Yes, I've read about the crashes. But if I can't get it to work, I'll wait until I get Vista. Apparently the game works perfect on Vista.
Check out this site for more info.
http://sylph.me.uk/silver/downloads.html
You should check out the videos this guy has made of Silver on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgPcQ-EYOoE