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Windows 7 64bit + Directx Startup Crash

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I am trying to run a number of older titles, inlcuding Red Alert 3 + Exp, and C&C 3 Tiberium Wars + Exp.

 

Each time I try to run the games after installation (I purchsed them through steam), I get a crash message saying more or less "Please make sure you have Directx 9 or higher installed. Drivers updated, and everything enabled."

 

The most frustrating aspect is that each time I attempt to try it out, it not only crashes, but lingers on and I cannot end the task. I see it hovering in the task manager, "RedAlertLauncher - 100kb" and because of that I cannot close steam nor attempt to run the game again untill I have restarted the computer making test runs even more tedious.

 

I am running Windows 7 64 bit

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T Processor 2.70 Ghz

8 Gigs of Ram

With a Ati Radeon HD 5570 Graphics Card

 

I've tried everything from installing DirectX 9 (W7 has 11 pre-installed), to re-installing it, as well as uninstalling and re-installing the games. I've whiped the computer clean to eliminate errors and old files, with no avail. I checked that all the drivers are up to date. I am running short on ideas as to what to try next.

 

If anyone could help me figure this out it would be greatly appreciated.

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Have you disabled 3D acceleration at one point?

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Have you disabled 3D acceleration at one point?

 

No I have not, at this point I am running the computer 12 hours after clean reinstall of OS and I haven't toyed with the configuation of the DirectX at all this time, thinking that was my problem before.

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Does other games work?

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Does other games work?

 

I'd say a good 80% without as much as a hiccup.

Titles that come to mind that have the exact same problem:

Silent Hunter 3

Evil Genius

However the most frustrating is, Red Alert 3 + Exp, and C&C 3 + Exp

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