Vista Games Folder

[DasFox]

With Vista, can you get any game you install to show information in the 'Games' folder?

In the screenshot below I clicked a game which now shows gaming information on the right side pane, that info is what I'm talking about if I can get HalfLife2 to show something as well in that pane?

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4264/48478207.jpg

THANKS

 

[DasFox]

anyone?

 

[MrChad]

Do you have a firewall running?

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do you have a firewall running?

Yes, but wouldn't that effect all the Windows games installed by default too?

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do you have a firewall running?

Yes, but wouldn't that effect all the Windows games installed by default too?

I think Windows downloads game information for display in that folder. It's possible that your firewall is blocking that request.

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do you have a firewall running?

Yes, but wouldn't that effect all the Windows games installed by default too?

I think Windows downloads game information for display in that folder. It's possible that your firewall is blocking that request.

That wouldn't make any sense because all the games would not show information and all the games installed by Windows and HP are showing by defualt, the only game that is not is the game I installed.

I've already read that it has to be a game supported by Vista to load the information somewhere.

Thanks but this isn't a firewall issue.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do you have a firewall running?

Yes, but wouldn't that effect all the Windows games installed by default too?

I think Windows downloads game information for display in that folder. It's possible that your firewall is blocking that request.

That wouldn't make any sense because all the games would not show information and all the games installed by Windows and HP are showing by defualt, the only game that is not is the game I installed.

I've already read that it has to be a game supported by Vista to load the information somewhere.

Thanks but this isn't a firewall issue.

Newer games ship with Game Definition Files that provide the picture and ratings info. Legacy games require Vista to download the info.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-u...y/bb173447(VS.85).aspx

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: DasFox
With Vista, can you get any game you install to show information in the 'Games' folder?
In the screenshot below I clicked a game which now shows gaming information on the right side pane, that info is what I'm talking about if I can get HalfLife2 to show something as well in that pane?
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4264/48478207.jpg
THANKS

The publisher simply needs to support it by telling windows where to get the information. You can see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-u...px#Game_Explorer_Tasks for details.

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: MrChad
Do you have a firewall running?

Yes, but wouldn't that effect all the Windows games installed by default too?

I think Windows downloads game information for display in that folder. It's possible that your firewall is blocking that request.

That wouldn't make any sense because all the games would not show information and all the games installed by Windows and HP are showing by defualt, the only game that is not is the game I installed.

I've already read that it has to be a game supported by Vista to load the information somewhere.

Thanks but this isn't a firewall issue.

Newer games ship with Game Definition Files that provide the picture and ratings info. Legacy games require Vista to download the info.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-u...y/bb173447(VS.85).aspx

I know all this already, that's why I asked the question to see about making any game work...

 

[Bateluer]

Why bother to use the Vista Games window? Its slow as molasses every time you access it. Better to copy all you game shortcuts to a single folder and then add that folder to the taskbar as its own toolbar. Instant access.

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Why bother to use the Vista Games window? Its slow as molasses every time you access it. Better to copy all you game shortcuts to a single folder and then add that folder to the taskbar as its own toolbar. Instant access.

It opens much faster on Service Pack 2.

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Why bother to use the Vista Games window? Its slow as molasses every time you access it. Better to copy all you game shortcuts to a single folder and then add that folder to the taskbar as its own toolbar. Instant access.

Really, launching a game from their is slower?

Well I just thought I'd pile them all in there, hopefully to make them with the gaming information that appears in the right side pane.

Originally posted by: dguy6789

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Why bother to use the Vista Games window? Its slow as molasses every time you access it. Better to copy all you game shortcuts to a single folder and then add that folder to the taskbar as its own toolbar. Instant access.

It opens much faster on Service Pack 2.

SP2 isn't final yet...

 

[bsobel]

SP2 isn't final yet...

Its not generally available, but it is final, the bits when to manufacturing