I have same problem like this guys, but periodically, i mean it wont start cca once in 10 days, and i need to restart computer, then everything works normal. I still think that the problem is in the game, and i guess it is in mutex that Continuum uses to control its number of instances (mtxsscont). I didnt bothering to work around the problem, but next time when it appears, i will take a look more briefly around that mutex. reiser