Thanks. Did do a clean install, checked disc, ran defrag, then loaded SH5 as very first program, to avoid any conflicts. No effect. Then tried another clean install and set SH5 as own folder on C:, still no improvement.
Installing SH5 I typically get the SH5 "hardware checker page" or whatever they call it and it still gives a caution for only 2GB of RAM eventhough I have 6GB physical and 3GB switch turned on, and second "incompatible" for video driver being too old "168(?) or better is required" eventhough I'm using 197 which is oldest nVidia archives. Did try Win7 install disc default video drivers, but that wouldn't even start cut scenes.
I think I've spent more time trying to fix it than I did playing when it was running under XP/MCE.
About time to give up and call my $60 a learning experience. Thanks for all the help folks.
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