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Disappointed and disturbed............. I looked forward to another Myst game, having gotten hooked on the first Myst and subsequently, Riven and Exile. When the game came out the system requirements were much more than I had at the time. When I got my new computer, imagine how excited I was to be able to play Myst IV. I now had more than enough Ram and a huge hard drive. Wow.........right? WRONG!! I can't help but wonder what they were thinking when they programmed in that stupid protection program. The only thing it does is keep us honest people (who wouldn't do it anyway) from copying the game. Geesh! How smart can that be. Since mine was R/W naturally it would not play the game, only load it. So exciting to wait all that time to load and then be blocked from playing it. So, out I went and got an external DVD ROM since mine was R/W and I leaned was the problem because of the 'protection' they have in the game. I reloaded from the external RVD ROM and it started ok, but the graphics became large brown blocks instead of the 'lovely and breathtaking graphics' we have all come to know and love. Now it seems this game is not compatable with my video card driver. Oh my..............another problem to add to the list. It seems these geniuses made this game compatable with only a very few video cards and drivers. Sigh..............that's it. As much as I love Myst, I am not about to go out and get a new video card just to play a game that cost less than I have already spent on an external DVD ROM drive to get it to run in the first place. Whew! I hope all this makes sense because it sure doesn't make sense to me for a software company that is writing and distributing a game much anticipated by millions to put such limits on those that can enjoy it. Seems they don't care. I would not recommend this game to anyone unless you know for sure you can run it on your computer. Check the requirements VERY carefully before purchase. This is not usually what has to be done with computer games because every other game I have ever purchased has run great on my computer and all my friends computers as well. We all have different systems, but there again most game manufactures take that into account and write games that are marketable. No so with Myst IV!