display driver crashing entire computer on my save game

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like i said above, my display driver crashes and my whole computer crashes. this only happens on my new save game. i downloaded the update, played for a night, then itry to play a couple nights later and it crashes. i can start a new game just fine. i don't know if it is a mod because i can't get into the saved game to disable them.

nvidia driver is current, directx 9.0c, and so on. it worked a couple days ago. any help would be appreciated. i was really kicking some butt. i even had over 500,000bc fairly early in the game.

any help would be appreciated.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Does your computer give a Blue Screen of Death, just reboot, hang, or what (these details are important)?
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
i was able to salvage from an earlier save. however, no i do not get the blue screen. i would still like to find out if anyone knows what it is so i can avoid it later. i go to load my saved game and it goes through the whole loading process. it gives me tips about economic resources and stuff like that. i hear a couple of the bleeps that prompt you when certain screens are brought up, the i hear a click, and the screen goes black. it goes to the crappiest resolution and everything looks solarized (for anyone who has messed with the effects on a video camera).

i then have to restart my computer. i have reinstalled my driver and checked for updates. i admit, it may be my computer, but i'm still unsure.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
i forgot to mention......now that i picked up at an earlier save, it seems to work fine. i don't know if this matters. also, it messed up just before it wigged out on me. the altarians declard war on me. it was a blatant error. my military was around 350 and theirs was like 40. yet they were almost hateful. they threw everything they had at me. just prior, i had good relations with them. then they go postal on me and kamakaze into my planets without a chance for survival. they wouldn't sign a peace treaty even though i was destroying everything they had in defense. even if i offered every tech, planet, all money and influence, they still wanted to fight. reminds me of a guy i used to know. anyway, it was stupid. it is like your local grocery store attacking the white house. pointless.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
i bought a new video card, so i will see how it goes.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If the problem persists, post the contents of the debug.err file found in GalCiv2's directory.