Hello Swilly53, and welcome to the Org. Hopefully the moderator will see this and move or copy it to the Apothecary, where you are more likely to get good technical advice.

I read that one of the recent Windows service packs wreaks havoc on many games, including TW games. I'm not sure if it was SP2 or not. I'm sure others here will know. I have not experienced the problems you've described, and I'm running quite a different plat, so I'm not much use in this situation. But, I thought I'd drop you a line to say that you are more likely to get help and find a resolution to your problem here at the Org than anywhere else, I would think.

Long post? Lol ... not at all. In a troubleshooting situation more information is usually better. Again, welcome.