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    Games folder in Vista

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sa_ill, Jan 8, 2008.

  1. sa_ill

    sa_ill Notebook Deity

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    How come games dont add automatically in my Games Folder?
    They used to, but not anymore. I can add them manually but that gives me messed up icons and doesnt synchronise with the Internet.

    What sould I do?
     
    sa_ill, Jan 8, 2008
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  2. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    thats unusual..........are they common/new/popular games? all mine seem to get added there.
     
    Jeff, Jan 8, 2008
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  3. surfasb

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    My games still get added to the program files directory :) like Universe at war
     
    surfasb, Jan 8, 2008
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  4. Jeff

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    thats an install option..........you can put it in what ever directory you want.
     
    Jeff, Jan 8, 2008
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    ive found fairly recent and new games do put a nice looking file in there thats diff to the desktop shortcut, and older pre vista games dont,its hardly any hasstle tho to just copy a shortcut in there is it !
     
    Polsta, Jan 8, 2008
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    Hm...

    Try go into the games folder, click "Options" and select "List most recently played games".
     
    nic., Jan 8, 2008
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  7. sa_ill

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    They're not old games.....they're games like Call of Duty 4, NFS ProStreet, NBA LIVE 08, The Orange Box etc........
     
    sa_ill, Jan 9, 2008
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    Maybe because they're not part of Windows Live Gaming yet? I know coD4 isn't.
     
    Theros123, Jan 9, 2008
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