answered by carpefunk
... deleted all my game data... AND... It worked! Spore loaded in seconds ... but also kinda fun to start fresh again.
So it turns ... maybe you just need a fresh start too.
carpefunk
Win 7 - 64 bit

... with the location where the game has been installed (due ... to get your copy of Spore to run correctly you ... to the installation directory then start the game again and you will ... try an run the game again.
