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Okay let's try some standard things.
1) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
2) Set the color depth to 16BIT
3) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
4) Update your Windows, update your Video card drivers and audio card drivers. Then repeat steps 1-3.
 
Keep the AVI folder renamed and rename the music folder as well.
 
Any name will due.

Did it work before you installed the patch?

Please run a DirectX Diagnostic:
Start menu - Run - then type Dxdiag, then select each tab across the top of the window, and run the tests on each tab. Then select "Save All Information" button in the lower right of the window. This will bring up a dialog box to allow you to select a name for the file where the information will be saved. You can save it right on the desktop as this will make it easy to find. Then copy the contents of that file from the start to the heading that says "DirectX components" then paste what you have copied into a post in this thread.
 
@ pyrobzkt, just be aware that the the two problems may not be related, the cause of his may not be the same as yours.

I notice you have not done these 4 things yet. please try them first.
1) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
2) Set the color depth to 16BIT
3) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
4) Update your Windows, update your Video card drivers and audio card drivers. Then repeat steps 1-3.
 
@ midnight, are you sure you have killed everything in the background.
 
Rename the Music folder to music_old.
 
Hmm, so it is the Map that is failing to initialise.
Set your windows res to 1024x768 16BIT as well.
 
Make sure no other display device is active. you can do that under advanced options of your video card control.
 
Have a close look at the process running on the one that works, then when you go back to the one that does not work you can see if anything looks like it can be shut down.
 
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