Well, I avoided the problem by downloading the steam and then installing the game seperately. The new problem, however, is I can't start the game now. When I try to start the game, I get a Microsoft message saying that the program has encountered a problem and must close. Any ideas as to what is wrong now?
I reinstalled the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages 2005, 2008, and 2010 installed. Didn't help. I have Windows XP Pro, SP3, intel 6600 2.4 Ghz dual core, 3.25 Gb of Ram, Radeon X1950 Pro 256 Mb.