I recently had an elderly neighbor call me over to put games on his brand new computer, which for whatever reason did not have the games anywhere in plain sight. No folder in the start menu, and not even a folder in the program files. Enabling the games was easy enough, but once the games were started they were met with an unfortunate "Executable for -this- Windows games has stopped." I couldn't find any explanation for why this was happening on the internet, so here I will explain what I had to do to get the games working.
First off, to get the games to even appear, follow the instructions here.
Hit the start button, go to the control panel, and type "Windows Features" in the text box.
A new window will appear and from this find a "Games" folder and either check the box next to it or the specific games you want to enable.
It will then take a moment to load as it applies your settings, go make a sandwich or walk the dog.
From there the games will appear under the "Games" folder on your start menu or under Program Files/Microsoft Games.
Restart your computer. Or don't, if you're a rebel.
Once I attempted to start the game, however, it instantly locked up and the game refused to load. I figured "I'll just put the game into compatibility mode!" but soon realized that because these default games were part of the Windows 7 installation, they were not able to be put into compatibility mode.
Fortunately enough, this was a fairly quick solve. All that had to be done on my part was to copy the entire Microsoft Games folder (or the game of choice) and paste it somewhere else - preferably the same location. If you are running a 64-bit or 86-bit OS then put the folder in your (64) or (86) program files folder.
What this did was because the copy was not a tied down installation but rather a simple copy, I could then force the game into compatibility mode. I put the games in question to run as if on a Vista OS, but if you are experiencing this problem on Vista you can likely choose any OS you want such as XP. The games then ran without a hitch.
I hope this is able to help anyone having trouble! Zicam® Rapid Melts® and Healthy Choice® Baked Entrées reviews (both including a video!) will be up in the next few weeks. I have just recently purchased a really nice looking Merona Watch from Target, so expect a review of that too very soon.
First off, to get the games to even appear, follow the instructions here.
Hit the start button, go to the control panel, and type "Windows Features" in the text box.
A new window will appear and from this find a "Games" folder and either check the box next to it or the specific games you want to enable.
It will then take a moment to load as it applies your settings, go make a sandwich or walk the dog.
From there the games will appear under the "Games" folder on your start menu or under Program Files/Microsoft Games.
Restart your computer. Or don't, if you're a rebel.
Once I attempted to start the game, however, it instantly locked up and the game refused to load. I figured "I'll just put the game into compatibility mode!" but soon realized that because these default games were part of the Windows 7 installation, they were not able to be put into compatibility mode.
Fortunately enough, this was a fairly quick solve. All that had to be done on my part was to copy the entire Microsoft Games folder (or the game of choice) and paste it somewhere else - preferably the same location. If you are running a 64-bit or 86-bit OS then put the folder in your (64) or (86) program files folder.
What this did was because the copy was not a tied down installation but rather a simple copy, I could then force the game into compatibility mode. I put the games in question to run as if on a Vista OS, but if you are experiencing this problem on Vista you can likely choose any OS you want such as XP. The games then ran without a hitch.
I hope this is able to help anyone having trouble! Zicam® Rapid Melts® and Healthy Choice® Baked Entrées reviews (both including a video!) will be up in the next few weeks. I have just recently purchased a really nice looking Merona Watch from Target, so expect a review of that too very soon.
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