Thank you for your help, baltin, and the awesome game.
RealTek does not have drivers that are newer than what I have. The motherboard does have a newer audio driver dated 10 August, 2009. I will try that one when I can confirm that it applies to my chipset.
I also found that the ATI card uses an HD Audio driver to enable the RealTek HD Audio, and there is a newer driver update available.
One of these must be the cause of the problem.
There is nothing wrong with the game. I am afraid to modify drivers and make more problems! I will play as it is until I can pay someone to help me.
Regarding your forum: The people who made all the great old games in English probably never even translated them, or tech support, or maintained a forum in Russian. Now that all the great games are coming from Russia, we must suffer for our arrogance and lack of education, and be thankful that some of them are translated for us to enjoy.
