When you re-installed the game did you re-install it in the default Program Files folder ?
If yes, re-install in your C: drive. As is mentioned in the read me's in the patches and on these forums Vista and Win7 changed the way files that are installed into the Program files folder and has an annoying tendency to save files elsewhere and this problem goes away when the game is installed outside program files.
There may be a setting that will get Win7 to behave itself and save files where they should be but for now the solution is to install the game outside program files and your .DAT files will no longer "disappear"
Try a file search for SpEml*.* and you'll probably find them stored in some temp folder someplace
You do not tell us if you are trying to run the game windowed or fullscreen in regard to the fullscreen patch.
For the record ALL of the patches for the last couple of years all have this information
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HERE ARE SOME QUICK TIPS FOR VISTA AND WIN7 USERS
-Install winSPWW2 in a separate Games folder, NOT in the Program Files if you're on 64 bit Vista . However you WILL need to remember this when installing patches such as this. If you are using Vista 32 it is OK to use the default, Program Files folder.
-Disable the intro. It the first line on the GameOptions screen.
- After installing the game right click on your winSPWW2 Icon and go to the Compatability tab & select Disable desktop composition.
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