Random Crash to desktop

[RoyalPlumbob]

Where to start?

A month ago, I decided to play with my settings on High, to check how it looked. Because I didn't have any graphics card, the game was slow, and after some time playing, it crashed to desktop . So... I finally decided to buy one, I was very exited, etc, etc, but... I still have the same problem, I try to play for a few minutes before it closes back to desktop.

Is there any way to fix this?
Is it because of the graphics card, or something else?

Help is appreciated, redirection to any open topic about this, too.

[Saltypaws]

Since you did not put what kind of graphics card in your post, not sure how to answer.  Mine does do this every once in a while, but only if I have had it on for a while, so I usually take a breather for a bit.  What kind of graphics card did you get?

[RoyalPlumbob]

An NVIDIA GeForce Series, GT 220 of 1 Gigabyte.

[RoyalPlumbob]

Also I checked my saves, I think my current save's extension says ".bad" . What does that means?

[Saltypaws]

A couple of pages over there is a fix that alot of us have had to use.  You have to delete the bad file and rename the good file.  It has fixed my problem a couple of times.  Not sure about your graphics card,  I have nvidia 9500 1 gig and it is great so far.  What stumps me is the 220 part of your card.  Anyway, the thread is a couple of pages over and there are a couple of other ones that will help.