Plz help !!

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i m sorry if this has been mentioned before, i have searched the last couple of pages and followed some instructions but non of them helped. my game is keep crushing regularly, and after i updated my Ati videocard, when i load my previous game, it crushes to desktop as soon as i complete my first turn? what do i have to do i am really angry i cant enjoy the game, it always crushes

i have a sony viao vgn a690 i am using a screen resolution 1920&1200 and 32Bbp ..

plz help me i so much want to enjoy the game but i dont know what to do, i updated the videocard, it still didn do any good..
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Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Post your debug.err file here. People can't help you unless you post it.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
i dont know what you mean by the debug.err file ? can you tell me what is it? but when it crashes underneath it has this msg-
AppName: galciv2.exe AppVer: 1.0.0.1 ModName: galciv2.exe
ModVer: 1.0.0.1 Offset: 00159ad7
then it goes on and on.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
You are not giving us anthing to go on. If you have spent some time reading some of the posts here, you would know to look for your debug .err file in your GalCiv II folder.

You would also have seen this info stickied to the top of the forum.

" First thing we request:

Go into Stardock Central, go into Free Stuff and download and run SmartException.

If the game crashes, it'll create a .CRA file in a ZIP file (SE isn't the friendliest tool out there but it's inside the ZIP it creates). If you can post the contents of the .CRA file, we'll know what line of code it crashed on.

Also, please post the beginning page of your debug.err and then the last several lines of the debug.err."

From your post, it sounds like you are trying to reload saved games. Are you having problems with new games as well? What are you doing when it crashes? Details, man, we need details.
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

i am having troubles(crushing to desktop) with both the new games and the saved ones, after i have updated my videcard it doesnt happen as frequent as it did before, but still does ..
what do i do when it crushes? well , when it crushes i click on report it and get pissed off

i also found the debug page plz tell me if i need to post anymore info from it.. (i m sorry i m not a prof. about this whole computer stuff so i might have posted the not important parts, if thats the case plz tell me..

Debug Message: Version v1.0 last updated on: Mon Feb 6 12:52:05 2006
Debug Message: Could not find a TGN Serial No.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 3/26/2006, 17:37:05
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: B40F032BE01449A
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VGN-A690
BIOS: Revision: 1.2
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz
Physical Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 443MB used, 2015MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

and these are the debug message but the last of the page(its really long)
bug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: AI: Terran Alliance blackmailed Carinoids for $ 149!
Debug Message: Thalan Empire (8): Researching: Laser
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Dread Lords Campaign\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Logos\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Metaverse\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Mods\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\Portraits\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.sav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\temp\*.sav
Debug Message: Saving game C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\AutoSave.sav
Debug Message: Num Sectors Across: 18
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\s-ony\My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\s*_UD_*.shipcfg
Debug Message: Save game finished.
Debug Message: TitleWnd: Quit Button.
Debug Message: Posting WM_CLOSE message.
Debug Message: WM_CLOSE message received.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize start
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy: Completed
Debug Message: GameUninitialize end
Debug Message: Device not cleared. 9 counts left.
Debug Message: D3D not cleared. 1 counts left.
Debug Message: Destroying Window.
Debug Message: Main Shell terminating normally

Thank you for all those who will take time to help me