Crashes with windowed version after running 1.03A

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Hi all,

I seem to be having a problem running the windowed version of galciv after i upgraded to 1.03A. Galciv starts up okay, but when i try to start a new game (or load an old one), I get an illegal exception and the whole kit and kaboodle goes. Anyone else getting this? suggestions?

(ps - latest directx there, p3 550, 256 ram, etc, etc.)

thanks in advance!
frienjosh

~SDC~
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Your lucky, mine doesn't even start up and never has for that matter.....
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
As soon as i load the file galcivw.exe it shows a window for a fraction of a second then it immediately closes... anyone have a solution for that?
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Doesn't it say somewhere that you need to be in 16-bit (high) color mode in Windows, otherwise it'll do exactly as you just described?

Me personally, the one time I ran the windowed version, it immediately snapped to full-screen? :p

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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
HA, it worked, thanks. Never saw the post that say it mustbe in 16... i thought that the game used 32 bit textures........
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
The windowed version hasn't been updated yet. So you may continue to have problems if you play with it after installing the fullscreen update. I would advise playing fullscreen for now.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
when will the windowed version be updated? (i like to do other things while playing)

friendjosh