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04-04-2007
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| | Games Folder When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked fine Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it Thanks |
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04-04-2007
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| | Re: Games Folder Maybe you should try "Set Associations"? "Taz" <tom_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OWdtXGtdHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked > fine > Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations > I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth > Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it > Thanks |
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04-04-2007
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| | Re: Games Folder I got the same problem. but if i start my laptop and press f8 i have the option to return system to factory settings so i might do that. i gna hav 2 install all drivers agen tho  "Razzle Fratz" wrote: > Maybe you should try "Set Associations"? > > > "Taz" <tom_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:OWdtXGtdHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked > > fine > > Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations > > I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth > > Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it > > Thanks > > |
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04-05-2007
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| | Re: Games Folder An error occurs when you try to run a game from Games Explorer in Windows Vista: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/147/1/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "dan m" <danm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9D073861-2E38-4999-A207-80FCCB9300DE@microsoft.com... I got the same problem. but if i start my laptop and press f8 i have the option to return system to factory settings so i might do that. i gna hav 2 install all drivers agen tho "Razzle Fratz" wrote: > Maybe you should try "Set Associations"? > > > "Taz" <tom_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:OWdtXGtdHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked > > fine > > Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations > > I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth > > Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it > > Thanks > > |
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05-13-2007
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| | Re: Games Folder I tried this suggestion (along with all the rest I've read on this problem) and I still get the same error message. I still can't get any of the games icons to work. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > An error occurs when you try to run a game from Games Explorer in Windows Vista: > http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/147/1/ > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "dan m" <danm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9D073861-2E38-4999-A207-80FCCB9300DE@microsoft.com... > I got the same problem. but if i start my laptop and press f8 i have the > option to return system to factory settings so i might do that. i gna hav 2 > install all drivers agen tho > > "Razzle Fratz" wrote: > > > Maybe you should try "Set Associations"? > > > > > > "Taz" <tom_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:OWdtXGtdHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked > > > fine > > > Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations > > > I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth > > > Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it > > > Thanks > > > > > |
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05-13-2007
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| | Re: Games Folder Click Start, type: cmd /k reg query hkcr\lnkfile /s Press ENTER Copy the output and paste it along with your reply. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "socrfan" <socrfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7F0FE85D-A715-430B-90EA-2BA36A4CE12F@microsoft.com... I tried this suggestion (along with all the rest I've read on this problem) and I still get the same error message. I still can't get any of the games icons to work. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > An error occurs when you try to run a game from Games Explorer in Windows Vista: > http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/147/1/ > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "dan m" <danm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9D073861-2E38-4999-A207-80FCCB9300DE@microsoft.com... > I got the same problem. but if i start my laptop and press f8 i have the > option to return system to factory settings so i might do that. i gna hav 2 > install all drivers agen tho > > "Razzle Fratz" wrote: > > > Maybe you should try "Set Associations"? > > > > > > "Taz" <tom_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:OWdtXGtdHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked > > > fine > > > Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations > > > I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth > > > Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it > > > Thanks > > > > > |
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05-14-2007
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| | Re: Games Folder Your suggestion worked. Thank you!! "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > Click Start, type: > > cmd /k reg query hkcr\lnkfile /s > > Press ENTER > > Copy the output and paste it along with your reply. > > -- > Regards, > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > "socrfan" <socrfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7F0FE85D-A715-430B-90EA-2BA36A4CE12F@microsoft.com... > I tried this suggestion (along with all the rest I've read on this problem) > and I still get the same error message. I still can't get any of the games > icons to work. > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > > > An error occurs when you try to run a game from Games Explorer in Windows Vista: > > http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/147/1/ > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > > Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com > > > > > > "dan m" <danm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9D073861-2E38-4999-A207-80FCCB9300DE@microsoft.com... > > I got the same problem. but if i start my laptop and press f8 i have the > > option to return system to factory settings so i might do that. i gna hav 2 > > install all drivers agen tho > > > > "Razzle Fratz" wrote: > > > > > Maybe you should try "Set Associations"? > > > > > > > > > "Taz" <tom_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > news:OWdtXGtdHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > > When I originaaly updated to Vista Home Premium the games folder worked > > > > fine > > > > Now when I try to run a game it says that I have to Set Associations > > > > I've tried turning the games on and off, rebooting and so forth > > > > Anyone else had this problem or a solution for it > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > |
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