For everyone having issues with pictures not loading I have a possible solution.
The issue is more than likely a windows issue, not an Evil 2 issue.
The solution is fairly simple but MUST be followed EXACTLY.
1. Delete the entire EVIL 2 folder and everything in it, including save files.... EVERYTHING must go. Only keep a non-extracted copy of the EVIL 2 - 0.55 BETA should you have it.
2. RESTART your computer. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Doing a SHUTDOWN & manual restart (pressing the power button) will NOT work as windows only actually truly shutdowns when the RESTART option is selected. Don't ask why, it just does. (you can change that through settings but I won't get into that here, look it up on google for more info)
What we are trying to accomplish here is to erase any leftover remnants of any previous configurations from the QSP player from your computer's memory.
3. After your RESTART is completed, download the EVIL 2 - 0.55 BETA posted by Noobtrain on post 1,628 OR the compressed version on post 1,633 (both are on page 82 of this thread)
4. Extract the game from your EVIL 2 - 0.55 BETA version file to wherever you wish.
5. Everything should be working fine now... It worked for me.