Good morning all.
After 9-ish hours asleep my machine launched OOTP just fine this morning, with and without a net connection. That net connection thing now appears irrelevant based on pisdpaul's info above, so I'll quit mentioning it.
I'm headed off to work now, which means this evening will be my best chance to test a longer "downtime" situation. I'll do that and report back. Yes, I really am gunning for that
young reliable moniker so generously offered to me by Old Reliable himself. I just want to be sure I earn it
Oh, and thanks for the sympathy, endgame! We definitely need it.