I can't get JA2 to start.

I'm running Vista Home Premium. After extracting the JA2 program I set the JA2 exe file properties to run as Administrator. After clicking the exe file, the game gave me the message that I didn't have the smackw32.dll file. I found the smackw32.dll file on the internet and put it in the folder. Now I get another message, "Cannot init FONT file FONTS\LARGEFONT1.sti". I looked in JA2's FONTS folder and found LARGEFONT1.sti, so it's not a question of lacking the file.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Also be sure to run the game as admin.

1. What did you do to start the game?
2. Did you install and play any Mods?

I tried installing "Renegage Republic" in JA2 vanilla and JA2-1.13.
I ran into the same wall: JA2 Won't Start - Cannot init FONT/LARGEFONT1.sti

This is an entirely new install, and I'm logged in as Administrator. I still get the message.
Incompatible?
PUTTING LARGEFONT.sti into the Renegade-Republic-Data folder, I click on the .EXE again and get this message:
"Cannot init FONT file FONT/CLOCKFONT.sti"
I cannot find this anywhere in any JA2 folder.
Spinning my wheels.