Shall we talk about lag?

*Sighs* Let's get started... Basically, I've scoured half the forum... After a long (really long) search, I decided to start a new thread because I couldn't find an answer anywhere, and I didn't know where else to turn with this question... Well, yes, I was young and foolish... Besides, as I've seen, many others are facing a similar problem... I'm talking about the game freezing in the middle of a session. A freeze that can only be resolved with the magic "reset" button... Here's what I've done: I installed version 3.58f, as you suggested. It's described everywhere, and the instructions are all the same, so there's no point in repeating them here... I also installed the patch that's supposed to "reduce" (I'm putting "reduce" in quotes because I tested it, and it doesn't seem to reduce anything). I may have installed it incorrectly (I just replaced the .exe file... (Note: There were no other files in the patch I found, except for a Readme file)). It doesn't help... I haven't found anything else about this problem... I have a legitimate copy of SoD, and I installed WoG, this .exe file, and the Russian language pack (which is essential) according to all the instructions (I've practically memorized them)... Now, about the patch... How did I test the effectiveness of the patch that's supposed to reduce the load? Simply and childishly... I launched Heroes in windowed mode, opened the statistics window (in-game statistics), and tried to play... In short, it crashed, both at 65% and 94% load. It uses about 64 MB of RAM, so there's no problem with the RAM... Although, maybe it's just me...? So, maybe someone can tell me what's going on and how to fix it...?)) P.S. - Sorry for the typos or if I offended anyone. I have a headache, so I might accidentally say something inappropriate. But I've explained the problem as clearly as possible, without lying about anything. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.