The short answer: We don't know.

A longer answer: We don't know, but I can ramble a bit anyway.

The expansion's specs say it "takes full advantage of several 3D graphics cards." This means it will improve the existing graphics (this is described in the Gamepro Q&A), but that doesn't necessarily mean the comptibility will be improved. Personally, I think making the original game work on a wider range of hardware shouldn't cost money, and AFAIK the developers are trying to fix the Nvidia driver issue for the next patch. With luck, they'll fix the ATI Rage problem in that same patch... but that's with luck.

As for your problem, you could try www.ntcompatible.com , but IMO your chances are pretty slim. The Dell/Rage combo is problematic, and having a NT-based OS makes your computer a compatibility nightmare - those things aren't designed for gaming at all.

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[This message has been edited by Anssi Hakkinen (edited 04-02-2001).]