I've got ra2 / yr installed, and running as admin, and with proper compatibility modes.
It runs well.
However, if I alt tab, or go back to windows some other way, and go back into the game, the screen displays black.
I can select units and move 'em and stuff and hear sound, but the screen doesn't draw.
This makes things really annoying - because I have to restart the game each time I want to get back to windows.
I tried the RA2 Graphics speed up, and the ddraw patch.
The CnCGraphics Patch doesn't do anything helpful as far as I can tell.
The ddraw dll causes the buttons to not display and no screen refreshes in ra2 at all.
Processor AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Processor (6 CPUs) ~3.3GHz
Memory G.SKILL Flare 4GB SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400)
Hard Drive Kingston 64GB SATA III SSD + 1TB HDD
Video Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 MSI Twin Frozr II >21dB Silent Cooling
Monitor 3D CRT / 3D projector
Sound Soundcard 7.1 SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio / Onkyo TX-SR605 Reciever
Speakers 7.1 Onkyo SKS-HT750 1kW home theater system 230W Sub
Peripherals Keyboard Logitech G15 + G13 Gamepad
Mouse Logitech G600