Refresh Rate in Windows Vista doesnt hold in games? HL2 CS:S no wo

CPU Specs:
Core 2 Duo 2.4 ghz
2 Gig DDR2 RAM
Geforce 8600 GTS with latest nvidia drivers
Windows Vista Home Premium

I can't override refresh rates in Vista for playing games (I.E.
Counter-Strike, Rainbow Six, etc). They need to be ran at a 100hertz refresh
rate inside the game, but vista is making them stick to 60hertz (unless the
game is like battlefield 2 where you pick your refresh rate within the game).

Refresh Lock doesnt work with vista
Refresh Force doesnt work with vista

Is there a fix for this?


Also, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and CS:Source both wont launch when i click
them through steam, the error is.. NOTE: Half-Life 2 single player works..

"hl2.exe has stopped working"

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: hl2.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4445c334
Fault Module Name: shaderapidx9.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 46427727
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0002e59a
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: f708
Additional Information 2: 2d645f9807c58f9e6bcea951e3ac2c9c
Additional Information 3: 17f5
Additional Information 4: 20b2f30032978b4dfa858317ad3ba934