Vista - The good old ESC key....

02-06-2008

Just graduated up to a Vista system (Dell XPS 720). In playing games, I
noticed in Vista when I hit the ESC key to skip an animation it does
nothing. In XP, this was a valued feature for skipping various intro
animations and worked under XP.

Just curious.

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02-06-2008

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> Just graduated up to a Vista system (Dell XPS 720). In playing games, I
> noticed in Vista when I hit the ESC key to skip an animation it does
> nothing. In XP, this was a valued feature for skipping various intro
> animations and worked under XP.

This is down to the games themselves. EA Games are notorious for not
letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch them
all the first time you run the game.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
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02-06-2008

Paul Smith;666777 Wrote:

Quote:

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>
> This is down to the games themselves. EA Games are notorious for not
> letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch
> them
> all the first time you run the game.
>

Thanks for the reply Paul. Do you mean they tailor it differently
within the code for Vista compared to XP? The same exact game running
under XP allows the ESC - its only in Vista where it does not work.

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a_gunslinger
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02-11-2008

Vista seems to be a little more advertiser friendly. Perhaps the change you
describe is part of this.

"a_gunslinger" <a_gunslinger.34dc8d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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> Paul Smith;666777 Wrote:

Quote:

> >
> >
> > This is down to the games themselves. EA Games are notorious for not
> > letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch
> > them
> > all the first time you run the game.
> >

>
> Thanks for the reply Paul. Do you mean they tailor it differently
> within the code for Vista compared to XP? The same exact game running
> under XP allows the ESC - its only in Vista where it does not work.
>
>
> --
> a_gunslinger
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

02-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
a_gunslinger n/a posts	The good old ESC key.... Just graduated up to a Vista system (Dell XPS 720). In playing games, I noticed in Vista when I hit the ESC key to skip an animation it does nothing. In XP, this was a valued feature for skipping various intro animations and worked under XP. Just curious. -- a_gunslinger Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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02-06-2008	#2 (permalink)
Paul Smith n/a posts	Re: The good old ESC key.... "a_gunslinger" <a_gunslinger.34d844@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message news:a_gunslinger.34d844@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com... Quote: > Just graduated up to a Vista system (Dell XPS 720). In playing games, I > noticed in Vista when I hit the ESC key to skip an animation it does > nothing. In XP, this was a valued feature for skipping various intro > animations and worked under XP. This is down to the games themselves. EA Games are notorious for not letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch them all the first time you run the game. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail
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02-06-2008	#3 (permalink)
a_gunslinger n/a posts	Re: General perfomance tips for gaming in Vista Paul Smith;666777 Wrote: Quote: > > > This is down to the games themselves. EA Games are notorious for not > letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch > them > all the first time you run the game. > Thanks for the reply Paul. Do you mean they tailor it differently within the code for Vista compared to XP? The same exact game running under XP allows the ESC - its only in Vista where it does not work. -- a_gunslinger Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
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02-11-2008	#4 (permalink)
Chuck n/a posts	Re: General perfomance tips for gaming in Vista Vista seems to be a little more advertiser friendly. Perhaps the change you describe is part of this. "a_gunslinger" <a_gunslinger.34dc8d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message news:a_gunslinger.34dc8d@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com... Quote: > > Paul Smith;666777 Wrote: Quote: > > > > > > This is down to the games themselves. EA Games are notorious for not > > letting you skip all the logos, and a lot of games force you to watch > > them > > all the first time you run the game. > > > > Thanks for the reply Paul. Do you mean they tailor it differently > within the code for Vista compared to XP? The same exact game running > under XP allows the ESC - its only in Vista where it does not work. > > > -- > a_gunslinger > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com >
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