random games not working - what is causing it?

rjk

rjk

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had to reinstall my OS recently due to my array corrupting

vista 64 fresh on the system
all latest drivers and updates for windows

downloaded all my games on steam and installed all the ones off disks

everything is patched to the latest versions

i have a few games that play fine

left 4 dead [steam]
call of duty 4 [cd]
lost planet [steam]
CSS [steam]

but others dont seem to be working
unreal tournament 3 [steam]
racedriver grid [cd]
team fortress2 [steam]
world in conflict [cd]
and more

installed the latest drivers for everything in my rig
installed the latest directX stuff

all windows updates applied

tried turning off security software [avast] and firewalls


i go to run the games and get either a blank screen to CTRLALTDEL out of or get a _____.exe has stopped working

3dmark 06 wont work either

tried the system with/without overclock also

any suggestions?
 
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