Guest Thomas G. Marshall Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 When I installed an ancient kids game (for win 3.1.1 / 95) it installed properly, and works, but I cannot get properties from the start menu shortcut. It's just not there, and it *is* a shortcut. Is there something I can do to do this, perhaps with one of the windows resource kit tools? I want to set the shortcut to the .exe to run in win95 compatibility mode, and in 640x480. The compatibility mode for this particular game is not that important it seems (this is a lucky one that runs as is), but I would like it in lower res because all it displayes is 640x480 graphics. Thanks! -- Onedoctortoanother:"Ifthisismyrectalthermometer,wherethehell'smypen???"
Guest WaIIy Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Re: Shortcut: R-click menu has no "Properties" selection On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:40:24 -0400, "Thomas G. Marshall" <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail.com> wrote: > >When I installed an ancient kids game (for win 3.1.1 / 95) it installed >properly, and works, but I cannot get properties from the start menu >shortcut. It's just not there, and it *is* a shortcut. > >Is there something I can do to do this, perhaps with one of the windows >resource kit tools? I want to set the shortcut to the .exe to run in win95 >compatibility mode, and in 640x480. The compatibility mode for this >particular game is not that important it seems (this is a lucky one that >runs as is), but I would like it in lower res because all it displayes is >640x480 graphics. > >Thanks! Perhaps find the .exe and do it from there and make new shortcut to ..exe.
Guest Nepatsfan Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Re: Shortcut: R-click menu has no "Properties" selection In news:eBYBQMTCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, Thomas G. Marshall <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail.com> wrote: > When I installed an ancient kids game (for win 3.1.1 / 95) it > installed > properly, and works, but I cannot get properties from the > start menu > shortcut. It's just not there, and it *is* a shortcut. > > Is there something I can do to do this, perhaps with one of > the windows > resource kit tools? I want to set the shortcut to the .exe > to run in win95 > compatibility mode, and in 640x480. The compatibility mode > for this > particular game is not that important it seems (this is a > lucky one that > runs as is), but I would like it in lower res because all it > displayes is > 640x480 graphics. > > Thanks! You might want to give the Program Compatibility Wizard a shot. It's located on the Start menu under Accessories. It can also be accessed through Help and Support. Take a look at this article for more info: Run Older Programs on Windows XP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/appcompat.mspx Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest Thomas G. Marshall Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Re: Shortcut: R-click menu has no "Properties" selection WaIIy said something like: > On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:40:24 -0400, "Thomas G. Marshall" > <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> When I installed an ancient kids game (for win 3.1.1 / 95) it installed >> properly, and works, but I cannot get properties from the start menu >> shortcut. It's just not there, and it *is* a shortcut. >> >> Is there something I can do to do this, perhaps with one of the windows >> resource kit tools? I want to set the shortcut to the .exe to run in >> win95 >> compatibility mode, and in 640x480. The compatibility mode for this >> particular game is not that important it seems (this is a lucky one that >> runs as is), but I would like it in lower res because all it displayes is >> 640x480 graphics. >> >> Thanks! > > Perhaps find the .exe and do it from there and make new shortcut to > .exe. But doesn't it strike you odd that it is even possible to make a shortcut that yields no right-click properties menu item? Is it a bug, or some hidden "feature" ? -- "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
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