Need Help engine stops working

[Shooter]

Im new on forum and im searching for help, i have Potc from lot of years but a week ago i decided to install it on my windows 7 to play just like old times, game worked perfectly for 4-5 days until yesterday because I installed build 13, it worked also fine, then i searched for the build 14 and installed it. it had low frame rate due to swiftshrader or something else so I re-installed build 14 ( did installation on my own due to miss of readme files). game worked well but when entering a door or using fast travel or going to sea, engine stops working...
unistalled the original game and reinstalled it 2-3 times, now engine crashes also while playing without mod...
I tried to use the config but when opened it says "error,engine.ini or options file missing"
i searched on old posts of the forum and found a few with similar problems but link to solution were broken
Thank you
Shooter
ps. i got build 14 beta 1 because was the only one aivaible by torrent.
sorry for my bad english, Im italian

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Try to get the original game to work properly first. You had it working before, so it should be possible again.

See here for the latest Build downloads: http://www.moddb.com/mods/new-horizons
Use these installation instructions:

CRUCIAL INSTALLATION TIPS:

1. You MUST install this on top of the unmodified stock game
Pirates of the Caribbean, released in 2003 by Akella.
The mod is NOT a standalone game!
2. You MUST install Build 14 Beta 2.1 Full first!!!
3. Allow the installer to run RunMe.bat upon completion
- DON'T install the game to Program Files,
otherwise Windows prevents it from installing correctly
Install to, for example, C:\Games\Pirates of the Caribbean

 

[Shooter]

i tried to reinstall it dozens of times but the original game keeps crashing...

 

[belzeburg]

Well since this is an old game set it to play in Windows XP mode. New OS and old games are always problems And because of this I will hold on to XP as long as possible