ive gone through all the steps and even went so far as to reinstall windows on a fresh partition with no luck. Here are my system specs
==System==
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, build 2600)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 577MB used, 3362MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
==Display==
Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 8600 GT
Approx. Total Memory: 256.0 MB
Main Driver: nv4_disp.dll
Version: 6.14.0012.5721 (English)
==Sound== Realtek HD Audio output