Warcraft III crashes to desktop problem

[EzechielID001]

Hello there, I'm new here, and hope to find the help I desperatly need (as everyone does...).

As the topic says, I have problems with Warcraft III FREQUENTLY crashes to the desktop. No freeze or lockup, everything else is working fine. Here is what the records says (actually, there is two of them):

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Warcraft III (build 4448)

Exe: C:\PROGRAM FILES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
Time: Dec 4, 2003 9:49:06.470 PM
User: ----------
Computer: ------------
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This application has encountered a critical error:

FATAL ERROR!

Program: C:\PROGRAM FILES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
Exception: 0xC0000005 (ACCESS_VIOLATION) at 01C7:1500E22D

The instruction at '0x1500E22D' referenced memory at '0x0E1E4000'.
The memory could not be 'read'.


Played Maps\Campaign\Undead02.w3m
Player 0 Race Undead StartLoc 0
Player 1 Race Human StartLoc 1
Player 2 Race Human StartLoc 2
Player 3 Race Undead StartLoc 3
Player 4 Race Human StartLoc -1
Player 5 Race Human StartLoc 4
Player 6 Race Undead StartLoc 5
Player 7 Race Undead StartLoc -1
Player 8 Race NightElf StartLoc -1
Player 9 Race Human StartLoc 6
Player 10 Race Undead StartLoc 7
Player 11 Race NightElf StartLoc -1
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Stack Trace (Using DBGHELP.DLL)
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**** Couldn't load DBGHELP.DLL, error: 1157

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Warcraft III (build 4448)

Exe: C:\PROGRAM FILES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
Time: Dec 4, 2003 10:28:40.350 PM
User: -----------
Computer: -------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This application has encountered a critical error:

The file data is corrupt.

Program: C:\PROGRAM FILES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
File: War3.mpq




Played Maps\Campaign\Undead02.w3m
Player 0 Race Undead StartLoc 0
Player 1 Race Human StartLoc 1
Player 2 Race Human StartLoc 2
Player 3 Race Undead StartLoc 3
Player 4 Race Human StartLoc -1
Player 5 Race Human StartLoc 4
Player 6 Race Undead StartLoc 5
Player 7 Race Undead StartLoc -1
Player 8 Race NightElf StartLoc -1
Player 9 Race Human StartLoc 6
Player 10 Race Undead StartLoc 7
Player 11 Race NightElf StartLoc -1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Stack Trace (Using DBGHELP.DLL)
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**** Couldn't load DBGHELP.DLL, error: 1157

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The crash usually occur when I select multiple troops, either by dragging a box or using the Shift/Ctrl shortcuts. I have no idea if it can helps... but I thought it might be relevant...

Of course, I already have read some existing posts on these forums, so here's what I already tried:

-uninstall/reinstall the game
-setting all video options to the lowest
-disabling 3D sound
-updating cards drivers (to no avail, they were already the most recent)
-setting min/max cache memory to 2x physical memory (516MB)
-I know for sure the problem isn't Battle.net related, since I have the same problem in single player mode

Finally, here are my system specs:

Pentium IV 2,4GHz
OS: Windows 98 Second Edition
RAM: 256MB
Video: ATI Radeon 8500
Sound: Sound Blaster Live

Oh, and by the way, I'm playing version 1.00

I hope I gave enough informations... good luck to you finding out this one! (and more importantly, good luck to me! )