The following shows up in event viewer whenever it crashes:

The description for Event ID ( 1000 ) in Source ( Microsoft MapPoint ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: mappoint.exe, 9.0.16.2001, mapobj90.dll, 9.0.16.2001, 00055164.