ok, i figured it out, so i figured id post it here unless anyone ahs the same problem. Direct X has a diagnostic tool that can be used for changing prefernaces, and it turns out onna my old roomates must have changed DirX to no have #D acceleration enabled. The way to fix this problem was to go into the run promt, and then type dxdiag. This will get u into the diag tool. then click on the display tab (display2 if using a voodoo2 video card) and make sure that all 3 video acceleration types are enabled.
btw, thanks to everyone who helped me figure this out.
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