Mini Dumping on my parade

I got the Entrenchment expansion, for 10 bucks it's really great, only problem is that the game crashes like clock work 4hrs into it. Turned down the graphics (even though I shouldn't need to) but still 4hrs into it get hit it by yes..........another minidump. regular sins plays just fine no issues what so ever, entrenchment......bleh. I am fairly certian it's not my system, here is some dx diag info:

System Information
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Time of this report: 3/17/2009, 19:07:18
       Machine name: VLAD-PC
   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
       System Model: P5K-E
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/12/07 17:09:23 Ver: 08.00.12
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
             Memory: 8190MB RAM
          Page File: 1703MB used, 9423MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS 512
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0600&SUBSYS_071919F1&REV_A2
   Display Memory: 2544 MB
Dedicated Memory: 497 MB
    Shared Memory: 2046 MB
     Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: LG L206W(Digital)
      Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2um
   Driver Version: 7.15.0011.8208 (English)
      DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/18/2009 14:44:00, 8635392 bytes

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You can try manually removing the game folder, and run the fix below then re-install, and it could fix the mini-dump errors.

Go to C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire (or where ever you installed the game) and delete the main Sins folder.

Once you do this, download the file below (follow the link in IE, as other browsers will simply display it as a text file):

http://sd.stardock.com/curthendzell/sins_entrenchment_fix.reg

Save the file to your Desktop and run it from your machine. Then, reboot your PC and go back to Impulse and try installing the base game. Make sure it installs to 1.15.048 version, before then installing Entrenchment.

If you continue to have mini-dump errors, send an e-mail and attach the dump file to IronClad directly at support@ironcladgames.com

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