Alright, calling it quits for real this time. I'm out of ideas, and my patience is at an end being week 3. I did a registry sweep and I could have sworn jesus had touched my SH IV the way it suddenly worked. It was short lived. I've tried at least 20 different configurations and set ups, including using a disc version of the game. Thanks for the support and I guess I'll come back on the release of SH V, if I don't get deployed to basic first.
~Take care all