[akdavis]

I think I isolated the problem to the sound drivers. I was one version behind latest release when I thought I was current.

However, after reinstalling game and video/sound drivers, it sure seems like I'm taking a huge performance hit at "high" graphics, when before I thought it ran pretty smoothly (for the short minutes before a crash). Maybe it is just perception since I was focused on the error issue.

Thanks for the help. I'll probably just add a question about optimization in the technical help thread, see if I've still got an underlying issue here.