Bug in Games Explorer on Start Menu - Vista RTM

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Using Vista RTM, I cannot open any of my games (chess titans, solitaire,
minesweeper, etc.) from the Games Explorer on the start menu ('Games' on the
righthand side of the start menu). When I select a game to play, I get an
error message box saying:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in Set Associations control panel."

However, when I go into 'All Programs -> Games', and start the games from
there, no problems.

I have looked at the Set Associations control panel, and I don't see
anything applicable. How can I get the Games to play from the Games Explorer?
 
This has been happening since the installation of RTM. It's a clean install,
not an upgrade. To answer your question though, I have installed other
software since then, but this was apparent before that.
 
Jane, thank you, you hit the nail right on the head. It seems that removing
the shortcut arrows prevents the Games from opening correctly. As soon as I
put the shortcut arrows back, everything ran well. Do you know how I can
remove the shortcut arrows without diminishing usabililty?
 
So far no luck removing those arrows without stuffing other things up. I've
learned to live with them ;-)
 
Colin,

After I found the light of QL,
don't like much on the desktop
plus the smaller blue ones; fit the Vista theme more than the default ones,
and I tried those too
 
LOL! It's just that, well, they are rather large. Someone goes to the
trouble of creating a lovely icon, and then it gets a huge blob of an arrow
dumped on top of it. The smaller arrow is much better. No arrow even more
so ;-)
 
I don't know if that question was specifically directed towards Jeff, but
IMO, the overall look just looks cleaner without the shortcut arrows. No
real aversion to them.
 
No, it wasn't aimed at anybody in particular. I use the desktop for
downloads and lots of download icons look the same as the installed shortcut
if the arrow is removed so I don't like to do it. Adobe Reader, AVG,
Diskeeper all are the same without the arrow. It's no trick to check before
I move the installers off to my installers folder on an external drive, but
I just like the arrows.
 
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