Freezing 5 Minutes In

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Make sure you have this installed:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-275.2...river.html

Also, install the latest v1.2 patch to the game found here:

http://support.frictionalgames.com/entry/98/

After installing the update start a new game.

Now try these:

Disable your antivirus, firewall
Turn Vsync off
Set the graphics all to off and the lowest including resolution & the various effects like blur and insanity

For now do the thing in bold. Why is that? According to the technical support guide:

Problem A8 - Screen goes black on game launch and computer freezes:

If you are using Comodo Firewall, try turning it off. Might work with other firewalls as well.