Call Of Duty | Black Ops 2 Skidrow Not Starting

So you downloaded the classic Black Ops 2 Skidrow release, installed it perfectly, but when you double-click the icon... nothing happens. No error. No black screen. Just a spinning cursor for a second, then silence.

Set your default playback device to 16-bit, 44100Hz (CD Quality). High-bitrate audio sometimes crashes the BO2 engine on launch. call of duty black ops 2 skidrow not starting