As soon as i enter the "FrostBite Passage" the game crashes to the desktop without any error-message. I sometimes can move a little bit but than it crashes again.

As far as i noticed i am not the only one with that specific problem in the "FrostBite Passage", i've read it in other postings here too.

So i think that must be somekind of special bug and it has nothing to do with the sound. I tried that "sound-fix", but it didn't help.

My system:

Win7 64 Bit
E6600 @ 2.8
4 GB RAM
NVIDIA GTX460 (latest beta-drivers)
Soundblaster Card

I managed to get through that passage with playing in windows-mode and a very low resolution.

On Steam-Forum i got this reply:

I get a crash in Bonechill passage similar to yours. It occurs usually right after I kill the first enemy and a wolf cry is played. It will just instantly close with no message.

Maybe this has something to do with the wolf cry?

I verified it - i can travel through the passage in windows-mode (800 x 600) without any problem. If i try to enter the passage full-screen (1680 x 1050) the game crashes.

Same.