Kohan 2: No-cd cracks gives Runtime error and game won't start

[Xenord]

Every time I try to start the game using the no-cd cracks posted here and elsewhere (all the same cracks), I get the following error msg:

Runtime Error! Program c:games\kohan ii kings of war\k2.exe
R6016 - not enough space for thread data

Could this problem be related to my having Win98SE? The game runs fine with the original k2.exe and the CD in the drive. However, it won't run at all with the cracked k2, whether the CD is in the drive or not.

If it's a Win98SE problem, does anybody know of a work-around or a crack for Kohan 2 that will run under this OS? Thanks.