Save Crash

[James P]

Following on from my bug report found in thread:

http://www.matrixgames.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=15&t=000289

I uninstalled the entire game, including manual deletion of the directories etc. I upgraded to the latest version of Direct X and video card drivers, then installed version 6.1 of the game.

I still get a crash back to the Windows 98 desktop when I click on the save icon during solitaire games. When playing PBEM games, the game auto saves fine when finishing my turn.....

Any ideas on:

1) Why I'm getting the crash.
2) What's the difference between the PBEM save process and the Solitaire save process, as one works, the other doesn't?

Currently means I can only play PBEM games, and not solitaire.

I have tried deleting the .prf file, and also running the game without sound with no success.

Thanks in advance,

[Supervisor]

Try running the game directly from the mech.exe file and see if that helps any.

[tracer]

I haven't checked this board in a while and I see you've posted quite a few times regarding game crashes. Have you checked to see if any programs are running in the backround when SPWAW is launched?

[James P]

Originally posted by tracer:
I haven't checked this board in a while and I see you've posted quite a few times regarding game crashes. Have you checked to see if any programs are running in the backround when SPWAW is launched?

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Firstly, thanks for the suggestions above. I have been launching the game directly from the mech file, and as for programs running in the background, I have Norton Anti Virus 2001. I did try diabling this, but still got the crash, however..... <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Right, figure this out.

Having manually deleted my install and started from scratch by installed 5.1 complete, then rebooting, installing 5.2, then rebooting, installing 5.2 > 5.3, then rebooting, installing 5.3 > 6.1, I STILL got the same problems:

§ Crash on solitaire save, and
§ Crash on PBEM setup password entry

Getting bored of only ever playing 5 minute PBEM turns, I decided to revert back to 5.1 and see if I could play the older version of the game without the crashes. Low and behold I could. No problem fighting the AI and saving.

Plucking up courage, I upgraded to Version 5.2. Yet again I could play without the crash. Intrigued, I upgraded to 5.3, success! Then I took the plunge and went to 6.1. So far after 15 turns of the opening Stalingrad Campaign scenario I&#8217;m still ok saving.

Now can anyone explain the logic behind this?

If I install each patch and play a partial game before upgrading to each additional version I seem to play without any errors (so far, fingers crossed), BUT if I install each patch and reboot one after another, my game is totally unstable <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

Not that I&#8217;m superstitious, but I feel like if I post this, my PC will see the post and tell my copy of SPWaW to go into melt down <img src="wink.gif" border="0">