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Originally posted by Laplace
Yes, I DO distinctly remember installing some MS-XP upgrades (Critical updates) after installing the then working patch of SMACX, and then sometime afterwards, the terranx.exe error.
It could be mere coincidence that the crash occured after the upgrades, but now I am less inclined to think so.
I can tell you from personal experience that MS Critical Updates can break existing programs. These updates are issued without extensive testing. If you wish to pursue this line of thought, you should be able to uninstall the updates one-by-one (from Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs) and then see whether one of the updates broke SMACX. You may wish to disconnect from the Internet while doing so.
If you find a specific update that caused the problem, check Microsoft.com to see if the patch was updated (MS has updated some patches that caused problems). If there is no update, you have to decide whether to risk not installing the patch.
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O.k., another unlikely suggestion:
Create a shortcut to the application and then launch that. Or create a batchfile to the shortcut to the application and run that. It's quite strange, but I discovered that batch files can't run terranx.exe without a shortcut with the "Start In:" field filled out exactly. Like: "C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri" if it's in the default folder. If this is anything else than the game directory, the game will try to launch and then crash back to the desktop.
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