Blarg: I've played the game enough to get two characters into their 30's, and in the last few levels, have begun crashing regularly. Sometimes every 10 or 15 minutes, sometimes every half hour. But regularly. It's gotten to the point that anytime I kill a boss that gives any fame, or any time I get halfway decent loot, or clear a tough area, I save and come back. And in Torchlight, loading times are long! The game is taking much longer to play now.

Any idea why that might be happening? I've played with my anti-virus, disconnected the internet, closed all other programs, etc. to see if there's some source of interference there, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.

Axios2011: Vista is Sp1, Sp2 or "vanilla"?

Have you installed TL in C:\Program Files?

On Vista, expecially on 64 bit pc, installing TL on C:\Program Files can cause problems. Try to install it on C:\GOG Games.

Blarg: Thanks for your help. Sorry I forgot to mark this post as a question, or I could star your answer.

Blarg: I've played the game enough to get two characters into their 30's, and in the last few levels, have begun crashing regularly. Sometimes every 10 or 15 minutes, sometimes every half hour. But regularly. It's gotten to the point that anytime I kill a boss that gives any fame, or any time I get halfway decent loot, or clear a tough area, I save and come back. And in Torchlight, loading times are long! The game is taking much longer to play now.

Any idea why that might be happening? I've played with my anti-virus, disconnected the internet, closed all other programs, etc. to see if there's some source of interference there, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.