Is the most recent Maelstrom.exe._lc file, at 5,998 KB size, in your Maelstrom.exe directory?
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OK, email me at chezjfrey@hotmail.com. There, I will provide a troubleshooting copy of Maelstrom that will log the process, you will run it, then send me the system.log. But first I have to give you a link to the special logging version that will give information about the startup and where it is exiting.