The specs for the first game indicate to me a compatibility issue - if it can run on 98, likelyhood is, it won't run on Vista. Many games which run on XP also won't run on Vista. Add to that the fact that you're using a laptop...
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Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
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Click on "Common Game Issues" in my sig, and run through all the steps just to be sure. Let us know how you go.