I'm using a laptop without the 256 color option in the display settings, too. I just changed the compatability in the properties dialogue box and everything works fine.
But I see you've changed that and it didn't work for you. what about changing the compatability to Win98 or 95 - available in the same tab. This might help. You could also experiment with ticking in the 'run at 640x480 resolution' box. Is your laptop an older model? Mine is fairly new, so perhaps it doesn't need as much tweaking.
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