44 aoe2 is too old, not the windows 7 install (although it is probably a few hundred updates behind now as it is a long time since I used it, LINUX FOR THE WIN!)
I already tried the various "fixes" but on this particular computer the graphical glitches are even worse then normal (even the start menu is totally glitched out) together with the fact that the sound is lagging and you get an unpleasant experience to say the least