thanks everyone,
actually, i am using the retail version of w2k build 2195. actually reinstalled w2k last night, actually to get acpi going with the qq bios (have abit bp6 mobo) and to see if i could get back my agp slot but still a no go as far as that. although, now my acpi is working which is sweet...
this is also occuring in win98se which i just installed about a week ago??
i also swapped out the video card with another agp card and still a no go. in w2k manager, it shows the video card as being in 'pci slot 1' when it is actually installed on the agp slot???
btw, this is with the latest and greatest drivers i could find.
i will give those drivers you posted a shot this evening. thanks everyone for your help, i will keep you posted to any failures/successes.