SquirrellyWrath

I run solo with my fire/kin most of the time. And the reason for that is "SB plz.' Fire/kins do some massive damage and are really unappreciated. I'm more likely to keep SB up if the team is demanding it the second it drops. Unless, of course, there is a stoner. He will get SB all the time because they are slow and my A.D.D kicks into overdrive if I have to wait for someone to catch up.

also check "disable desktop composition" on that same tab. Vista's GUI can cause a few problems

Compatibility mode for Windows XP is pretty simple. just right click your shortcut, select properties and on the compatibility tab check "run this program in compatibility mode for:' and from the drop down menu below it select Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

I am running CoH on Vista with no problems, other than the mouse pointer problem, but that was an easy fix. My wife runs on Vista as well with no trouble.

have you tried setting it to run in Windows XP compatible mode?