Pro Evolution Soccer (PES 2011) Crashes, Freezes, Errors, Won't Launch

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 promises many enhancements over the previous game version. There is already a ton of user-created patches out there to expand your gaming experience even further. Fifa 2011 fans, you can find game fixes for Fifa 2011 here. Football Manager 2011 fans, you can find fixes for Football Manager 2011 here. You can find a list of fixes below for the game. If you have any other game problems for Pro Evolution Soccer or any other fixes, feel free to let us know in the comments section below.

PES 2011 Cannot Connect

Step 1. Try disabling your firewall.
Step 2. Disable the firewall protection on your router and put the router in game mode. You may also forward ports if you would like. Remember these problems could be the server or person you are connecting with.

PES 2011 Crashes after being loaded, does nothing and/or gives a black screen

This could be the result of several things so I recommend you take the following actions.
Step 1. Update your video card drivers.
Step 2. Install the latest version of the Microsoft C++ Runtime Files and DirectX
Step 3. While your at it, update to the latest version of the .Net Framework and then reboot.
Step 4. Change the resolution of the game by using the settings file. You can find this in the following location:

C:Program FilesKonamiPes 2011 (Windows 32bit users)
or
C:Program Files (x86)KonamiPes 2011 (Windows 64bit users)

Now go lower the settings and see if that works.

Step 5. If you think the video is crashing you, install the K-lite Codecs Pack.

Now see if it works... if it does not and you are not on Windows XP:

Step 6. Right click the exe or shortcut file, go to properties and then choose the compatability tab. Run the game with compatiability for Windows XP SP3.

PES 2011 Crashes When Game Starts

Possibility 1. This could be due to the fact that you installed a 3rd party patch that corrupted your computer. Remove it and try launching again.
Possibility 2. You may need to update your drivers, directX, C++. Do that if you havent. If that still doesn't work than try running it was XP coma

Pro Evolution 2011 has a white or blocky looking screen during gameplay

This can be due to you not correctly patching your game. Delete your old scoreboard files.

PES 2011 Gives "Invalid Names" Error

This could be due to the fact that you used a bad patch. Remove the patch and try again. A lot of the modification programs are still be worked on to fix this.

PES 2011 Game System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or equivalent
Memory: 1GB RAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600+ or AMD ATI Radeon x1300+ DirectX 9.0c compatible with 128MB Pixel Shader 3.0

Recommended Requirements
OS: Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.0GHz or equivalent
Memory: 2GB RAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7900+ or AMD ATI Radeon HD2600+ DirectX 9.0c compatible with 512MB Pixel Shader 3.0