Yes I ve done all of them couple of times whenever I did clean re-install, No error, game will run just without SKSE64. Correct version, my SSE is 1.5.97, newest version from steam and SKSE64 is correct version for 1.5.97 as well. I've read SKSE64_readme multiple time as well I am sure its the right version. :'( SKSE64 will support the latest version of Skyrim SE available on Steam, and _only_ this version (currently 1.5.97 with any combination of numbers after that). When a new version is released, we will update as soon as possible; please be patient. The editor does not currently need modification, however a custom set of .pex/psc files must be installed.