No words in Main Menu

Hullo!

I just installed SoaSE and the latest patch.  When I booted the game, I watched the intro and got to the main menu.  However, there are no words in any of the menus.

Could someone help me out with this? Thanx.

(My system specs are as follows:

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    Speed: 2992 Mhz
    1 logical processor
    1 physical processor
    HyperThreading:  Unsupported
    RDTSC:  Supported
    CMOV:  Supported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    3DNOW:  Unsupported
   
Network Information:
    Network Speed: 
    IP Address:  192.168.0.XXX
   
Windows Version:
    Windows XP (32 bit)
    NTFS:  Supported
   
Video Card:
    Driver:  NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    DirectX Driver Name:  nv4_disp.dll
    Driver Version:  6.14.11.6218
    DirectX Driver Version:  6.14.11.6218
    Driver Date: 29 June 2007
    Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 75 Hz
    DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    VendorID:  0x10de
    DeviceID:  0x402
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Video Cards:  1
    No SLI or Crossfire Detected
    Primary Display Resolution:  1280 x 1024
    Desktop Resolution: 1280 x 1024
    Primary Display Size: 13.27" x 10.63"  (16.97" diag)
                                            33.7cm x 27.0cm  (43.1cm diag)
    Primary Display Type: DFP
    Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
    Primary AGP GART Not Detected
    Primary VRAM: 256 MB
    Primary Monitor Vendor:  Dell
    Primary Monitor Model:  Dell 1704FPT
    Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x
 
   
Game Display Settings
   
Sound card:
    Audio device: Logitech USB Headset
   
Memory:
    RAM:  3070 Mb
   
Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    Microphone:  Not set
    Media Type:  DVD
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  301603 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  118895 Mb
    OS Install Date: Sep 16 2004
    Installed Packages: Firefox