game crashes on start.
 

I also seem to be experiencing the same problem as a number of others.

\.BMRender\rmode.cpp(1583): DirectX call failed: -1, -1,D3DERR_INVALIDCALL (The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter may not be a valid pointer)

And yes I'm on vista 32 bit and I have a radeon X1950 pro video card.
none of the possible fixes over the last 25 pages have helped either.

i'm at my wits end please help/fix !!!!