Well, there are a lot of possible solutions that seemed to work for some people... but a solution that will work for sure is not known as far as I know. If you're on Vista, the first thing to try would be to reinstall it somewhere else than Program Files, like in your Documents folder. If you're using StyleXP, windowblinds, or similar programs, you might want to try to disable/uninstall them. It might also be that your computer is low on memory, close some processes, check the task manager to see if any program is using too much memory, and try again. If you're using AOL, that might also be the problem: Found your problem. And I'm being honest. AOL + Subspace or AOL + Continuum has been a pain for years now. 1st it was lag, and then with newer versions of AOL, it began crashing/closing Continuum with all of its new spyware and protection crap. Close AOL, and try running continuum and see if the menus work, if so, there is your issue. Not sure if AOL can allow certain programs to ignore the spyware or to be oked, but if not, I'm sorry.