I can't play Portal. ):

So... I want to play the portal demo.

BUT IT DOESN'T F'UCKING LET ME DO IT!!!!!


When I pass through the first portal, it crashes. It. F'ucking. Crashes.

I've heard (or read...) that you need a nvidia graphics card to play it. I have an Intel® Calistoga Graphics Controller. It's a laptop so I'm kinda f'ucked up.
I'm pretty sure I tried on a laptop with an ATI Radeon X2000 (or some number like that) and didn't work either.

Do you really need a nvidia graphics card to play it? D: I have no choice? Am I stuck to not playing Portal ever unless I buy the Orange Box for PS3? (Which I'm pretty sure I won't get) I will have to play Portal 2 without ever being able to play the first one?

Odd, Portal IS a pretty old game....not sure why you'd need a nVIDIA graphics card...

Oh I had this problem! I forgot what I did to fix it though... Sorry about the lack of help. I remember using the FAQ though, if it matters.

Look at the requirements:

 Minimum

 Recommended

I tried what says here but changing the game launch options doesn't work and I can't figure out how to put the console command.

I want to play portal...

EDIT: FUCK YOU IMAGESHACK!

 Minimum

CPU Speed
Minimum: 1.7 GHz
You Have: 1.83 GHz Performance Rated at: 2.196 GHz
PASS

RAM
Minimum: 512 MB
You Have: 1.5 GB
PASS

OS
Minimum: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
PASS

Video Card
Minimum: DirectX 8 compatible video card (NVIDIA GeForce3+ / ATI Radeon 8500+)
You Have: Intel® Calistoga Graphics Controller
PASS
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required...........................You Have
Video RAM 128 MB...............224.0 MB
3D Yes................................Yes
Pixel Shader version 1.1...........2.0


Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
PASS

Free Disk Space
Minimum: 5 GB
You Have: 17.0 GB
PASS

CPU
Minimum: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: Genuine Intel® CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz
PASS

 Recommended

CPU Speed
Recommended: 3 GHz
You Have: 1.83 GHz Performance Rated at: 2.196 GHz
FAIL

RAM
Recommended: 1 GB
You Have: 1.5 GB
PASS

OS
Recommended: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
PASS

Video Card
Recommended: DirectX 9 compatible video card (NVIDIA GeForce 7900+ / ATI Radeon X1900+)
You Have: Intel® Calistoga Graphics Controller
FAIL
Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card
Required.....................................You Have
Video RAM 256 MB.........................224.0 MB
3D Yes..........................................Yes
Hardware T&L Yes.............................No
Pixel Shader version 3.0......................2.0
Vertex Shader version 3.0...................0.0

Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
PASS

Free Disk Space
Recommended: 5 GB
You Have: 17.0 GB
PASS

CPU
Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
You Have: Genuine Intel® CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz
PASS