@EA_CadeI tried a clean boot, and it stopped steam and the game from launching altogether. I manually ran steam and ran the game. Steam would run, the game would show running then a window flickers and disappears and the status in steam would say "Play" all over again as if to launch the game all over again.
2 - I stopped all processes, anyway this is a fresh computer and only steam and AVG are installed. I totally uninstalled the AVG virus thingy.
Reset my PC to run normal (not in clean boot) there are absolutely no processes running (fresh PC)
I updated:
Net Framework 4.5.1
Visual C++ Redistributable 2010
DirectX
Repair Tool
also update VGA driver.
now steam runs, the game runs (menu and animations) when i start a new game, i get the Red Alert window with the star turning in the bottom (loading sign) and this is where we stop. Keeps circling forever.