Updated with error log!  Crashed to desktop when I switched to my sovereign in the strategic map.   Windows error below, as well.

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          5/3/2011 10:54:51 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      NANOHA
Description:
Faulting application name: Elemental.exe, version: 1.2.0.0, time stamp: 0x4db6d5b2
Faulting module name: Elemental.exe, version: 1.2.0.0, time stamp: 0x4db6d5b2
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00220cf9
Faulting process id: 0x1f78
Faulting application start time: 0x01cc0a0348ccd631
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\Elemental.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\Elemental.exe
Report Id: e0e645bc-75f9-11e0-b3dd-00241dc62278
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-05-04T02:54:51.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>6903</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>NANOHA</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>Elemental.exe</Data>
    <Data>1.2.0.0</Data>
    <Data>4db6d5b2</Data>
    <Data>Elemental.exe</Data>
    <Data>1.2.0.0</Data>
    <Data>4db6d5b2</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>00220cf9</Data>
    <Data>1f78</Data>
    <Data>01cc0a0348ccd631</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\Elemental.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\Elemental.exe</Data>
    <Data>e0e645bc-75f9-11e0-b3dd-00241dc62278</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>