It all seems to be graphics-related. I'm not quite sure what the best approach is. You've already tried setting all the graphics options to their minimal settings (if I read you correctly)... that's usually where we get the best results.
Hmmm... have you tried this from the tech tips thread?
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6.8) Problems running W&W in Windows 98 and Windows Me
Problem: The Video Compression Codecs are not set correctly.
Solution: The solution is to reset your ompression codecs in the Windows Setup. Open up Control Panel (Start ->Settings ->Control Panel), click on the "Add or Remove Programs" icon, and then click on the Windows Setup tab. Scroll down the list until you find "Multimedia", then click on it and then click the "Details" button. Make sure "Video Compression" is checked. Then click the OK button. You will need to restart your computer to have your settings updated. Another workaround: if your swap file is too small, setting it to a larger size will help.
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Two things there... try resetting the compression mode, and try a larger swap file. I don't remember what you set yours to... 768 fixed, I think, which should be good. Still, you could up it to 1024 without a concern (provided you've got the disk).
Failing that, there are directions for busting back to an earlier version of DirectX in Best Tips as well. We may need to go there... but if we do, I may ask about wiping the hard drive and starting over...
What about your sound drivers? Did you upgrade those when you did that rebuild in January?