SolidWorks 2001 Display Bug

I am trying to get SolidWorks 2001 working on a PC with a Geforce
6600, Athxlon XP 2400+ with 512Mb.
It runs, but I have an odd display problem. Everything in the viewport
dissappears after it is drawn. If I do a redraw, or alt tab away and
back - I momentarily see everything, then it disappears again.

When I am drawing a feature, it stays visible until it is no longer
selected. I can make things appear peicemeal by highlighting them
(hovering my mouse over them) - but when I click or modify one, it all
disappears again.

This is very frustrating - i have tried using the "Reset to Factory
Settings" option in the preferences, and I have tried playing with
most of the options - but I really have no idea why this is happening
or what it means.

The features are definately there - as they are in the feature stack.
Just for reference - I dont see datum surfaces, or the axis, or indeed
anything in the viewport window unless it is actually highlighted.

Regards,
Danny
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Given the value of your time and the cost per hour of work to be billed
out, I would think it would be better to find another "system".

At this point a VAR is not interested in trying to support 2001, even
if he wanted to do so, and he can't easily replicate your situation or
earn any dollars doing it. I doubt many people reading this list even
remember 2001 & 2001+, let alone use 2001, and I know I don't, even
though I used them.

I do know that some companies "lock in" on a specific release of some
software and don't want to upgrade, but then at some point that means
the company has to support itself in electing to stay with a given
release. I know a medical company that did that where a friend worked,
and they were using 5 year old software, & they also locked into "old"
PII 400-800 mhz machines, too. Very inefficient and a total waste of
their engineering manpower, just to save subscription costs of maybe
$10k/yr.

Lots of help is available if you run 2004 or 2005, and I personally
would not waste my time on anything less than 2004.

I only have so many hours to produce in a day.

Bo