Vista - AACW/BoA won't run?

[blackhorse]

I experience similar problems on XP. When I first boot the computer, I can load and run AACW and BOA no problem. If I exit and restart, it becomes a crapshoot. Sometimes it loads properly, other times it loads into the task list but never appears on screen.

If I then go into task manager and delete several instances of open rundll32.exe in the processes screen, AACW immediately starts once the last rundll32.exe file is closed down.

It's something to do with rundll32, in my opinion.

[Obediah]

Well...since my old desktop recently blew out, I upgraded to a new computer, with an Intel Pentium 4 running at 3 gigs + (sadly) still only 512Mb RAM -- so I decided to give the AACW Demo a try again, and whaddayaknow! It only takes 2.5 min to load & now it runs just fine! I'm happy as a clam in high water, as Marse Robert once said.

[Pocus]

2.5 min is still slow, but this is because you have 512 mb only (with Vista?)

[Obediah]

I can live with the 2.5 minute start-up time; the game itself runs just fine. BTW, the last time I fired up this game, it took only 1 min 50 sec to load! BTW #2, my desktop is running XP, not Vista.