@ tisjanith/joblack:
Compatibility set to win 98 on client, mfc, exe. and server files, no visual themes or advanced text services, install folder is anywhere but program files-
right?
There is no MFC.exe. Anyway I like the games from gog.com but GOG has the claim to have converted the old games to new Windows operating systems. I have bought several games where only half of them work the way intended.
The simple way to state what I'm getting at is to say anything that has a compatibility setting in the game folder should be set to win98. This might not provide you with much relief, but know that there are a number of open source programs out there that aim to run directX output through an opengl wrapper, such as wineX and of course DXGL. Sorry for the bolding, XML tags don't want to play nice today.
http://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL