OK! So, where's the answer. It's September 09 and I still don't see a definitive answer to this problem. I still get the fault, I've un-installed and re-installed the game, and the patches. I'm using Nvidia 8800GTS, a new Gigabyte m/board. 4Gig ram, but only XP Pro 32bit. Sometimes I can play for a couple of hours before any trouble, then again like tonight, 15 minutes is my lot. I'm only on a 2meg download and I am seriously hoping that that is not the problem. Someone, somewhere, must have come up with an answer by now! I thought it might be at my end, but then again, Patch 1.03, states that it had sorted this problem? (Dah!).
Please if you think you know the answer, please tell me, and I'm sure many,many others, what it is!!!