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How do I register older games in the Games Explorer
  1. #1


    Mark Guest

    How do I register older games in the Games Explorer

    Just wondering if there is a way to register older games in Games Explorer.
    I've installed them and dragged the icon to the explorer, so at least they
    appear in the list but they show up as genre "unspecified".

    I've heard that there are game descriptor files but I can't find anything
    that sound like it. Can someone point me to some documentation?



    Mark

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  2. #2


    Johannes Athmer Guest

    RE: How do I register older games in the Games Explorer

    "Mark" wrote:

    > I've heard that there are game descriptor files but I can't find anything
    > that sound like it. Can someone point me to some documentation?


    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb206359.aspx
    "Windows Game Explorer for Game Developers"
    The process of integrating games using this is a bit more complicated than
    the drag-and-drop way.

    -Johannes

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