Works before patch, doesnt start after patch

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Just picked up the retail Atari published version. Game works great without the patch. However as soon as I apply the 1.65 Atari only patch, the game does not start afterwards. For a split second my cursor changes to a spinning cdrom disc and thats it. The games exe file disappears from task manager and there are no errors or notifications of any sort. System is a XP Pro SP2 with a GeForce 8800 GTS running 180 series drivers.