Tag: Casual Games

Turn On Inbox Games in Windows Vista

June 04, 2009 by Jason

Windows Vista, just as previous Windows releases, ships with a range of pre-installed games. Users are undoubtedly familiar with such titles as Minesweeper, Solitaire, FreeCell, Spider Solitaire and Hearts. Windows Vista adds to these casual games such as Chess Titans and Mahjong Titans. However, even though these games ship as default components of the operating system, some users might notice that they
are in fact missing or inaccessible. Microsoft explained that this scenario implied that the Inbox Games were not in fact fully installed on the platform. It is a situation that users of the Vista Business edition, for example, are more likely to come across, although other SKUs are not excluded from this. Resolving it is a matter of turning on Inbox Games.

“Users need to navigate to Start Menu, Control Panel, “Programs,” and choose the “Turn Windows features on or off” option in the left hand side pane. “Turn off Games by clicking the box next to Games. This will remove the check from the box. Select “OK”. Select Restart to reboot your system. From the Start Menu select Control Panel. In the Control Panel select “Programs”. Next select “Turn Windows features on or off.” Turn on Games by clicking the box next to Games. This will add the check to the box. Select “OK”. Select “Restart” to reboot your system,†Microsoft explained. Read More»

Get Ready for the Windows Vista Plus Pack

January 16, 2008 by Jason

Forget about the Ultimate Extras! Are you ready for the Windows Vista Plus Pack? You had better be! One thing that Ultimate Extras was, looking back to 2007, is a huge disappointment for users of the high-end, Ultimate SKU of Windows Vista. Having released just four “extra” items for the Ultimate edition of the latest Windows client the past year, including Windows DreamScene, Language Packs, BitLocker and EFS Enhancements and Hold ‘Em Poker Game; as well as a very thin selection of both static and animated wallpapers, Microsoft’s Ultimate Extras contributed to providing a limp and unexcited Wow.

However, with the initial announcement of Ultimate Extras, in combination with the cancellation of the Microsoft Plus! packs, the general assumption was that the Extras were nothing more than the new Plus! Read More»