Chaos,
Go to the hardware or the tech support portion of the bbs and ask for help. You'll find there are quite a few folks here who are very knowledgable and like to help out. When you post list the following about your system specifications.
CPU type and level
Motherboard (if you know it)
amount of memory
video card brand and model
(it would be very helpfull to make sure you have the latest drivers for it already.)
Operating system, 95 / 98 /ME /2k etc.
sound card brand and model
DX loaded. (DX7, 8, 8.01)
It sounds like a lot but that info will likely get you help the fastest. Good luck.
Mav