Thanks for the tips and things to try. Running the game in compatibility mode using XP SP3 fixed the desktop issues when exiting the game. I also disabled display scaling and that didn't seem to make any difference.
Now that the major head ache is fixed I just need to figure out why it crashes when I alt tab out to look something up on the internet. But that is a minor concern now that I can save and exit the game and not end up having to restart windows due to the desktop issue.
Going to give the window mode fix a try and see what that does.
EDIT: window mode crashes while the game is launching so that is a no go.
Thanks again!
Edit: (much later) Well finished the game but it got stuck on the black screen after the final video. Not sure if I could use the same character for FOV or not. But at this point I'm going to have to make a new one.
Last edited by Khali; 14/04/17 07:06 PM.