Thanks for the reformat suggestion. Yes, I had upgraded from ME to XP, but now I, too, have a lean, mean machine. However, this did little to solve my problem with CFS3. The only other thing I can think of is wait until a BIOS upgrade is available so it can recognize 8X AGP. Or, if M$ decides to develop a patch for the millions of us who have less-powerful machines. Or, when I am in a position to afford a true gamers' machine, which more than likely won't be until the release of CFS4 or even 5. Meanwhile, I will continue to enjoy CFS2 and hope you guys continue to develop those great (free) add-on campaigns.