Strange sound problem

[Space Cowboy1]

I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy Sid Meier's Pirates, so I tested the game out, and I needed a crack to play it (I'm legally allowed to do this before buying the game, which I'm thinking of doing. I just wanted to say this before people think I'm a pirate). I applied the version 1.02 patch to the game, and the version 1.02 crack to the game. Worked fine for a day. I've opened and closed the game a few times already, but this time when I open the game, no sound. The version 1.00 crack works just fine, but there are a few video problems which take away from the game quality. Lowering the sound quality on my integrated sound card doesn't work, reinstalling the sound card drivers doesn't work, reinstalling the game doesn't fix the problem either. If I try to open up the sound settings in the game, it crashes. I'm concerned that if I buy the game, the update might mess up the sound in the real version too, and the update helps make this game worth buying. This is the only game that I've had this problem with. Any advice would be much appreciated.