Unable to start games

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Guest

When I click on a game I get an error message saying " This file does not
have a program associated with it for preforming this action. Create an
association in the Set Associations control panel"
When I go there, it looks like they are associated.
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to use the Games after clicking start?
For now I have made shortcuts to the desktop to get to the games quickly.
 
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Paul Smith

dragun said:
When I click on a game I get an error message saying " This file does not
have a program associated with it for preforming this action. Create an
association in the Set Associations control panel"
When I go there, it looks like they are associated.
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to use the Games after clicking
start?
For now I have made shortcuts to the desktop to get to the games quickly.
Click to expand...

Have you made any alterations in the registry, for instance removing the
arrow icons from shortcuts? I believe this is known to cause this symptom.

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Annie R J Brion

dragun said:
When I click on a game I get an error message saying " This file does not
have a program associated with it for preforming this action. Create an
association in the Set Associations control panel"
When I go there, it looks like they are associated.
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to use the Games after clicking start?
For now I have made shortcuts to the desktop to get to the games quickly.
Click to expand...

Have you used a utility to remove the arrow from shortcuts? This is
known to screw with the Games Explorer.
 
G

Guest

Thanks Paul, it was a utility that I had used to remove the arrow, all work
great now
 
G

Guest

It was indeed a utility that I had installed, once I removed the part about
the arrow, all works just fine
 
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Annie R J Brion

dragun said:
It was indeed a utility that I had installed, once I removed the part about
the arrow, all works just fine
Click to expand...

I had the same problem myself. Glad it's all better now.
 
G

Guest

dragun said:
When I click on a game I get an error message saying " This file does not
have a program associated with it for preforming this action. Create an
association in the Set Associations control panel"
When I go there, it looks like they are associated.
Can anyone tell me what I need to do to use the Games after clicking start?
For now I have made shortcuts to the desktop to get to the games quickly.
Click to expand...

I built a new computer just for Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit. Sweet.
However, I have lost the games several times. I not only have used a system
tweaker to remove those horrid arrows, but I have also used ACE Utilities to
clean the registry. I am able to recover many but not all games by putting
the pesky arrows back. About 6 months ago, I lost the games and was able to
recover all of them and retain the tweaking. But, I forgot just what I did.
It was a usual Vista trip around the world to find something next door. I
may go back to XP Media Center.
 

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