Add the startup parameters in Steam by right clicking the game in your games list. Select properties and then click "Setlaunch Options" button. Add this set of parameters all on one line
-console -dxlevel 70 -width 800 -height 480 -novid
Playing PoP - SoT on my EEE 1000H. 2 gig RAM and using 3DAnalyze 2.26. Very playable frame rate and works well. Sorry I didn't play to far in for the video but I was holding the camera and trying to play at the same time.