Running the game can cause Explorer and other programs to freeze if I don't open it in just the right way, which I don't always remember. While the game is running, I can't use certain shortcuts, even ones built into Windows and in other programs. If I'm unable to kill it, I need to reboot my computer. (It might be because of Direct Play, but I don't know much about that.) It's a trap installed on my computer. I should have gotten a refund when I first noticed the problem, but I thought I could just kill ALPHA2.EXE. This time, ALPHA2.EXE didn't even start, and I managed to freeze everything else I could still access, so I had to reboot. When the game does run, it's slow, or becomes slow as time goes on. That might be solvable through tech support, but the trap can't be written off as a tech support issue. The steps: 1. Have Task Manager in the foreground and opened to "Details", prepared to kill. 2. Do NOT open from GOG Galaxy. Run ALPHA2.EXE directly. 3. Do not click or switch windows until the game is loaded.
