1. Visit the program publisher's website and download the latest patches for the game. Run and install the patches to see if this will rectify the error. If not, proceed to the next step.
2. Press the 'Ctrl,' 'Alt' and 'Delete' buttons on your keyboard at the same time to open the Windows Task Manager prompt.

3. Click the 'Processes' tab and locate any nonessential process that is running and using a lot of system memory. You can see the process description in the Description column. Right-click the process and select 'End Process' to shut it down.
4. Clean out the Windows Temp folder, which is located in your Windows installation folder. This will erase leftover files from older programs that may be the cause of the conflict with your program.
5. Ensure that you enough space available on your computer's hard drive. Errors can occur if the hard drive has less than 200 MB free. If this is the case, you may need to delete programs and files on your hard drive to free up space or upgrade the system's memory.
6. Remove Aureal A3D drivers if they are installed on your computer. These drivers can cause the general protection fault errors in various game programs.
7. Reinstall your Windows system as a final resort by doing an install from your Windows installation disc. The GPF error can be caused by a corrupted Windows system, so reinstalling Windows will fix the problem.