Display Problem

I just got Elemental, and I opened it up to discover, to my dismay, that it's not displaying anything correctly.  What I assume are opening logo movies just appear as white screens and the main menu appears... in a non-functional manner, what with what seems to be a font-definition as the background for it.

For some reason, pastebin isn't working, so I'll just include the opening information from the debug.err file.  I'll update this if and when pastebin gets better.

DebugMessage:  Version 1.08b[b].094 last updated on: 09-24-2010 16:27
DebugMessage:  Entering WinMain
DebugMessage:  ******* Starting Game Shell *******
DebugMessage:  *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 9/25/2010, 02:35:13
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: ASTAROTH
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100427-1636)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
System Model: D865PERL
BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/02/04 13:33:00 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Physical Memory: 2558MB RAM
Page File: 386MB used, 4577MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: RADEON 9250
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: RADEON 9250 AGP (0x5960)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5960&SUBSYS_01601092&REV_01
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6614
Driver Date: 5/3/2006 12:51:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 


Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_A0008086&REV_02
Manufacturer ID: 65535
Product ID: 65535
Driver Name: smwdm.sys
Provider: Analog Devices
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.5240
Driver Date: 9/1/2004 12:18:40
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0

Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

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Unfortunately it is because your video card is too far below the minimum requirements (the game needs a Radeon x1 series card or better). You will need to upgrade or play on a different machine.