Turn on Inbox games in Windows Vista

[addie]

Hello, i heard somewhere that there are some hidden or inbox games in windows Vista. Normally what i can access from Accessories > games are Minesweeper, Solitaire, FreeCell, Spider Solitaire and Hearts. But there are some more games like Chess Titans and Mahjong Titans which we need to turn on. So i need to do so. Could you guys make me know how can i turn on the inbox games in Windows Vista ?

[Devasis]

Yeah that is correct that there are inbox games in Vista like Chess Titans and Mahjong Titans which we need to turn on as launching these game from the “Start Menu” > “All Programs” > “Games” menu does not start.It’s a situation that Vista Business edition are more likely to come across, although other SKUs are not excluded from this. Anyways, to Turn on these Inbox games, go through this steps:-

• From the Start Menu select Control Panel. In the Control Panel select "Programs". Next select "Turn Windows features on or off"
  
  
• 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.

[Michael Sabin]

It can be done by command prompt as well. to do so run the command prompt with Administrator rights and type Start /wait ocsetup InboxGames.

This will take several minutes to complete. Once the command is complete you will return to the command prompt. This command does not return a message.You will need to manually reboot the system to complete this method.

The Games should now start correctly from the Start Menu Games section.

[Lillebror]

This tips are for every Vista Build. 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.