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    Vista Business Edition Built-In Games

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by MaXimus, Dec 21, 2007.

  1. MaXimus

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    My VGN-SZ484N comes preinstalled with Windows Vista Business, but the built-in games are not there, even when I add them from the control panel, they seem like they are being installed, then i get an ok message, but they didn't actually install.

    What to do?

    Note, when I install Vista Business from a regular Vista installation CD the games do come preinstalled, but I want to install from the Sony backup restoration partition as it comes preinstalled with all teh apps / drivers.

    any ideas?
     
    MaXimus, Dec 21, 2007
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  2. MaXimus

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    anyone? :(
     
    MaXimus, Dec 21, 2007
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    You can add them thru program features. Add/Remove windows features> Check "games".
     
    coolguy, Dec 21, 2007
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  5. MaXimus

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    Well guys this is what i'm trying to say??? didn't i just say that I did enable them from the control panel add/remove windows components??

    When i do that and hit ok, it seems like windows is actually instaling the games, but come check, nothing installed.
     
    MaXimus, Dec 21, 2007
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    bump :(

    anyone?
     
    MaXimus, Dec 22, 2007
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    coolguy, Dec 22, 2007
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  8. MaXimus

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    Atually, when I install Vista business using a normal Vista installation DVD I get all the games, I guess that's what i'll be doing once SP1 is officially out rather than using the backup restoration from VAIO
     
    MaXimus, Dec 22, 2007
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    Well I have games running on my business so thats not it..
     
    Hunningolla, Dec 23, 2007
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    Here's a post I made about this a while back ---- it took me a long time to find out how to enable to games on vista too!

    For convenience, I'll copy it here:

    Oh, here's the link to the MS site describing the above.
     
    elizabex, Dec 23, 2007
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  11. MaXimus

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    You guys don't seem to understand what I'm trying to say. I know how to turn them on!!! They're just not included with the OEM version of Vista Business that SONY includes! When I add them through control panel as described above nothing happens!
     
    MaXimus, Dec 23, 2007
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    I just installed the chess game on my Vista Business (Sony OEM version). I've got an SZ61 WN/C.
     
    JobyRB, Dec 23, 2007
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    How?????????
     
    MaXimus, Dec 23, 2007
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    AHHH I think I know why they aren't being installed in my case! I cannot see the recovery partition in MY Computer. I dunno why it's hidden, when I first format I could see it! So in this case, the OS has no where to get the games file from since I can't see the recovery partition.

    How do I view the contents of the recovery partition i know it's there I didn't delete it and I can see it in the disk management console
     
    MaXimus, Dec 23, 2007
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    When you go through Control Panel to add/remove Windows components, it does not access the recovery partition -- that is a Windows function that knows nothing of Sony's proprietary image partition. It either extracts them from install files already on the HDD, or they're already there and it just adds/removes icons on the Start Menu/Desktop. I'm expecting that the source files are not there, or are corrupt. At least that's the way Windows prior to Vista worked, and I can't imagine Vista being any different.

    Have you checked Event Viewer to see if any errors are being silently logged there?
     
    dmorris68, Dec 23, 2007
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