Penumbra crashes every time I try and load

[R0AHN]

OK, so every time I try and load a previous game, the program throws a fit and crashes. This is the specific error:

"penumbra.exe caused an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in module MSVCP71.dll at 0023:7c3a4f27.
std::basic_string<char.std::char_traits><char>,std::allocator<char>
>::compare()+0020 byte(s)"

And this is the copy of my hpl.log keeps saying my save files are blank. Oddly enough, the log file is right, and that's probably the direct problem. Anyone have ideas why it's not really saving?