Reinstalling the OS shouldn't really make a difference unless the previous installation didn't work. I had a look around, it seems to be a general problem for Windows 7 rather than just 32-bit, which does narrow down the range of problems somewhat. Have you tried running the game in Vista Compatibility Mode (Properties>Compatibility>Run This program for Vista service pack 2, or whatever it says there) Might also help to run it as admin as sometimes games can be weird about that.
There also seems to be some speculation about Windows 7's "power", and it not being able to run it, which doesn't really make sense to me. However, someone did say that integrated graphics cards would probably fail to be able to run it. Is that the case with your laptop, if you are attempting to play this on a laptop?
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