Hi PT boater,
Welcome to the forum.
First, you need to register your serial key in your profile to have access to the Technical support board.
After you are registered, I’ll move this topic there.
You will also need to post your DxDiag here so we can see if your computer is able to run SS 2008.
Your dxdiag can be obtained by following these instructions:
Click Start > Run. type in dxdiag and press Enter. You may see a popup asking about WHQL drivers, click Yes/Ok to proceed.
In the window that appears, click the button that says Save All Information, when the Save Dialog box appears, save the file to your desktop. To upload the file here, click Additional Options underneath the reply area and choose Browse near Attach. Browse to your desktop, click the file and click Open.
* Windows Vista users need to press the Windows Key + R to access the Run prompt.
You can then post your reply with the file attached.
Regards,
Marty