Hi all,
just for anybody´s information. After some work into troubleshooting (including several downloads from different sites with and without fixes, trying each combination of options in different compatibility settings and developing a new strategy to avoid the problem ingame), here is something nice to know for all us gamers enjoying this great game in
german language:
Using different systems (P4m 2,4GHz system, onboard graphics as well as a standard P4 3.0 GHz Northwood with card) under WINXP, it´s always the same.
If you encounter the game crashing while leaving the Transfer-Screen, the only working solution until now is playing it in
English (haven´t tried French as this would be some kind of "Memory"-game for me). Besides it´s comparable stable in both, so you might increase your vocabulary along the way using this alternative (might be helpful to know what a "Fusion Missile Launcher" is standing in front of this attracting red button

) or just switch to this in the case of transfering.
Hope, this avoids some work for somebody.