Bizarre KOTOR2 PC crashing problem

[Darth Onyx]

Hello. I'm having a big problem with KotOR 2 PC. It installed and patched just fine, but when I go to run it, 5 minutes in, the screen freezes, turns black, and the same second of music loops indefinitely with a harsh click at the end. I've tried uninstalling and doing a fresh install and update with the same problem. From there, it's impossible to do ANYTHING. ALT+F4, CTRL+ALT+DEL, popping the disc out, all don't work. The only way to get rid of this is to do a hard shut down of my computer. I haven't even been able to get out of character creation yet.

 

Computer info:

 

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 gHz (with hyperthreading)

OS: Windows XP Pro (SP2)

Video Card: ATI Radeon 9800 PRO

Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2

RAM: 512 MB RAM

 

Changing resolution and refresh rate of the game doesn't help. I've also fully updated my video and sound cards' drivers with no change. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

[Deadly_Nightshade]

Try reinstalling your display drivers or rolling them back.

[Swxpert]

i think for some reason the 9000 series is prone to problems