why wont c&c generals work on my machine :(

[beasty6]

hey guys,

im having some problems running a couple of older RTS games on my machine

the games are command & conquer generals/zero hour and LOTR battle for middles earth 2

my machine spec

i5 760 @3.8ghz
msi p55 GD80 mobo
2x4 corsair xms3 1600mhz
antec 620 cooler
asus GTX 480
seagate barracuda 1TB HDD
windows 7 ultimate

both games install fine and everything goes smooth, but when i try run the games they just wont run

what could the problem be guys ?? ive tried running both games in the Windows XP service pack 3 settings but that made no difference

any help will be appreciated

cheers beasty

 

[beasty6]

ive done all that, now im getting a dx8.1 error :/ i have dx11 lol

please help guys its starting to bug me now

 

[beasty6]

is my GPU to powerful for the game then ??

gosh, i really enjoy playing this game as well, is there no other way to get it working ?? ive tried making the options folder in the c&c documents, ive updated the GPU and DX drivers.

i don't know what else to do

 

[beasty6]

any other ways to get it to work guys ?? really really want to play it again