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Re-Detect Games in Games Explorer

Submitted by Zedo Mann on October 3, 2009 to Annoyance

The Games Explorer needs a way to find already installed games. For example: I am using Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit). I have a secondary partition for my games. I was able to install Steam over my existing installation from Windows Vista and have all my games installed, however, the Games Explorer doesn't auto detect these games. If they're not going to let us customize the shortcuts in there [ http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/3162 ], they should at least let us get the proper ones from Windows.

Add a Detect Games button to the Games Explorer, possibly in options.

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Still not working on Windows 7 Home Premium.

Discussion (11 comments)

.Chris wrote on January 1, 2010, 4:25am

Perhaps install games on the same drive as your OS? Or not use 20 year old games

Zedo Mann wrote on January 1, 2010, 5:36am

@.Chris:
I don't want to install them on the same drive as my OS, because there is far more space on my 1TB Games Drive, and the games I'm installing and using are not 20-year-old games.

Indrek wrote on January 1, 2010, 7:52pm

Chris: quit telling people what to do. Remember, you're not the only one using Windows.

Zedo Mann wrote on January 1, 2010, 7:55pm

He's really being a jerk. Can we ban him?
Or at least add a way to rate comments.

Comment edited on January 1, 2010, 7:56pm

.Chris wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:20pm

Same goes for both of you

Truth hurts I guess

Zedo Mann wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:22pm

Hey man, Stating the truth isn't being a jerk.

.Chris wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:31pm

So you have 1TB of what? illegal downloads such as games and cartoon shows?

Indrek wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:38pm

If you're accusing him of stealing someone's intellectual property, you better have proof, otherwise it's slander.

Zedo Mann wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:44pm

Guess what, the 1TB isn't even full, and it only has games I bought on Steam installed on it so far since I got it for Christmas.

Nice slander there, .Chris.

.Chris wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:44pm

You only said slander because indrek said it.

come up with something more original ok?

Zedo Mann wrote on January 1, 2010, 8:56pm

Oh no! I copied one word that somebody else said! I'm a bad person now!
Why don't you come up with better reasons to accuse people?

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