Hi Paul,
Ensure you save regular. I remember back in the days of SO2 and me using an XP machine, I was using the alt+tab method and the game would occassionaly lock up and not let me re-enter thus losing my progress.
I wonder if the same code used on Football Manager a few years ago would work on Starters Orders?
On your desktop you should have the Starters Orders shortcut, right click on it and click Properties.
In the target box you should have something similar to this...
Quote:
"C:\Program Files\Starters Orders 4\so4.exe"
Try adding the following code after the closing ".
-small_screen -windowed
So....
"C:\Program Files\Starters Orders 4\so4.exe"
-small_screen -windowed
Give that a try and see what happens.