DaveJ

Sure. But I'm doomed I think - I turned all graphics down to lowest setting - eventually (I think) and then could progress into the game - but still so laggy I wasn't able to fight an opponent. Spec: 4GB RAM, Pentium Dual T4300 @ 2.1GHz CPU, Graphics: bog standard (Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family, 1600, 900, up to 1695Mb graphics memory?) (just a Dell Insprion 1750 laptop, 4 years old), Win 7-64 Home, 3.4 Windows Experience Index (determined by Gaming Graphics). One further note: I had to install ActiveX to overcome the XINPUT1_3.dll problem. Suppose there could be some further crank-down settings in that somewhere.

Same for me. First time loaded, audio so 'choppy' - note-pause-note-pause... Trying to update settings - but it is nearly impossible mouse lag/move makes it very tricky and frustrating to update any setting. My son has the game running fine - so assume it is somehow my laptop CPU/graphics spec causing. Nothing else is running on the laptop. All the C&C games have run on the laptop fine (I am a fan - possibly an addict).