This happens when your stereo configuration conflicts with the game's audio output. Open your Windows Sound Control Panel, select your active playback device, click , and change the audio channel layout from 5.1 or 7.1 Surround Sound down to Stereo . The Game Crashes on Launch (CTD)
Once you have obtained the English sound pack files (usually the sounds_eng.pck and possibly a localization.lang file), follow these steps carefully:
Paste the new (approximate size) sounds_eng.pck into this folder.
If prompted to overwrite an existing file of the same name that is 0 KB in size, click . Step 4: Modify the Configuration File (If Necessary)