only other game i have installed since then is "Sniper ghost warrior" could this be a problem? Any suggestions .Thanks