Can't save my game (trap 5).

I just got this report while trying to save a game. I don't know of anything particular or unusual I might have been doing.
This is a game that I have been running most of the day. I have saved it, exited to the desk top, and reloaded it many times.
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Stardock SmartException Logging Information 04/09/02 20:30:29
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Versions:
Microsoft Windows Me
Internet Explorer 5.50.4134.0100

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro (IBM)
Crash Information:
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 00451B05 01:00050B05 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:034D1890
EBX:83FD3DC0
ECX:00000000
EDX:034D1890
ESI:83FD3CE0
EDI:00000202
CS:EIP:0187:00451B05
SS:ESP:018F:00A6D14C EBP:00A6D19C
DS:018F ES:018F FS:13C7 GS:0000
Flags:00010202


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
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00451B05 00A6D19C 0001:00050B05 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
0045181A 00A6F4B0 0001:0005081A E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
0043B0D8 00A6F90C 0001:0003A0D8 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
00430613 00A6F994 0001:0002F613 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
0043045E 00A6F9FC 0001:0002F45E E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
00492A5D 00A6FA64 0001:00091A5D E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
00492C91 00A6FACC 0001:00091C91 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
0048E9B0 00A6FB44 0001:0008D9B0 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
004B2274 00A6FBC4 0001:000B1274 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
BAABD504 00A6FBF0 0001:0001C504 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDRAW.DLL
BFF63613 00A6FC10 0001:00002613 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
BFF848F7 00A6FC24 0002:0001B8F7 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL

Debug information for each Stardock app follows ....

Debug.err info follows
Timestamp: 4-10-2002 3:30:31
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: RGB in format 5:6:5, Masks reported as f800:7e0:1f
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 1234dc
Debug Message: Added fonts: font2 font1 Comic10 Comic12 Comic12B
Debug Message: Added fonts: Comic14 Comic14B Comic16 Comic16B Comic18
Debug Message: Added fonts: Comic18B Celtic14 Celtic12 Celtic10 Basker14
Debug Message: Added fonts: Basker16 ArialGreenB10 ArialYellowB12 ArialLtBlueB12 ArialDkBlueB12
Debug Message: Added fonts: ArialGreenB12 ArialRedB12 Arial13B Arial16B2 Arial10
Debug Message: Added fonts: Arial12 Arial12B Arial14 Arial14B Arial16
Debug Message: Added fonts: Arial16B Arial18 Arial18B GaraWGold11B GaraBW14B
Debug Message: Added fonts: GaraW11B
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: Game Initialization completed.
Debug Message: No data definition files at path Data\*.EVENT
Debug Message: Possible error: number of fields for GNNLB is not exact. Remainder: 25 pixels
Debug Message: Possible error: number of fields for TradeOfferList is not exact. Remainder: 8 pixels
Debug Message: Possible error: number of fields for TradeOfferList is not exact. Remainder: 8 pixels
Debug Message: Possible error: number of fields for PList is not exact. Remainder: 10 pixels
Debug Message: Possible error: number of fields for ShipList is not exact. Remainder: 8 pixels
Debug Message: Possible error: number of fields for EventLB is not exact. Remainder: 43 pixels
Debug Message: Destroying ship Arcean ColonyShip 87. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Displaying News Event.
Debug Message: Displaying News Event.
Debug Message: Make Ship Leave Orbit: Brad Version
Debug Message: Displaying News Event.
Debug Message: Destroying ship USS Colony Ship 8169. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship USS Colony Ship 544. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: No test files in current directory.
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Cheers,
Jack