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Folks, I updated to 1.08 using tdm_updater and I have a really strange problem - a hard lockup whenever I run TheDarkMod.exe. Tdm_Updater claims I am now up to date (after installing 1.08). Basically, when I run TheDarkMod.exe, after a couple seconds, I can move my cursor around on Windows XP desktop but can no longer run any programs or the Start menu, and must reboot the system via reset button to recover. I tried running TheDarkMod.exe with the Windows Task Manager up, when I try to click on Windows Task Manager after starting TheDarkMod.exe, the cursor locks up. I can run Doom 3 without problems. I strongly believe I have version 1.3.1 of Doom 3 on my system because I've run The Dark Mod 1.07 without difficulty and I have the 1.3.1 patch (*.exe) on my system. I haven't seen anyone else who mentioned a hard lockup so I figured I'd ask if anyone's seen this before. My next step if I don't get any successful ideas is to uninstall Dark Mod completely and download the entire 1.7 Gigs of Dark Mod from scratch and see if that (a completely new install) helps. My system: Windows XP, Service Pack 3, Intel Core 2 Duo (3.00 Ghz), 2 GB RAM. - prjames