In some cases like this where there is a reinstall and the same problem comes up I think what may be happening is people are reinstalling OOTP4 but using their older problem leagues that may have corrupt files from the original crash. In cases like that the reinstall actually won't be helpful unless you also get rid of the league file that was having the problems. Of course, we want to try to save these careers 1st and the games reset button can often get a league out of these crash loops due to corrupt files.
panther - Try to reset the league as a last resort (league setup --> reset league). That should get the league out of the error loops that were caused by a previous crash (the coach hiring beyond 5 days). Maybe check for system errors too (scan-disk) as any crash can cause OS issues unrelated to the game. The missing DLL: Make sure you have the latest version of DirectX installed, check microsoft.com for any system updates you need, and if you get a future DLL crash write down the name of the missing DLL as that will often lead to a solution.
Bangholla - Ditto, I'd suggest maybe running automanager 1st (League setup --> run computer MGR on all teams), and try the reset league if that does not work. Before playing OOTP I think it would be wise to always turn off an AV prog like McAffee that monitors changed files as OOTP4 will often write 1000's of small separate files to your hard drive as you run the game and that is gonna equal system lockups. These crashes can cause even more problems as you know, sometimes outside of the game, so running scan-disk would be wise as well. Also of course reboot your PC after any crash.
Good luck to both of you
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