EAW/FOC crashes preventing play

[Lightning]

Hey guys,

I recently tried to get back to playing FOC after I discovered this fantastic mod, but I keep getting crashes.

I first reinstalled through steam, but whenever I try to run the game it ends up crashing my whole computer (no exceptions or reversion to desktop, just complete powerdown).

I tried to running without the mod and have the same problem. Same with running EAW.

I then reinstalled my original retail versions of the game including downloading and installing the RAM fix. I get the same unstable crashes.

I know this isn't a ICW problem, but since this site has such a strong active core of the community I was hoping someone could help me out.

System:
Windows 7
Geforce 130m
2.66 Intel dual core
4gb RAM

Thanks for any help you can give me! I can provide dxdiag on request.

[Corey]

Have you tried running it in compatibility mode for SP2 and checking all drivers for updates?

[Lightning]

Ran windows update.

Manually installed the newest beta driver from Nvidia

Ran retail versions in compatibility mode for XP SP 2 and SP3

Tried to run game in compatibility mode in steam, but it wouldn't run at all. This is normal for steam, no?

[Lightning]

I think I've got it mostly figured out.

Once I got rid of my second monitor it's at least stable enough to play.