Games only work if Game Mode is selec

Within Windows Vista 32bit (since I never play on XP anymore) I've noticed 2 games especially that if I have my mode selected to Entertainment vs Game mode that the games will crash; wont work.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Diablo 2
Yes they are ALchemy Enabled so that might be the problem
But if I choose the mode "Entertainment" then load the game for something quick; I try and play it and nothing happens or the game crashes.
I've re loaded the game using "Game" mode and voila it works.
So my only conclusion is that these games "Diablo 2" and "Oblivion" will only work if?"Game" mode is selected is the reason why, is because they are ALchemy enabled games that they have to be set to "Game" to work?

ALchemy enabled games will only work if the card is in Game Mode. Trying to play them in Entertainment mode may result in the game exhibiting unpredictable behavior, like crashing.
The different modes actually change how the audio processing chip devotes its processing. By using ALchemy you are telling the particular game to use hardware accelerated openAL, which is only available in Game mode.
You'll find that using other nati've openAL games will have odd behavior if you try to play them in Entertainment mode, also.
Some games will play fine, just without surround sound or any extra EAX effects, if applicable. But other games just crash or have no sound, or funny-sounding sound.

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