Try setting the color depth on your video card to 256-color mode. Some software does not work well when you are running the PC in a more advanced color depth video mode, although this isn't too common. Look at the troubleshooting suggestions in this section on system instability . Even if the problem is happening with only one application, it could be a hardware problem. Some applications may exercise the hardware more than others or may be more sensitive to flaky hardware.
Some software is just buggy.
I have some applications that I just will not use because they frequently crash the system. You may want to check the technical support options that come with the software for possible troubleshooting ideas, or check their web page for a patch or upgrade to fix the problems. In other cases, you may have to live with the problem. This page has been served 12808 times. Copyright 1997-2001 Charles M. Kozierok .