Where the 'F' is Solitaire?

[John E. Golden]

I upgraded my Toshiba U205-S5002 laptop from XP Professional to Vista
Business and guess what.....Solitaire is gone. How do I get it back?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,
John E. Golden

 

[Andrew McLaren]

I upgraded my Toshiba U205-S5002 laptop from XP Professional to Vista
Business and guess what.....Solitaire is gone. How do I get it back?

Hi John,

The games are slightly concealed in Business edition (probably to look more
"business-like"), but don't worry: they're still there.

Click on the Start button, and go to Control Panel. Click on Programs and
Features. On the left of the window you'll see "Turn Windows Features On or
Off". Select this option. Accept the UAC prompt. Look down the list of
options to find Games. Place a check next to Games, then click OK.

Tell your co-workers; but, uh, don't tell your boss!

 

[dean-dean]

Apparently it didn't seem Business-like, so it was buried.

Click on the Start button, then go to Control Panel > Programs and Features.
Look to the left for Turn Windows Features On or Off. Click on that. Look
through the listing and and find Games. Place a checkmark next to Games, and
then click OK.

 

[John E. Golden]

Hi John,

The games are slightly concealed in Business edition (probably to look
more "business-like"), but don't worry: they're still there.

Click on the Start button, and go to Control Panel. Click on Programs and
Features. On the left of the window you'll see "Turn Windows Features On
or Off". Select this option. Accept the UAC prompt. Look down the list of
options to find Games. Place a check next to Games, then click OK.

Tell your co-workers; but, uh, don't tell your boss!

Thanks, mate!

Regards,
John E. Golden

 

[John E. Golden]

Apparently it didn't seem Business-like, so it was buried.

Click on the Start button, then go to Control Panel > Programs and
Features.
Look to the left for Turn Windows Features On or Off. Click on that.
Look
through the listing and and find Games. Place a checkmark next to Games,
and
then click OK.

Thankyouverymuch.....my Elvis impersonation.

Regards,
John E. Golden

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I upgraded my Toshiba U205-S5002 laptop from XP Professional to Vista
Business and guess what.....Solitaire is gone. How do I get it back?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,
John E. Golden

Because the Vista Business edition is, as the name implies,
targeted for businesses, the games are not installed by default. You
can add them: Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features On or Off

Place a check mark in Games.

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[John E. Golden]

Because the Vista Business edition is, as the name implies, targeted
for businesses, the games are not installed by default. You can add them:
Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features On or Off


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Bruce Chambers

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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Russell

Thanks, Bruce.

Regards,
John E. Golden

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Thanks, Bruce.

Regards,
John E. Golden

You're welcome.


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[Mr. Happy]

Hi John,

The games are slightly concealed in Business edition (probably to look
more "business-like"), but don't worry: they're still there.

Click on the Start button, and go to Control Panel. Click on Programs and
Features. On the left of the window you'll see "Turn Windows Features On
or Off". Select this option. Accept the UAC prompt. Look down the list of
options to find Games. Place a check next to Games, then click OK.

Tell your co-workers; but, uh, don't tell your boss!

Yep, sure does look "business-like". Microsoft, always leaving one
scratching ones head.

Shake Hands With,
Mr. Happy

 

[Mike]

Yep, sure does look "business-like". Microsoft, always leaving one
scratching ones head.

Except that, in a business those things will likely be disabled by Group
Policy settings.

Once again, Mr Happy is clueless.

Mike

 

[Guest]

If you don't like the new version of solitaire, then join the crowd.

I hated the Windows Vista solitaire.

So I fixed it by copying the following 3 files from my old Windows XP pc to
my new machine. I have Windows Vista Home Premium - so I can't speak for any
other version.

It requires 3 files: (I renamed the executables ....xp so I wouldn't
conflict with any existing files)

cards.dll
freecellxp.exe
solxp.exe

I uploaded them to the web if you want to copy them

http://one.fsphost.com/sehodge/games/cards.dll
http://one.fsphost.com/sehodge/games/solxp.exe
http://one.fsphost.com/sehodge/games/freecellxp.exe

Hope this helps.

Steve