Hey, thanks for that very useful advice Red October1984!

I will look those up!
I have had to uninstall SH III and start again

, that expansion totally wrecked the install and it would crash back to desktop half way through loading!
Also while digging through my old games, I found a copy of DC! I had completely forgot that I bought that years ago! Result!

That and SH II run flawlessly.
One thing though, was there ever any mods to boost the resolution of SH II & DC? I know they are old games and not as immersive as SH III or IV, but they do have a charm about them I like
Oh, and thank you for your welcome also Herr-Berbunch, yes Loch Ewe is a lovely place to visit.