"Lee Phillips" wrote:
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> I've just checked the settings on the individual .exe's on mine and
> they're exactly the same as the main games folder (i.e. it doesn't show
> an 'account unknown' anywhere).
> So it looks like you've found the cause of the problem - though I've no
> idea why/how it's happened in the first place.
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> Two other suggestions.....
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> If you create a second user account, maybe it'll let you access the
> games on that account? If so, and you haven't spent too much time
> setting up the original account, it might be simplest just to start
> again and get rid of the original once you've got things set up as you want.
Yeah, i thought of that, so i created a new account with full Admin
access...no effect
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> or
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> In the 'add or remove features of windows' section you mentioned
> earlier. If you untick the games option to remove the files, then go
> back in and tick it to put them back on, I wonder if it'll correct
> itself? (warning - I've not tried this myself but there's a possibility
> it might ask for a vista installation disc to put the files on back on).
Tried that as well...it didn't ask for a disk when i re-checked them..
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> If neither of those work, it sounds like it's an issue with the way that
> Gateway have set up the laptop and a call to their support may be
> required.
>
Ya, seems strange that their OEM has this little "feature" ..lol...how much
to you want to bet they are going to make me do a full wipe and reinstall
Vista....? It didn't notice anyone else with this problem, so i guess i
happened to get a bad install
grrr.....thanks for your imput