Vampire Bloodlines won't even run

[huejass]

Installation of the game went smoothly but when I double click on the vampire icon an hourglass appears for 2 or 3 seconds and then nothing happens at all. Sometimes the logo appears then dissapears, and still nothing happens. There aren't any error messages when I try to load the game up, it just doesnt do anything. My system meets all the requirements for the game, I just don't understand this.