I changed the "settings" folder's name to "settingsbak," restarted game, still crashes. I sent the full DXDIAG to you via email because it was too long to fit in here. See Bob Gilkey's email.
It is so fricking frustrating to have had a game working, then all of a sudden a patch to fix problems renders my entire computer unable to run the game. Especially after uninstalling and re-installing the friggen thing so many times. I had made sure to turn off all antivirus, antispyware, programs before downloading and reinstalling.
Been almost a week now. Getting real tired of paying for a subscription for something I can't use any longer.