To all, thanks for the many responses. I did forget to mention one thing, I had also used Multish4, keeping an unused copy of a clean install (well, I fired it up, cleared the harbor and did a save to make sure it worked.) This weekend, I blew everything out again, re-installed (no mods) and am keeping my fingers crossed. Years of Happy Times and then this. Something for those with deeper knowledge than myself to chew on: When I opened the last two saves before the saving collapse, the screen opened to being told that first one, then a second torpedo was in the water. With no targets in the area, I checked onboard stores and found that I indeed still had a full load of torps! I was informed in due time that the torpedoes had missed, surprise, surprise. Hmmm, has someone hacked my computer and hijacked my boat???
