Vista - Where is Microsoft Tinker ?

Hi,

I just used Windows Update to install Microsoft Tinker on my Vista Ultimate x64.
Everything went OK.
However, I couldn't find it anywhere to play with it.

Anything wrong, please ?

Alan

Hello Alan,

It should have been added to the Games Explorer window in the Start Menu. This tutoriral will help show you this location if needed.

Games Explorer Link - Fix

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Alan Peng wrote:Did you check in Games Explorer?

Check in the Start > All Programs > Games > Microsoft Tinker. Or in the
Games Explorer. If it's not there, try the Windows Updates again and see if
it shows up. It may not have installed correctly.

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I had the same problem and resolved it by installing all available Ultimate Extras. I hope that this helps.

The Games folder for Tinker can also be found under 'Program Files(x86)'

Ok Guys I had the same problem - Installed Tinker from updates did not appear in C:\Program Files\Microsoft games\Tinker
This is what I did

1. Downloaded the cab file

The x86 link is:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownlo...6e76083824c.cab

The link for x64 version of game:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownlo...adb9a234dba.cab


2. Expanded the cab file

Example

expand -F:* windows6.0-kb954955-x86_6b6a72a2579ee5f8385d1a1ab75ed6e76083824c.cab C:\temp\Tinker\Tinker

3. Created the following directory structure

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Tinker
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Tinker\en-US

4. Copied the MUI file from the expanded folders to the \Tinker\en-US folder

x86_microsoft-windows-t..er.954955.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16748_en-us_fe0acb24d205d6e5
sparkresource.dll.MUI

5. Copied the files in the following expanded folder to the \Tinker folder

x86_microsoft-windows-tinker.954955_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16748_none_d033bc76015c6b52

6. Double clicked on the Tinker.exe file in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Tinker folder to run the game

Hope this helps

It says it wasn't possible to open the file...

Here's an example Tinker game (level 16) with solution in WMV format. Use WMP to run it. Very nice game.