I had such high hopes of getting SH II to run crash-free, but it seems my stock Dell video adapter can't handle it. Training missions are fine, but on the first mission of the Aces Kampaign, I got a crash.
This makes me sad, as I had everything looking good (even found a water mod that was satisfactory).
I see no way to get around the problems other than upgrading the video card.
That being said, I've had to put SH II back in drydock. Getting SH III to run is presently out of the question.