i have installed a few games to my pc...but everytime, the game folder doesn't appear in the start menu, there also wont be a desktop shortcut auto created like my previous windows xp


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-while installing those games, it doesn't has option for me to create desktop shortcut or watever

- i dun have any problem with any software...problem only occured for games liek fifa 09, company of heroes etc


how to solve this problem ar?

the are no solution in windows vista. so start up click game to search ur game or go program file to launch ur game

wah nvr occured to me .
no idea woo .
must be some kind of malware dat hide ur folder.
try use hijackthis and post d log here .

aiyo...really so tedious ar????....y i have no problem with software...but only happen for games wan..aii

some games docent's have set to desktop application in vista. btw, u can copy from ur program file and set at desktop right? would it make it so hard for u>

Yea. Just make shortcut by copy and paste.

some shortcut will appear in the games tab, but not all.
wats the big deal, rught click, drag to desktop, create shortcut......done.

no malware or whatever..
its a normal..but the start menu folder will appear if you install in xp..

never occured to me..well, for me, i made shortcuts to each of my game and put it in a folder on the desktop called "NVIDIA Gamebox"..much nicer...

huh???..u said never occured to u...but u said u "made shortcuts to each of my game and put it in a folder ...."

means it happens to u also ??

anyway...is not the matter of creating the desktop shortcut or creating a folder myself and put it in the start menu...everyone knows how to do that la.......i just wanna know why the games folder dint appear in the start menu and also the desktop shortcut are not auto created after installation of games in win vista.....because in win xp..i dun have such problem...is this 1 of win vista bug??

so far..all the answers given here is...create ur own folders and shortcuts and place it whereever u wan ..it dint really answer my question yet though

Our answer to your question is that SOME games or programs will NOT have a shortcut in Start Menu.

Happens to me also. If it appears in the Game folder, then it wont appear in the start menu and vice versa. If I want to start the game as administrator, dont know how to do it for those fail to appear in start menu. In game folder, if I right click on the game, it does not give me an option to start it as administrator. Only those appear in Start Menu have this option. Why?

If your copy of game is original, it's supposed to be appeared in the "Games" folder instead of in start menu & desktop. It's not a bug, it's a Vista's "feature".

This post has been edited by username: Jan 5 2009, 08:33 PM

For those game in Games' folder, how to run it as Administrator?

i think yours is not a original copy bro...or try reinstalling it.

wongth7 what ver. of vista are you using ?
have u try adding it at the start menu option, same version vista will set it to "Don't display this option" .
try checking there.

This post has been edited by kiith: Jan 6 2009, 09:21 AM


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I've installed an original version of Fifa '09 and there's nothing in Games folder. However, when I installed Halo, the shortcut appeared in Games.

haha..means im not the only 1 with this problem la..i tot i accidently press something and made it like tat

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Added on January 6, 2009, 2:42 pmmy games folder also dun have le..all it has is inkball, solitaire, chess etc

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Added on January 6, 2009, 2:43 pmmy fifa is not original copy..but even reinstalling also same....my company of heroes is ori...but also same problem..

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Added on January 6, 2009, 2:46 pmmine 1 default is check on the "display as a link"...will try ur method later..thanks bro

This post has been edited by wongth7: Jan 6 2009, 02:46 PM