http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads6/WC3_Demo.jpg

I'm taking that to mean it doesn't like my video card, right? (That's 2, huge demos I downloaded that refuse to work...).

I have never experianced a problem like that in my games :o.

looks like when I first tried to play battlefield 1942

Downloaded..maybe it's because of that.

What videocard do you have?

PS: I have War3 and the expansion ;)

From DXDiag (and other system info)

Time of this report: 2/28/2004, 18:43:06
Machine name: Settler
Operating System: Windows 98 (4.10, Build 2222) A
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: n/a
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~660MHz
Memory: 384MB RAM
Page File: 187MB used, 1400MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 4.09.0000.0901 32bit
Card name: 3dfx Voodoo3
Manufacturer: 3dfx Interactive, Inc..

Your downloading nightmare is artistic genious.

Atleast this was on my cable modem. ;)

I don't see any problems with your PC, try to buy the demo. It shouldn't be expensive at all.