sorry for double post...
I dug this game up after writing that and put in on my Vista laptop. To my surprise it runs just fine.
Predator is SO MUCH FUN! Marines capture a good "scary setting" element with the lighting. As for the Aliens, well I wandered around lost for about 10 minutes before I rage quit.
There is a small graphics issue with any hud info on the right side of the screen and it is frequently skewed. Was there a patch for this...or is there a way to get my gold copy integrated with Steam to download updates?
Thanks for the help. Last question, is there a way to play this with other people? Anyone want to?