Second Life keeps crashing at initializing stage of launching the game?

[babybritty13]

So i just signed up for and installed Second Life. The first time I went to launch the game, it crashed. I've repeatedly tried to  launch it and failed every time. I have no idea why it won't let me play. It's really irritating me cause I've never  played before and it seems really fun! If it helps any, I have a Windows Vista laptop. Please, any advice would be great.

[Rolig Loon]

We have had several reports like yours today.  It is difficult to tell whether there is a server issue or whether this is related to bug in the latest version of LL's V2 viewer.

If Second Life crashes during the loading process, you may be using an uncommon combination of settings that LL was unable to test during our quality assurance process. This problem is more common in beta and Project Viewers than in released Viewers.

To restore your default settings without reinstalling Second Life, move all of your existing settings files to a different, temporary directory. Next time Second Life starts, it will create a new, default set of settings files. Get help finding your user settings.

If restoring your default settings fixes your problem, please file a bug report in the Public Issue Tracker and attach your original settings files (the ones you saved in a temporary directory) so we can analyze them and solve the problem for future Residents.

If this doesn't work, I suggest downloading and installing a different viewer to see if it behaves any better. >>> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory . You will find that the new Firestorm viewer has many features familiar to you, if you have been using LL's V2 viewer.