GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

Ok, well I don't know very much about computers. But, I have been bored lately and got this game from my boyfriend buttttt can't play it. I keep getting this message:

American McGee's Alice win-x86 Nov 13 2000
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\AMERIC~1\base\pak4_english.pk3 (44 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\AMERIC~1\base\pak3.pk3 (9 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\AMERIC~1\base\pak2.pk3 (71 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\AMERIC~1\base\pak1_large.pk3 (3368 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\AMERIC~1\base\pak0.pk3 (7723 files)
C:\PROGRA~1\EAGAME~1\AMERIC~1/base

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Config: config.cfg
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec menu.cfg
couldn't exec config.cfg
couldn't exec localized.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!

------- Input Initialization -------
Initializing DirectInput...
Couldn't set DI coop level
Falling back to Win32 mouse support...
Joystick is not active.
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----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
...0 PFDs found
...MCD acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 1 selected
...creating GL context: failed
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
...assuming '3dfxvgl' is a standalone driver
...initializing QGL
...WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
...shutting down QGL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
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GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem




Any help?

or, is this the wrong place to post this?

Here or the gaming section should be fine - but posting here shows that you're headed in the right direction. Every time I've ever seen this error it's been a driver problem - but I cant' tell you which driver you should be looking for because you haven't entered your hardware specs in your profile. Chances are, if you install/reinstall your video drivers then it should run just fine. This game uses the Quake III engine so everything Q3 based should be giving you similar errors.