this game is running entirely too slow and i havent been helped by the support for two days now... ive tried all the tricks on the troubleshooting page... updated my drivers...re downloaded the game as administrator... every thing... so far i gotta be honest peeps.. this gog thing has been a terrible experience for me as this is the first game i purchased and cant even enjoy it due to the horrible lag... i thought these were supposed to be GOOD OLD GAMES.. so why am i having such a rough time getting it to play on a very new computer? thanks for hearing me rant 8)

GOG is closed over the weekend and yesterday was a holiday (Easter Monday)
It's helpful if you list your operating system and basic system specs for these sorts of problems :)

Didn't mention your OS but I assume it is Vista / Win 7?? If you installed the game as an admin, checked "Run this program as an administrator" on the game shortcut Compatibility tab and have the latest video drivers installed . . . the only other suggestion I have is to look at the image attached to this post. Some systems, don't know why, have to have the RAM limited and the shortcut set to Win 98 / ME compatibility.
All I can offer at the moment but others may post a better solution . . .=)
Edit: We make a good team Kezardin . . .=D
BTW, to "install" as an administrator, right click the setup.exe, click "Run as an administrator" on the resulting dialog. Be sure to uninstall before reinstalling.

I recommend you give Stuff's suggestions a try. I can guarentee that the game running slowly is not a GOG issue. I load every GOG game on an external USB Drive and run them from that drive. They all run very well. One thing you can try is installing to another directory other than the default as this also sometimes causes issues in VISTA.

thank you guys for all the tips and sorry bout not putting out the OS .. yes it is on vista with service pack 2... i have tried all of stuffs suggestions but to no avail....perhaps my comp cant handle divine divinity... very doubtful though cause i have played WoW in the past with no probs.... im stumped guys... but there is one difference with me ..... i cant check the box "run as administrator" under the compatibility tab... any suggestions?

Sounds like you may not have admin privilages on the box.

I believe you may have problems with UAC. The easiest way to get around this is to create a directory outside of C:\Program Files. I usually suggest creating a directory like C:\Games but any name is ok.
Once you have your directory created outside of Program Files directory, uninstall the game and delete any Divine Divinity directories left under C:\Program Files\Gog.com.
Right click the setup.exe, click "Run as an administrator" on the resulting dialog and on the first dialog of the GOG installer, click the options button in the lower left corner of the dialog and point the install to the new C:\Games directory. This might be your best fix since Vista/UAC will block some access to the Program Files directory depending on the user account type. . . . hope this helps . . .=)
Edit: The fact that you cannot get access to the shortcut "Run this program as an administrator" is why I suggest trying the above. It indicates your user account may not be an admin account or UAC is blocking the game from running correctly.

ok will try that right now and thanks a ton stuff. hope this works!! i really think it would be awesome diablo kinda game if only it run faster.. thanks again ... proceeding with new directory!
thanks stuff! i know this is very newb of me... so bear with me...... lol .. how do i create a new directory?

Not a problem . . .=)
Open Windows Explorer or right click the start orb and click Explore.
When the directory structure is shown, click on the C:\ drive.
You can either right click the C drive, click New, Folder . . . or , with the C drive selected, click File, New, Folder.
Name the folder and you should see the new folder appear under the C drive in alphabetical order.
Edit: while you are there, go to Program Files Directory and delete the DD folder under GOG.com . . . assuming you have already uninstalled the game of course . . .=)
BTW, just name the directory Games or what ever you like, don't add the C:\ when you name it.
See the attached image for an example of what you would see while creating the new folder. Your drive will be completely different but very similar.
I am calling it a night . . . good luck . . .=)

still no luck stuff..... lol seems like im not meant to play divine divinity . ok so i created a new directory ... ran the exe as admin.... then installed new divine divinity onto the new directory and still runs same/slow.... i still am not able to check the run as administrator box under the property/compatability tab..... ugh i just dont get it.... thanks for all the help regardless 8)

So DD is still running slow and you can't check the admin box on the shortcut?
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, User Accounts and look at the top right corner. Is your account an Administrator or Standard? Is UAC on or off? See attached image.
Right click the game shortcut, click Properties, click the Compatibility tab. Are you running the game in a compatibility mode? See second attached image.
What version of Vista are you running, Basic, Home Premium, etc.?
Is your system a dual core and if so, what brand, Intel or AMD?
What video card are you running?

OK -- I have the same problem. Slow as mud with a floating, imprecise mouse cursor.
AMD Athlon 7550 dual core processor, 2.5 GHz, 3 GB Ram, Vista Home Premium 32 Bit with SP 2.
I've tried all the above -- set program to run as admin, tried all compatibility modes, and limited memory via msconfig. Limitting the memory results in very wonky things happening -- the monitor flashing, images disappearing, DD appearing with large desktop icons flashing on and off, etc.
I have an administrator account and I turned off UAC.
Help?
Thanks!

Definitely don't limit the memory with those results . . .=) Edit: That is mostly for x64 systems with more than 4 GB of memory, it does work on some 32 bit systems as well.
I assume that you installed by right clicking the setup.exe and clicking "Run as an administrator" from the resulting dialog? Also that you have the latest video drivers installed.
I sounds like a video setting or an access problem. You can try a couple of things. Uninstall and reinstall in a directory outside of Program Files, usually not necessary if you have UAC off but . . . if Vista is not giving the game access to hardware or game files, it might help. After uninstalling, right click the setup.exe, click "Run as an administrator" in the resulting dialog and on the first GOG setup dialog, click the Options button on the lower left corner and point the install to the new directory.
You might try disconnecting from the internet and disabling your AV and Firewall. Play the game and if the problem is gone, enable the programs one at a time to determine which is blocking your game. My firewall was throwing up consent dialogs behind the game screen. Only by Alt-tabbing out of the game was I able to see and acknowledge the consent request. I run Comodo but other firewalls may do the same.
AMD makes a Dual Core Optimizer that eliminated a stuttering problem I had with Painkiller on my AMD laptop. It may help your problem as well. It has no interface, you just install and it loads in the background and magically allows games to think they are on a single core system. It can be uninstalled from the control panel.
I think it is a video setting problem in the end, hopefully other members will post concerning this problem. I can't get either of my two installs (Intel / Nvidia and AMD / ATI) to mimic the problem. . . hope the above helps . . .=)
Edit: You should start a help ticket with GOG support as they may have a fix for the problem. While logged in, click support, to the right of the DD game you will see a link to support articles for the game. You can contact support using this link

The memory limit bases itself on the binary system. The memory limit is by default set to 32 which is 1*2^5. Try setting the memory limit to 64(1*2^6)

Edit: This makes the game "alot" more smooth: