Post a small problem that I solved myself.
The other day, when I visited a friend, he mentioned that the games bundled with Vista on his computer could not be run. Although it was not a big issue, he still hoped to resolve it. So, I opened his computer to check and found that the problem was: by clicking "Start" menu -> "Games", all the games bundled with Vista could not be run. The error message is shown in the screenshot, which seemed to indicate an association problem with the game program. Further testing revealed that the game program itself was actually completely normal and could be run directly. Creating a shortcut on the desktop also allowed the game to run normally. Clicking "Start" menu -> "All Programs" -> "Games" to run each game also worked fine. The essence of the problem was that the games could not be run through the new "Game Explorer" provided by Vista. Rebuilding the shortcuts inside it was also ineffective. The friend reported that the games used to run normally before.
From this, it can be judged that this problem should be a software fault. Initially, I thought it might be caused by running some system optimization software with compatibility issues, but no such software was found on the computer, and the friend also indicated that he had never installed or run any system optimization software before. While I was puzzled, I noticed that all the shortcut icons on the desktop had lost their arrows. After inquiry, the friend remembered seeing a trick a few days ago that by modifying the registry key value, the arrow on the desktop shortcut icon in Windows XP could be eliminated. So, he tried it on Vista and found that the trick worked. Then, could the current problem have been caused by this registry modification? This trick actually deleted the IsShortcut subkey in [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/lnkfile] in the system registry. Therefore, I recreated this subkey, noting that when recreating, choose to create a new "string value". After modifying the registry, you need to log out and log back into Vista or restart the computer. Then try running the Vista bundled games again through the Game Explorer, and the problem was resolved.
Through the handling of the above problem, I realized that many tricks under Windows XP can still be used in Vista, but there are still quite a few differences between the two operating systems. Users need to make a distinction when using old tricks on Vista. Additionally, the Game Explorer is a new convenient feature provided by Vista for managing and running games. It's indeed unexpected that its normal operation has such a close relationship with the IsShortcut key.