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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,

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

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?

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">