When I tried to start the game after installation it got stuck on startup screen. I left it for a long time and nothing happens. Ctr-Alt-Delete did nothing and I had to hardboot.
I finally tried to open task manager first to see what it shows on startup. Then I discovered that Elemental was trying to access internett and was awaiting confirmation by ZoneAlarm. Task manager somehow seemed to avoid the problem where the startup screen would hold focus and Windows - D, Ctr-Alt-Del and Alt-Tab was useless.
After allowing access, the game started 
