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games folder trouble in vista.....!!!!

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/games-folder-trouble-in-vista.54584/

rajasekharan
rajasekharan Original post #1
Apr 9, 2007 at 2:12 AM
hi all,
i installed vista home premium and installed games. before restart i could launch games from the games folder . now it says

"this file does not have program associated with itfor performing this action.create an association in the set associations control pannel"


what to do?????

i can play games from start menu, thats not a problem .but nothing from the games folder inside the start menu...:( , chess, freeecell, hearts , nothing...nothing can be opened from the games folder, please help me...:(
Arsenal_Gunners
Arsenal_Gunners #2
Apr 9, 2007 at 8:23 AM
Is it the vista rtm or beta?It was a bug in the earlier stages of development.
The only solution is to reinstall the games,it should work.
rajasekharan
rajasekharan #3
Apr 9, 2007 at 11:11 AM
its rtm . . but i have updated fully :-(
Arsenal_Gunners
Arsenal_Gunners #4
Apr 9, 2007 at 4:24 PM
Try to reinstall the games then.Try just 1,2 for the start and tell if they run.
rajasekharan
rajasekharan #5
Apr 9, 2007 at 10:41 PM
well , all the games run perfectly well...just that they dont launch from the games folder in vista . ......

nevermind mate, i uninstalled vista , back to xp...:), i had problems with video too and with 3ds max too, i will install vista when everything is sorted out ...:)


thanks for your help mate...:)
Arsenal_Gunners
Arsenal_Gunners #6
Apr 9, 2007 at 10:45 PM
Ok dude;-)but the final release is stable.