All of these vanish once the correct keys are restored.

Before installing new patches (like the famous Smoke Patch or PESEdit), always back up your working registry. This saves hours of reinstallation.

For a visual walkthrough on how to apply these files and fix common 'corrupt file' errors:

When the registry entries for PES 2013 are absent or damaged on a 32-bit system, you may experience:

When you install PES 2013, the Windows Registry stores vital metadata that the game's executable ( pes2013.exe ) needs to launch. Without these entries, the game cannot verify its installation path or CD key, leading to immediate crashes.

Most PES 2013 patches (like PESEdit or Smoke Patch) rely on the registry to find the game. If a patch installer can't find your game, manually creating the KONAMI\PES2013 keys usually fixes the "Path not found" installer error. ⚠️ A Warning for Modern Systems

For a user installing PES 2013 on a modern 64-bit version of Windows, the operating system attempts to be helpful by automatically redirecting the registry keys to this specific node. The complication arises when things go wrong—specifically when an installation is corrupted, when the game is moved manually without reinstalling, or when a user utilizes a "portable" version of the game. In these scenarios, the game executable goes looking for its identity in the registry, and if those keys are missing or misplaced, the game will simply refuse to launch, often displaying a generic error or freezing on a black screen.

Windows 64-bit registry v.s. 32-bit registry - Stack Overflow