I think it's just the memory check. If you can baypass the memory check, maybe the game will work.
Which is why i was kind of hoping for a shortcut flag/tag to bypass any system checks, if only as a temporary fix.
Also, another check within device manager with 'show hidden devices' enabled, 3 warnings crop up under 'Non-Plug and Play Drivers', adfs - which has no information available, so likely some random device driver that was picked up somewhere. Parport - which again shows no information. And Serial - which has no information, so maybe these are broken protocols or something. All 3 probably have nothing to with this problem.