I'll go the minimalist approach and jsut try the Base (light) OHII and see if that fixes the issue. The OHII full was a bit much for my system anyway. I couldnt get near the Scapa harbor with anything more than 32x TC without my system slowing WAY down. And I was having CTD issues if I approached Wilemshaven in anything more tha 128x TC.
I need to build a new PC..but that is a few months away.
Will let you know results. AND THANKS

for your help!