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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Games / December 2006Bug in Games Explorer on Start Menu - Vista RTM
Using Vista RTM, I cannot open any of my games (chess titans, solitaire, minesweeper, etc.) from the Games Explorer on the start menu ('Games' on the righthand side of the start menu). When I select a game to play, I get an error message box saying: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in Set Associations control panel." However, when I go into 'All Programs -> Games', and start the games from there, no problems. I have looked at the Set Associations control panel, and I don't see anything applicable. How can I get the Games to play from the Games Explorer? Have you installed any software or is this fresh out of the box?  SignaturePaul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.windowsresource.net/ Get ready for Windows Vista: http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > Using Vista RTM, I cannot open any of my games (chess titans, solitaire, > minesweeper, etc.) from the Games Explorer on the start menu ('Games' on [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > anything applicable. How can I get the Games to play from the Games > Explorer? This has been happening since the installation of RTM. It's a clean install, not an upgrade. To answer your question though, I have installed other software since then, but this was apparent before that. Have you done any tweaking? Such as removing the shortcut arrows? SignatureJane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) > This has been happening since the installation of RTM. It's a clean > install, > not an upgrade. To answer your question though, I have installed other > software since then, but this was apparent before that. Jane, thank you, you hit the nail right on the head. It seems that removing the shortcut arrows prevents the Games from opening correctly. As soon as I put the shortcut arrows back, everything ran well. Do you know how I can remove the shortcut arrows without diminishing usabililty? So far no luck removing those arrows without stuffing other things up. I've learned to live with them ;-) SignatureJane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) > Jane, thank you, you hit the nail right on the head. It seems that > removing > the shortcut arrows prevents the Games from opening correctly. As soon as > I > put the shortcut arrows back, everything ran well. Do you know how I can > remove the shortcut arrows without diminishing usabililty? Oh well, thanks for your help. :) > So far no luck removing those arrows without stuffing other things up. I've > learned to live with them ;-) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > put the shortcut arrows back, everything ran well. Do you know how I can > > remove the shortcut arrows without diminishing usabililty? Jane - Just an update, using the app found at http://www.frameworkx.com/frameworkx/contentblogdetail.aspx?blog=57&id=531 , I am able to remove or change the shortcut arrows without any ill side-effects (that I have seen yet) ;^) > So far no luck removing those arrows without stuffing other things up. I've > learned to live with them ;-) Thanks, David, I will check that out :) SignatureJane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) > Jane - > Just an update, using the app found at [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> I've >> learned to live with them ;-) David, EXCELLENT find-woohoo!!! bye bye arrows!!!! works great!! Yup Jane, no arrows no mo!!! Jeff > Jane - > Just an update, using the app found at [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> I've >> learned to live with them ;-) What's up with the aversion to arrows? This isn't the Little Big Horn, you know. > David, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jeff Colin, After I found the light of QL, don't like much on the desktop plus the smaller blue ones; fit the Vista theme more than the default ones, and I tried those too > What's up with the aversion to arrows? This isn't the Little Big Horn, > you know. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Jeff LOL! It's just that, well, they are rather large. Someone goes to the trouble of creating a lovely icon, and then it gets a huge blob of an arrow dumped on top of it. The smaller arrow is much better. No arrow even more so ;-) SignatureJane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) > What's up with the aversion to arrows? This isn't the Little Big Horn, > you know. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Jeff I don't know if that question was specifically directed towards Jeff, but IMO, the overall look just looks cleaner without the shortcut arrows. No real aversion to them. > What's up with the aversion to arrows? This isn't the Little Big Horn, > you know. No, it wasn't aimed at anybody in particular. I use the desktop for downloads and lots of download icons look the same as the installed shortcut if the arrow is removed so I don't like to do it. Adobe Reader, AVG, Diskeeper all are the same without the arrow. It's no trick to check before I move the installers off to my installers folder on an external drive, but I just like the arrows. >I don't know if that question was specifically directed towards Jeff, but >IMO, the overall look just looks cleaner without the shortcut arrows. No >real aversion to them. > >> What's up with the aversion to arrows? This isn't the Little Big Horn, >> you know. arrows? who needs um not this born again QL'er Happy Holidays!! Jeff > No, it wasn't aimed at anybody in particular. I use the desktop for > downloads and lots of download icons look the same as the installed [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> What's up with the aversion to arrows? This isn't the Little Big Horn, >>> you know. |
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