Oh, I didn't mean it to sound like that. My personal experience with laptops is that they can't compete with desktops with similar specs and if top end desktop machines are struggling with this, I figure there's little hope for a laptop. Maybe mobile graphics solutions have progressed a great deal and there's less of a divide than in the past. As for IL-2, I should hope it would run since the game is pretty old now.

@ Doc_UK: Running DSC-A10 and FSX on laptop is pretty impressive, I must say. Mind if I ask system specs/game settings/fps? I'm just curious to learn. Thinking of maybe trying to put together a gaming laptop, but have resisted in the past since I wasn't confident about running the games I like with enough detail to satisfy me and I already have a Macbook Pro (awful for gaming).

Had the same problem as well as AVG informing me of a virus as part of the loader!
The game ran but the planes and pilots were not displayed and when I ran a mission it would just show the last screen but give me sound.
After an hour of fun i got everything working and thats how it stayed until tonight.
This morning I allowed AVG to pass the software and all ran OK. Tonight I was back to problems, the video driver was reportin that it had crashed under starting the game, a blank screen just before the epi splash screen. I loaded the latest driver as well as the beta driver, still no luck:(
I then left it alone to try for an answer on the net only to suddenly think the only thing I had not done was disable the antivirus.
I tried this and it worked:grin:
Every thing has now slowed though so I'm going to roll the driver back too see if I can get back to a flyable rig:-x
Fingers crossed as it is a stunning game:grin::)
Thanks to every one involved in this venture and my wishes to the few who did this for real:)

my specs
Specs
Samsung R780
Key Specs
Product type Desktop replacement
CPU type Core i5-430M
OS family Microsoft Windows
Operating system Windows 7 64 bit
Processor type Core i5-430M
Processor manufacturer Intel
Clock speed 2.26 GHz
Video Output
Graphics processor Nvidia GeForce GT 330M
RAM installed 8 gig DDR3
Storage Hard Drive
Hard drive size 500 Gb

That should be ok to run cod, not high settings but mid range setting
As for dsc a10 and fxs ive taking them of to concentrate on this game lol
Bad mistake that was
But dcs A10-c i was running, not maxed, but it was petty impressive
Fsx, was the same not max, but good enough for m8's to go wow at....
you should try gaming laptop, you might just be impressed
regards
Doc

How did you get the missing planes and pilots to work???

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Hi, I am getting the same problem (most of the time) with a Radeon 5870 and the 11.3 Catalyst drivers on win 7 64 bit. The game works but there will no 3d models for the plane/pilot options, and in-game shows the desktop.

For me, it looks like the display driver crashes during the Ubisoft intro video. I do get lucky occasionally and the game actually works 1 time in 3 startups, but then of course the fps is quite poor... :D

@bw_wolverine: Yeah good points there, I did not mean to sound like I was jumping down your throat.

IL2 runs fine on maximum settings for me. I guess I assumed, that since the laptop was under a year old it would be able to handle this.

@Doc_UK : I got them to work by browsing to the folder 'redist' in my game folder, and pretty much running each installer in there. If it said 'repair' or 'uninstall' I just repaired it. But I found that for me, Direct X had not auto-installed in the first place. After I ran that and restarted my PC, it all appeared for me.

I have try'd just about everything now, To tired to do anything else, so for now im Putting the Game to sleep, Untill a fix is found:(
Regards
Doc

Same Problems
 

I have the F60 Qosmio with the GT 330M and i have the same problems on start up and no graphics althoughI have sound! Not being a computer type how do you go and do the file start thing from with the C drive?
please help!:(
Cheers

Been waiting ages for this game and assumed as bought laptop last year and was told it was a great buy that iy would work!!!

There are more fixes here guys: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=20769 :)