SPORE has stopped working.

That's what I'm getting for both SPORE and SPORE: Galactic Adventures.

Are there any SPORE players here who have gotten this?

Yes, I know, it was made for WinXP and Vista -- but WinXP and Vista users are getting the same error, even with the right OS and right video cards and drivers -- and altho' it's not officially supported, Windows 7 has been tested with SPORE: GA and works.

I was playing both for three days with no problem, when I started getting this error - and three days seems to be the length of time for everyone who gets this problem, before the issue starts, almost like it's intentionally written into the game code.

Then, when I try to run either version, I get a black screen, this error, then "Windows is trying to find a solution", that fails, and it exits to the desktop ...

I guess that's unsurprising. And I've tried everything, including reinstalls, which require a redownload of several hours --- just to discover I wasted my time. >.<

I've heard cracked versions have no problems. I don't want to do that, because of the legal issues -- and this is a new computer we're talking about, so I don't want to risk getting a virus.

My point in mentioning this is that it is sad that end users have to find a solution for something that is gthe responsibility of the developers ...

Sorry, I didn't mean to commit a faux pas. I was just making a quick point. I promise not to mention it again.



BTW, I love your selection of emotes here. x)

Okay, question. I'm looking at SPORE from something called "Steam". It's supposed to be DRM-free. Does anyone here know about this? Will this work? Would anyone recommend I rebuy thru' Steam instead?