Hello everyone. I am new here, I did post my question on Mod the SIMS but no-one knew what to do.

Recently I have got interested in Otome games (Japanese dating games for girls, they are LIKE those books where you pick your ending). I DOWNLOADED a few and tried to install them. The first one I tried works absolutely FINE.

But I have tried to install at least 4 other games, and each time I try to run them I get 'Runtime Error! Program C: Program Files (x86)\(name of game etc..........) This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information.'



These games are all by different people, so I think the problem is with my LAPTOP. My laptop is:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
System Manufacturer: Toshiba
System Model: Satellite C660
BIOS: Phoenix Secure Version 1.80
Processor: Intel® Pentium ® CPU P6100 @2.00GHz (2 CPU’s), ~2.0GHz lz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Page file: 1843MB used, 10031MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

I have googled my problem, and tried a few things. I have:
1. Tried running as an administrator
2. Tried running in compatibilty mode
3. Downloaded this: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)
4. Tried a 'clean boot'
5. Cleaned my registry using CCleaner

I have been on the internet for hours trying to find out what to do, and I am really confused. Most of the results I get are relating to other programs or other games, and don't seem to be relevant.

Please will someone help me? I haven't got a clue what to do, I will be eternally grateful if you can help! Thankyou