Battlefield 1942 woes

Hey,
I recently reformatted my disk and replaced (under warranty) my disc drive (thanks, Dell.). I installed BF42 without a hitch, but when I come to play it, the thing loads up, the screen goes black then it returns to the desk top. Any ideas?
Thanks,
A.
I recently reformatted my disk and replaced (under warranty) my disc drive (thanks, Dell.). I installed BF42 without a hitch, but when I come to play it, the thing loads up, the screen goes black then it returns to the desk top. Any ideas?
Thanks,
A.