I've played Ripper on Win 98 SE and got the lines and picture scrunched up to the top of the screen. I downloaded the game patch and it cured everything. It's possible the same patch might work in XP. I have it in my files if you'd like me to send it over to you.
Happy Gaming,
Bill
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