[agracier]

I cant remember EXACTLY what fixed it..
but it was updating a component..

I believe it was one of these..

Sun java runtime

.net framework 2.0 SPK2
.net framework 3.0 SPK2

MS C++ runtimes 2005 redistributable

I really wish I could be more specific...
but I know I had that problem and I know it was fixed by updating a component like that.
I BELIEVE it was one of those I listed but I can't remember exactly.

Hmmm ... I know that i was playing Il-2 on my XP64 system long before i installed the net frameworks. And it worked flawlessly as soon as I installed it (I guess it won't surprise many that Il-2 was one of the first programs I re-installed once I set up my new multicore system)

I delay installing the net.frameworks for as long as i can since for some reason net.framework seems to be a sort of ominously odd program that i never really trust ...

Anyway, the game worked fine before and works just as fine after my net.framework installs.