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Update. Uninstalled, reinstalled. Game opened up without error to default resolution. Closed the game and reopened to ensure it would do so again without error.

Changed my preferences back to 1280x1024, exited the game, reopened without error. Again, don't know if it's a fluke, luck, or related to those doggone mood icons that I so want to use. I haven't put them back in and that's the only thing I can think of that is not restored to the original league settings in 9.1.2 and before. It has worked before with them, so I don't understand how they could be linked, but they've become suspect.

I did take note that the default moods are 16x16 and the replacement moods are 18x18. I can't see where that would have impact. Perhaps it's the fact that the skin has to be rebuilt (outside the game of course by deleting or renaming the skin.bin file in modern) that ultimately plays into the error? Don't know, but beyond any advice anyone has to offer here, I'm going to just try to live with the smilies for awhile and see if the game'll continue to perform without error. If it does, that might at least point to the idea that either the icons themselves or the rebuilding of the skin are players in the problem.

:hanging in there:

Again, thanks in advance.