Vista - Games Explorer Icons

The Vista Games Explorer is cool in that when a game is installed you get really great looking icons representing the games, along with other information such as ESRB and performance ratings.

This happens even with older games that where around long before Vista, games like Diablo 2, Empire Earth and The Sims 2. A few minutes after installing the game, the Games Explorer dutifully downloads better icons for the game, which is usually the original boxart.

But there are some even older games for which this does not happen, such as Tetris 4000.

My question is how can I add my own image to a game in the Games Explorer when one is not automatically downloaded? And then how can I submit this image to microsoft metaservices so that others who may also be using the game also get icons?

Is there no-one that can help me to customize the icons in Games Explorer? Or at the very least add my own PNG Icons for those games that do not have proper Games Explorer icons?

I'd like to find out how to do this too. Have you found a way to do this yet?

Nope. No joy. I've actually already given up!

Hi guys hows it going?

Here's a solution to your problem.

There is a program called Vista Games Explorer Editor or VGEE for short. It lets you edit information on games in VGE including cover art.

It can be downloaded from the following link:

vge.editor - Â Vista Game Explorer Editor

I hope this has been helpful.

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