Well. since you technically needed updates - did you try deleting the blank file and trying over again? Was the update before or after you tried making the blank file?
- If you updated /and/ made the blank file - the update could actually be the responsible party for clearing the error, and all the blank file might've done was cause the new error that stalled everything.
- If you updated, and tried, give me a message back and I'll try and respond quicker, I got into playing and forgot to check - I mean updated, tried to launch, no result, and then made a blank file. - If this is the case, I'll try and see if I can guess out what the gibberish is in the file and upload mine (which is not all lowest, but low - Also tell me your resolution and I'll set mine to that.)
- (My PC is win 7 64bit, though, so that might be an issue)
- If you blank filed, then tried, crashed, then tried updating - equally once again, try going back and deleting the blank file and trying to run it fresh.