Yes it did! I just now tried it and I can alt tab and bring the game back up immediately if Firefox is not open.

When I have the game minimized, it is usually to check my email, which I use Firefox to open up.

No biggie though. It'll just be a matter of remembering to close out the browser before I maximize the game again

The VV games are great fun. I've always enjoyed them.

Thanks for looking into the crash issue.
Having a good time with the game nonetheless

Okay, I'm not sure which thing did it.

I made sure Firefox was closed before turning my game back on, so it could be that the game was crashing during puzzle #10 (crabs) OR it could be this:

I was hitting the space bar to pause the game: Spoiler below



So either having Firefox off did the trick or not pausing did it.

Either way...I finally got that one

That's interesting. I'll see if I can reproduce this (since you're done with that puzzle).

I had the same thing as RoseRed which is why I came here Glad to see what the issue is. I have my Firefox open as well. It happened just like RoseRed though...trying to do the same thing she was doing.

Here is the picture.



I use Windows Vista.

XPS M1530
Intel(R) Core(TM) Dou CPU T9300
2.50GHz
4GB ram
Video card NVIDIA GeForce8600M GT

~Jamie

Jamie, have you modified any of the game's files?

No.

~Jamie

Would you mind checking Vista's VirtualStore to see if there are VV4-related files in there? The VirtualStore is a hidden folder, so you will need to change the folder view options to allow you to see VirtualStore. To do that:

1. Open Control Panel
2. Type "folder options" in the search field in the upper right of the window
3. Click on the Folder Options icon
4. Click the View tab
5. Click the radio button next to "Show hidden files and folders"
6. Click Apply

Now that you have the ability to view hidden files and folders, you can look at what's in VirtualStore. To see that folder, do the following:

1. Click Start
2. Click Computer
3. Open Users
4. Open the folder for your user name
5. Open AppData
6. Open Local
7. Open VirtualStore

If you see any files in VirtualStore that are VV4-related images, you can safely delete those and see if that corrects the issue you're having.

Nothing in there VV4-related. I checked ever folder. Any other advise? Should I reinstall? I would hate to lose my progress.

~Jamie

P.S. Thanks for the quick responses!

Something is not right with your game. Those images aren't even aligned with the map. You can back up your savegame files before reinstalling, as a precaution, by following the procedures here. Then completely uninstall VV4 (click Start, then Virtual Villagers - The Tree of Life, then Uninstall), then reinstall the game from the free trial. It will remain activated, and it should load your existing games in progress. If not, you can restore your savegames from the backup you made.