Below are the verified solutions, ranked from the most likely to the most complex.
To prevent this from happening again, you must add the PES 2013 folder to your antivirus "Exclusions" list.
| Action | Success rate | |--------|--------------| | Antivirus restore + exclusion | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Install VC++ 2010 x86 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Run as admin + Win 7 compat | ⭐⭐⭐ | | Correct folder placement | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
Once you fix the error, take these steps to prevent recurrence: Below are the verified solutions, ranked from the
rld.dll relies on specific VC++ runtime functions. If they are missing or corrupted, initialization fails with E4.
What you need:
Both x86 and x64 versions of Visual C++ 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013 (PES 2013 primarily needs 2008 and 2010).
How to fix:
Alternative:
Download directly from Microsoft:
Install both, even if you have 64-bit Windows.
To understand the crash, we must first understand the file. rld.dll is not a standard Windows system file (like kernel32.dll or user32.dll). It is not a file distributed by Microsoft, nor was it natively created by Konami for the game’s core mechanics. | Action | Success rate | |--------|--------------| |
In the vast majority of PES 2013 cases, rld.dll was a component associated with software protection and anti-tamper mechanisms. Specifically, it was often tied to the game's DRM (Digital Rights Management) or, more frequently, the cracks used to bypass it.
When the game launches, the executable (pes2013.exe) calls upon this Dynamic Link Library (DLL) to initialize a specific set of instructions. The error message "Failed to initialize E4" indicates that the call was made, the hand was extended, but the handshake failed.