winSPMBT and WinSPWW2 and VISTA

[Charles22]

I installed on a new Vista home Premium 64 SP1 about 2-3 weeks ago. No problems at all with directories etc.

BUT, the "first" game I installed, disn't go so well. It was Sins of a Solar Empire. I thought nothing of the install and ddin't notice anything out of the ordinary that you would expect out of that same game installed on my XP machine, so I didn't suspect anything.

The installation put a shortcut on the desktop as you would expect. I played it that first day and switched off the computer. That next day it wasn't there anymore. I did a search on the harddrive looking for 'sins' and even went as far as to check ALL exe's and nothing.

I did find it though. Where? Behind the windows start button on the bottom left. From there, on the right, they had a section called games, and it was there, alongside about 19 other games programs like solitaire. For some reason a typical windows search didn't find a thing in that weird folder that seems only reachable through the start button.

Another funny thing, is that it has other folders there, which do show up on windows searches, but not the games one. It's not that bad, as it saves a bit of desktop clutter, but it being outside the reach of searches isn't too assuring.

Do remember, however, that winSPWW2, my 2nd and only other game install to date is on the desktop like normal. No funky vanishing act.I have installed some non-game software and they're as normal too.