Games don't load

my system:
SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : OEMCOMPUTER
User : default

Processor
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
Speed : 1.01GHz
Model Number : 1010 (estimated)
Performance Rating : PR1343 (estimated)
Type : Standard
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back

Mainboard
Bus(es) : AGP PCI USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : No
MP APIC : No
System BIOS : Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7M266 ACPI BIOS Revision 1007
Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. <A7M266>
Total Memory : 255MB DDR-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) AMD-761 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 101MHz (202MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 256MB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 101MHz (202MHz data rate)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 92
Monitor/Panel : Default Monitor
Adapter : WinFast(R) A280 LE MyVIVO Display Adapter
Imaging Device : EPSON Perfection1240

Physical Storage Devices
Hard Disk : GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Hard Disk : GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
CD-ROM/DVD : TEAC CD-W512EB
CD-ROM/DVD : PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-116

Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A : N/A
George (C : 57.2GB (12.7GB, 22% Free) (FAT32)
CD-ROM/DVD (D : N/A
Pcf152dvd (E : 4.0GB (0MB, 0% Free) (UDF)

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 3 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Mouse : Standard PS/2 Port Mouse
Mouse : Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse

MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Creative SB Live! series

Communication Device(s)
Device : SupraSST 56i PRO DF #2

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows Me Version 4.90.3000
DOS System : Microsoft MS-DOS Version 8.00 A

My problem:
When I try to play games, eg: unreal tournament 2003, they have been installed, but do not play, the game startup menu comes up (Play, Manual etc.) then when you click play, nothing happens (in UT2003 and Morrowind).
On Homeworld, the SoldOut installer comes up, I then exit it and start the .exe file and it loads on my cd-rw drive, but not on my dvd-rom drive, which says "please insert CD-ROM and try again ". Rune doesn't work either.

The only thing I have changed recently is that I installed a program that is meant to emulate your cd for a game so that it runs faster, but after not being able to create an image of morrowind, I uninstalled, this program, I think had a name along the lines of 'Daemon' or 'daemon tools'. It was a program that added a virtual cd-rom to your computer.

My CD Drives are:
1.)TEAC CD-W512EB, a CD-RW drive
2.)PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-116, a DVD-ROM drive.

thanks,

PS. if there is any more information you need tell me.

 

Also, I just tried to copy a video off a cd, (Something off a coverdisk) which was 740kb and it was gonna take 14mins to copy it onto my hard disk on either CDROM.