Okay, now the latest...

Tried to remove the S3 drivers...not all would let go of my machine. The core set of drivers apparently needs to stay. (PS, the machine said something about going into VGA mode...holy 1990's.)

So, I removed what I could, and restarted MTW. Setup a new campaign, and clicked continue...

Redbar...
Blackness
And another quick Redbar, and BACK to the Menu again.

Reinstalling Video Drivers for one more go