if the game does not load or crashes right at the start - did u delete any saved games (including Restart.fl) at "My Documents/My Games/Freelancer/Accts/SinglePlayer"? also there might be the chance, that some needed files r missing, hence a corrupt installation on ur machine... (sorry to say, but this would need another clean installation) about the different installation path ("E:" - drive): i know of ppl who do run it on a different path. but some ppl said they got it running, after they ins…