Thanks again, one and all. I appreciate the feedback,

I've been playing this game
before Links 98 came out. Ah, the good old days

Haven't had a bit of trouble until I got urged to leave Windows XP Pro behind and come into the
21st century 
I haven't had this much frustration in the past 23 years or so. Hopefully, with your kind and infomative feeback (and the arrival of my new video card

), I can once again play worry free. THANKS AGAIN GUYS!!!
RICK 