fresh install, updated DirectX, patched - crashes at startup

Thrar

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I have just installed Civ4 and BtS on a different computer that didn't have a previous BtS installation. There was a Civ4 installation long ago, but was uninstalled and all related files deleted.

So I installed Civ4, then BtS (patching Civ4 in the process) and the 3.13 patch.
Civ4 runs fine, and BtS also worked when I checked just before applying the patch. However, since installing the patch, it crashes when starting the game. DirectX is current (the webupdater tool says there's no newer version available), I also just updated the video card drivers.
Interestingly, Civ4 still works, but BtS does not.

From the bug report:

AppName: civ4beyondsword.exe AppVer: 3.0.0.1 ModName: civ4beyondsword.exe
ModVer: 3.0.0.1 Offset: 004bbc4e

No particular error message is given, just the basic "has encountered a problem and must close".

There's another window with (lots and lots of) technical information, but it seems like copy/paste isn't enabled there. If it might help troubleshooting I could type some of it or provide a screenshot though.


System specs: running WinXP, with a Geforce FX 5600. DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) according to dxdiag.
 
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