Okay who said anything about uninstalling aplications.
My standard advice looks like this:
1) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
2) Set the color depth to 16BIT
3) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
4) Update your Windows, update your Video card drivers and audio card drivers. Then repeat steps 1-3.
Doing the above may solve all your problems although starting a new game would be necessary if the cyurrent game has become corupted.
My standard advice looks like this:
1) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
2) Set the color depth to 16BIT
3) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
4) Update your Windows, update your Video card drivers and audio card drivers. Then repeat steps 1-3.
Doing the above may solve all your problems although starting a new game would be necessary if the cyurrent game has become corupted.