Unable to start games

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

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "dragun" <dragun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DABA3A1-1811-4A1B-8FC5-31D6B79A1F72@microsoft.com...

> > 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.

>
> 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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"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "dragun" <dragun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DABA3A1-1811-4A1B-8FC5-31D6B79A1F72@microsoft.com...

> > 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.

>
> 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.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>

dragun wrote:

> 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.

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

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

"Annie R J Brion" wrote:

> dragun wrote:

> > 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.

>
> Have you used a utility to remove the arrow from shortcuts? This is
> known to screw with the Games Explorer.
>
> --
> Annie___ (VM BB L)________________________________
> http://find-out-more.brion.me.uk - http://email-me.brion.me.uk
>

dragun wrote:

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

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

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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:39:28 +0000, Annie R J Brion
<no-reply@brion.me.invalid> sang the following hymns:

>dragun wrote:

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

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

What is wrong with a little arrow?

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Verger wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:39:28 +0000, Annie R J Brion
> <no-reply@brion.me.invalid> sang the following hymns:
>

>> dragun wrote:

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

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

>
> What is wrong with a little arrow?

It's big and ugly.

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Annie___ (VM BB L)________________________________
http://find-out-more.brion.me.uk - http://email-me.brion.me.uk

"dragun" wrote:

> 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.

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.