After about 20 crashes, I finally figured out that the SmartException program (that stardock recommends for capturing crash info) does not automatically send the crash data in.

I only got the last 3 sent it before calling it quits. The game crashes A LOT! I mean like every 10-15 minutes. If I save often, it seems to make it less frequent. Right now I cannot go any further in game, well unless I chose not to pan the camera across one space station in the middle of my map. I just built it and even added a module. It took some saves and reloads to get that far. Most of my crashes revolve around the space stations and adding modules. Usually modules that mine resources or give bonuses (like freight or influence).

Last note. The sound has not worked yet. . I am guessing the directX drivers that Vista uses is not liking this game. Maybe why the game is crashing too. I have played a few other games that are seriously resource and system hogs and they play fine in Vista. Oblivion is very system intensive and I get music and no crashes.

This game needs some serious patches on Vista. I cannot account for XP users. I have a XP laptop and will probably try playing on it and see if I have the same problems. I have not heard a lot of people having a huge amount of crashes, so I am guessing XP is pretty stable.