I wanted to give it a try, but then (and I installed the files that you recommended to blubfish but the result didn't change) :
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FATAL ERROR in Vertex Shader compilation
ShaderName: Whiting
D3DXCompile failed - result
at gml_Object_emptySprite_Draw_0
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stack frame is
gml_Object_emptySprite_Draw_0 (line -1)