There's a wiki page that shows how to run Need for Speed Carbon on Vista with system requirements:
How to run Need for Speed Carbon on VistaHere's the system requirements for Quake 4:
English version of Windows 2000/XP
Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ Processor
512MB RAM
8x speed CD-ROM drive and latest drivers
2.8GB uncompressed hard-drive space, plus 400MB for Windows swap file
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
DirectX 9.0c included
3D Hardware Accelerator Card required
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB
Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers.
Again there's a link to look at if you have any problems playing on Vista:
Tweak guide, Quake 4You'll probably need to drop some of the settings for the visual effects, as the intergrated graphics of the
laptop aren't as good as a dedicated graphics card that you would get on a desktop pc.