Kingpin-Life Of Crime hit the streets in 1999.  PCs have come along way since then, so the system requirements for the game should easily be met by 99% of all first time installers.  Nevertheless, if you are trying to run the game on your Grandmother's antique computer, it will need to be at least a:

Pentium 233MHz with
32MB RAM and a
4MB 3d card (DirectX compatible) with a
8x CD-ROM

If you have purchased your computer within the past few years, your system most likely exceeds those specs by quite a bit.  The most important thing to remember, however,  is that you must have a 3D Graphics accelerator.  To determine what type of Video Card your machine has, go to:

Start>Control Panel>Display and then click on it.  It should show you something like this:

If you have an "NVIDIA" based or "ATI" based Graphics Card, you should be all set.  For all other makes or models, consult your PC owner's manual or the card manufacturer's website to insure that your card is capable of rendering 3D Graphics using "OpenGL".  Kingpin does not have a "software mode" like Quake 1 or 2.

Ok, now that we have determined that our PC is capable of running the game, its time to begin the installation.  Grab your shiny new Kingpin CD and: