Penumbra Episode one crashes when launching

[Thomas]

Hi,

First of all make sure that you patch the game:
http://support.frictionalgames.com/entry/66/

For the first computer something is wrong with the sound drivers. Check here:
http://support.frictionalgames.com/entry/78/

For the second computer. It is a problem with the graphics card. What card does that computer have? Make sure that the graphics card drivers are up to date.