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

Here's my exchange with nvidia tech support :

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I am not looking for per-application settings. Just a general DirectX
override would be useful. In the past there were 3rd party tools
available for nvidia cards to force refresh rates, and an appropriate
setting is available for ATI's cards. Does nvidia not support DirectX
rate overrides at all ?
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I'm sorry but NVIDIA does not provide user defined settings for
DirectX or OpenGL refresh rate overrides at all.

Best regards,
NVIDIA
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...and I thought ATI's driver were bad, but compre to this...

You don't say what screen you have, this matters a lot as regards achievable
refresh rates. If you've got an LCD screen it'll probably only work at 60Hz
refresh. I've never personally seen an LCD that will run at 100Hz.

If you have a CRT monitor it should work at various refresh rates though

I have a ViewSonic P95f+ 19" flat CRT.

My monitor worked fine on Windows XP as far as refresh rates, it would hold
the desktop's refresh rate when i entered the game.

Now the only way to achieve a higher refresh rate in a game, is if the game
has an option. (ex. Battlefield 2 i run 1600x1200 @ 85hz.) Older games dont
have a in-game option so i need a program like "Refresh Force" that works
with windows vista..

LCD's with 100hz refresh rate are coming soon.