I upgraded DirectX and turned the music off, and I got past the mirror and the gnome with nary a glitch. Thanks for the suggestions.

My OS, as I mentioned earlier, is Windows 2000, with Service Pack 4 installed. I am running v3.0 of the game, as I also mentioned earlier. I have 192 MB of RAM, a P2/300 processor, and am running the game at the recommended 320x200. The game loads fine and runs perfectly, with no slowdowns or errors...

What sort of stats would you find helpful to know?

(Moved from the other forum.) Guessing the gnome's name--as Rumplestiltskin, Nikstlitselpmur, or Bob--leaves the game stuck: the cursor's a crown, the menu bar is greyed out, and nothing I click or key makes a difference. The gnome's stopped whittling, but the river in the bottom left corner is stil...

I'm actually running Windows 2000 SP4. Thanks for the tip, though; I'll move the post.

Guessing the gnome's name--as Rumplestiltskin, Nikstlitselpmur, or Bob--leaves the game stuck: the cursor's a crown, the menu bar is greyed out, and nothing I click or key makes a difference. The gnome's stopped whittling, but the river in the bottom left corner is still sparkling. The same thing ha...