<t> This may help:<br/>
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Distant Worlds - Crash Dump - 1.9.0.2<br/>
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8:22:45 PM Wednesday, May 29, 2013<br/>
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System.InvalidOperationException: Failed to compare two elements in the array. ---> System.Threading.ThreadAbortException: Thread was being aborted.<br/>
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<r> Getting this crash, maybe about every 30-60 minutes. I am late in the Game, lots of activity so I don't know if its related. Its a Windows Crash:<br/>
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Problem signature:<br/>
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3<br/>
Problem Signature 01: distantworlds.exe<br/>
Problem Signature 02: 1.9.0.2<br ...

<t> I already had Shadows Installed when I did the Upgrade/Repair install of Win7.<br/>
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The first thing I did after about 50-60 windows updates was launch Shadows, and it ran just fine.<br/>
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I didn't have to reinstall anything, for Distant Worlds or anything else for that matter.<br ...

<t> To fix my issue, I resorted to somewhat drastic measures. I did a in place upgrade/repair install of my Windows 7 Pro.<br/>
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Took a couple of hours, but I retained all my programs, profile data, etc (did not have to reinstall anything). I did have to reactivate Windows.<br/>
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I can ...

It is a folder actually. Maybe I should zip it first. I have a custom theme, so I was asked to upload that as well.

I tried zipping it, it worked. Thanks for steering me in the right direction man.

<t> I'm sure I am using the password correctly. I can see the contents of that FTP site, just not upload anything to it. Using Filezilla gets my IP banned by their FTP service, since filezilla gleefully keeps trying to upload the data. Here is a sample of what I get in the filezilla log:<br/>
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And I am getting a permission denied error when I try to move any data into that ftp folder (ftp://beta.matrixgames.com/) Where should I upload the data to?

<t> Its one of my own making. I basically just customized the Human races files, the character file for them, and added in custom shipset and custom character image for said humans. And some MP3 files for music. Its nothing fancy or crazy.<br/>
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I'll upload both the custom theme and the ...

<t> I'm getting this crash consistently in my game. It started popping up occasionally a few hours ago, but reloading a save was able to avoid getting it.<br/>
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It's popping up at the same point right now, can't reload and bypass it.<br/>
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I'm playing a modded/customized theme game ...

Yes, I was able to play Legends fine. After uninstalling Distant Worlds and beginning the re-install path, I tried launching Legends before stepping back up to Shadows. Legends started up fine then.

<t> I am running it as administrator, yes. My Profile is a local admin on the machine, but I've tried the compatibility tab fix that worked for another user here in the forum (the run as administrator checkbox). I've also tried right-clicking on the distantworlds.exe and running as administrator ...

<t> Hi Erik, I did re-install the DirectX 9 install from the redist folder. And I made sure Windows Media Player is enabled, I checked it in the Windows Components.<br/>
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Still can't get Shadows to launch. Nothing in the Event viewer either, no APP crash or anything.<br/>
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I have the ...

<t> Hi Erik, I installed the hotfix and I still can't get the program to start. I don't get any crash, nothing is showing up a crash log (I'm actually not seeing a folder in the "AppData\Roaming\Code Force Limited\Distant Worlds" with a version of 1.90 or anything latter than 1.7.0.20).<br/>
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<t> I ran the .Net cleanup, installed the Shadow .exe again, had it install .NET 4.0 through the installer, repair installed the XNA. Rebooted system, same result. Able to get the Shadows Launcher menu, but nothing really happens when I click on Start Shadow.<br/>
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Prior to this, I ...

<t> I am having this exact issue. All the dependencies are installed, I have used the .net clean-up tool to remove all .Net installs (except the 3.5 that is turned on by default in Win 7).<br/>
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I've re-installed the XNA installer several times, tried uninstalling Distant Worlds completely ...