Hello everybody, 

I'm having issues with the game, I can't even play it. I installed JP and it crashes right after the intro where you see the logos (when you have the blue login screen thing). Then I downloaded KR and it's doing the same thing. Btw, I don't know if there's supposed to be sound but I hear nothing when the logos appear. 

Here's a screen of what I get : 



I don't know what to do, I've tried everything I could and it still isnt working. My specs shouldn't be a problem since I have a pretty good computer. I'm running on Windows 8.1 64 bits.

What I already did :

• Clean all drivers using DDU and reinstall them all.
  
  
• Change the frequency setting of the sound down to 44k Hz.
  
• Scan the integrity of all system files using sfc /scannow command.
  
• Reinstall the game in case I had corrupted files.
  
• Update DirectX.
  
• Downgrade DirectX.
  
• Switched from 7.1 surround to 5.1 surround.
  
• Play around with the properties of CW (compatibility mode, etc.).
  
• Using my headphones / plugging out my usb speakers.
  

So, I'm running out of ideas, I don't even know if sound is the issue here. I tried everything I could think of and none of it solved my issue. Does anyone know how to fix this? Or can point me out something that I could try? 

I'd really appreciate it, I want to play the game so bad, my friends in Japan are waiting.

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Me again and I'm bringing some news with me. 

After a day of thinking and troubleshooting I finally managed to get it work. For those interested about it, here is how I did : 

Since it was a dll problem, I started to think that it had to be an issue with my registry. I messed with it (mostly tweaking stuff) a few times in the past but forgot what exactly I did. 

• I had a backup of my old registry so I restored it, but it wasn't enough *
  
• Run cmd as administrator then enter "Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth"
  
• Run again "sfc /scannow" in the same command prompt to confirm that everything is okay
  

Then it finally worked. I hope it will help someone in the future who messed up his registry. Haha.

• * If you don't have a backup, try doing these additional steps 
  
• In the command prompt, enter "regsvr32 /u KernelBase.dll
  
• Then enter "regsvr32 /i KernelBase.dll
  

That should do the work. And IF it still isn't working, then I'm sorry but you really fucked up your registry and should consider reformating your computer (either to the same OS or an upgrade).

Cheers!