Hmm ok let's see. Why do you start the game with CD1 in your drive? Shouldn't be a problem really.
Changing driver won't matter for you I believe. Since you're using a Geforce FX you need the later driver to get, at least som, speed from your card.
You can't set software mode with a switch. You need to get into the game to do that. Perhaps you can change it in the ini-file, I'll play around some either when I get home or tomorrow.
What resolution is your computer set at? You could try changing to 640*480 high color and try running the game with that, sucks I know.
Also you cold try a full manual install and see what happens. Also install the intel indeo codecs for the opening movie. There's a link to that somewhere on the board. [img]smile.gif[/img]