Major problems with Solitaire

[chipk]

Ok, really, this is somewhat "tongue in cheek," but MS couldn't even get Solitaire right in Vista?

In Solitaire you can pause/save your game and come back to it later. This happens to me all the time, and I can reproduce it at will, so I know I am not imagining things:

Let's say you're playing Solitaire and you decide to save your game and come back later. When you open Solitaire back up, it is not the game you saved, but a game that you already lost several games ago. This is really messing with my stats, and is just generally annoying.

Anyway, has anyone else noticed this annoying "feature" and is there a fix for it?

 

[brewerdude]

Um, you just may have a bit too much time on your hands. Try Freecell. ;-)

 

[linney]

I tried to repeat this fault but I was unable to do so on this machine, which is Ultimate 64-bit. That in itself doesn't help you much, but I was wondering if you have the two Options set to Save the Game, and the other one, Always continue a saved Game?

 

[sggaunt]

They messed up Spider too. The cards are too garish and the deal and crad drag are way too slow.

Steve: N.M.N.F.
If something is popular, it must be wrong: Mark Twain

 

[aich69]

These issues should be fixed with Service Pack 2, unless Windows 7 comes out first of course

I used to have a handle on life... but it broke. Cpt. Red Bull

 

[chipk]

I've got Service Pack 2 (a.k.a. "Service Pack Still Slower Than XP With A Virus And 20 Applications Running").

I also have those options selected to save and continue the games. Oh well.

 

[linney]

In case it is a third party cause of the problem, have you tried it from Safe Mode, or from Normal Mode with a different user?

310353 - How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

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316434 - HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

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310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

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811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile

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You could try the System File Checker program.

How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228

 

[BadBigBen]

I've got Service Pack 2

not possible, since SP1 just got out...

and aich69 was being sarcastic or ironic which ever you like...


also I am with Linney, I can not reproduce the effect either with my VISTA x64 Ultimate...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[aich69]

I was indeed being ironic/sarcastic.. in the friendliest way of course...

Mmmmmm???... I did wonder where you might have got SP2 for Vista from when SP1 has really only just landed.

Maybe it's your installation of SP2 that's broken Solitaire?
(sorry, got me on a nother sarcastic day again... I mean no harm )



I used to have a handle on life... but it broke. Cpt. Red Bull

 

[firewolfrl]

kind of a funny thread
what I did was copy the old windows xp Spider solitare to my vista and I play that one....it plays pretty good

 

[aich69]

Good call firewolfrl... maybe that would work for Spider too steve? (for the record... I'm not being sarcastic now)

Slightly off on a tangent... I'd be interested to know how much time went into developing the games on Vista, I'd put money on it it was longer than they spent on the actual OS.

I used to have a handle on life... but it broke. Cpt. Red Bull

 

[BadBigBen]

(for the record... I'm not being sarcastic now)

ROFL...

kind of a funny thread

You bet...
PS: it's fine with me when someone is being sarcastic or ironic, makes life interesting... imo

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[chipk]

Glad to see I provided some amusement for you guys. Yeah, when aich69 said SP2, in my mind I was thinking of SP1, but something got lost between the chair and the keyboard.

 

[aich69]

but something got lost between the chair and the keyboard

Happens to me just about everyday...

I used to have a handle on life... but it broke. Cpt. Red Bull

 

[jlockley]

Solitaire problems sound good right now.