C&C: Generals zero hour won't run.

when I attempt to open zero hour, a picture appears, then a black screen, and then it closes. I have tried numerous solutions like restarting my computer, running the game as administrator, run the game in compatibility for Windows XP service pack 3 and 2, and tried the options.ini solution, and they didn't work! what am I supposed to do now? I didn't install the game on origin, not on steam.