Battlefield 1942 Anthology issues... anyone run into same issues???

Question

Alright peep's. It's that time when I look for a little insight.
I've got a stackload of PC games I said I was going to knock out when I had time. The issue I'm having is regarding Battlefield 1942. I got the boxset with all the expansions a few months back. I installed it and it went through properly. I configure the game to run with everything turned on and maxxed out, it begins to load. The issue I have then is when I try and select a spawning point, the game just locks up where I need to do a hard reset. I've got the latest update preinstalled even tried bringing down the resolution. The game actually worked once and was playable @ 1024 x 768 for about 8 minutes, then the game locked up again. I tried factory defaults and got no where. I recall reading somewhere else that some older games have issues with SLi. I just can't find that article with games listed. Is anyone running BF 1942 or has it installed without any issues with an SLi rig??? Any insight will be appreciated. I'd like to play a former game of the year on my PC and knock it out amongst my "Games to finish" list.
BTW, since I couldn't get that game to run I installed Half-Life 2. Sick friggin' game. Awesome. Knocked it out in four nights. I think I'll get the expansion when it comes out in May. I'm now playing Star Wars: Republic Commando. Not bad for a FPS but I've played better.
LPB

Answer 1

Two things:
1- I understand that this is a HARDWARE based messageboard. All other software and games work A-O-K. This is an exception so it would point to some sort of possible HARDWARE conflict with older SOFTWARE now, huh???
2- Thermaltake 680w with SLi connectors.
Realistcally, I'm not trying to be a smart a$$. I brought it up here because I know CoD is a popular game that many have gone through it like water. I posted because I've seen others with driver issues, software and/or OS conflicts, uncertainities, etc., and I laid out some wisdom and advice. Think I'm lying? Try reading a few boards regarding the K8N Diamond Plus, Sound Blaster XFi, video card issues, RAM questions, heck even overclocking. I'm still leaving feedback on EVGA's messageboard and I don't even own their motherboard anymore.
All in all, I'm looking for help and a solution just like everyone else. And if you don't think that me being adult enough to ask for help then please just don't post any bulletins or feedback since I guess you get things to run flawlessly and you need no help whatsoever.
And to others who actually made a positive contribution, thank you genuinely.
LPB