Windows XP SP1. Which I beleive should be a good thing rather than a bad thing in this situation.
I don't remember updating anything relevant in the past years to account for this change.
However, digging in my CD, I've found this (my game is in French):
Quote:
I. MATERIEL MINIMUM REQUIS
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* Windows(R) 95/NT 4.0 ou plus
* Un compatible PC équipé d'un processeur Pentium cadencé à 60 MHz ou plus
* 16 Mo de RAM
* CD-Rom double vitesse (x2)
* Au moins 50 Mo d'espace libre sur le disque dur.
* Carte vidéo SVGA supportant une résolution de 640 x 480 en couleurs 16-bits .)
* Carte son compatible DirectX et prise en charge par Windows 95
* DirectX(TM) 3 est nécessaire pour le son et certaines options d'affichage.
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Which translate into: DirectX(TM) 3 is required for sound and some graphic options.
I guess this is related. Maybe the version of DirectX I use right now is not compatible anymore with what DirectX 3 offered back in the days...
This list give me an idea. I'll try running the game in Windows 95 compatibility mode to see if it change anything.