First off, I'm very much a techie, so get as technical as you want in your responses.
Secondly, my system specs
PIII-933mHz
256mB 133-mHz RAM
Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 64mB AGP (Kryo II chipset)
SBLive! X-Gamer
Maxtor 40GB HDD (C: )
Maxtor 30GB HDD (D: E: F: )
Toshiba 5x DVD (H: )
Plextor 12/10/32A (I: )
Win98SE
Game installed fine on Monday. Ran great, with no glitches ... up until yesterday. Then it began ... well, the only word I can come up with is "stuttering." The sound will loop the last second of sound, the screen freezes, and no response from player controls. This goes on for a second, maybe two, and then everything is perfectly OK. This happens in both Single-Player and Multi-Player (Internet, LAN, and alone with bots).
I've got the latest drivers for my video card, for my audio card, and DirectX 8.1a, and due to the fact that it happens in both SP and MP, it's not my network card.
I've tried changing resolutions and graphical/sound quality. No luck. Reinstalling game. No luck.
The incredibly weird thing I can't understand is the rest of my computer is perfectly fine. I can run whatever other game I want (UT, Q3A, Counter-Strike, Serious Sam, etc.) all without a hitch at 1024x768 with High detail at 70+ fps...
ANYONE who can help me out, I'd be GREATLY appreciative! Thanks!