Vista Games Explorer

[Vegtro]

Here is my game explorer. I used Ryan's program and regedit to edit most of my stuff. Hated those box art, so I recreated all the games boxes which fits the 256x256 quota.

Btw Ryan, can you add a publisher section. The developer's overwrites the existing publisher.

[duke]

I made a program to add games to Game Explorer, it is possible to add, edit and delete information about games from Game Explorer.

You can drag a file into the game window or icon Game Explorer Manager, but will be asked to add the game.

Download

Beta 3

- Make buttons for editing genre, information about the developer and publisher.

- Add support png in the covers.

- Fixed some bugs.

- Fixed bug while editing games with cover.

[Ryan R]

Can do - I'll add the publisher section in either the next or following release.

[Ryan R]

VGEE 2.08 Released

New features for Beta 2.08 include:

* Code to delete games from the VGE has been updated to remove potential problems

* Games that were not added to the VGE properly (ie - they didn't overwrite an existing game) are detected and fixed before they are loaded - allowing you to edit the BoxArt for these games.

* Abilty to view and edit Publisher information now added.

This particular release hasn't yet been tested by anyone else yet besides myself - so you might just find a bug or two that needs fixing.

If you could test the above features imparticularly for faults that would be great - let me know what your results are with it.

If you would like to see any other features added to VGEE - now is the time to ask - as the app is almost complete.

Regards,

Ryan R

[dr.bisho]

Here is my game explorer. I used Ryan's program and regedit to edit most of my stuff. Hated those box art, so I recreated all the games boxes which fits the 256x256 quota.

Btw Ryan, can you add a publisher section. The developer's overwrites the existing publisher.

wow...dude i would die to get a VGE like that

[Ryan R]

An official thread for VGEE has been created here.

[Nitrius]

I made a program to add games to Game Explorer, it is possible to add, edit and delete information about games from Game Explorer.

You can drag a file into the game window or icon Game Explorer Manager, but will be asked to add the game.

Download

Beta 3

- Make buttons for editing genre, information about the developer and publisher.

- Add support png in the covers.

- Fixed some bugs.

- Fixed bug while editing games with cover.

Its working great to addding new games, but i have a hard time editing exsisting games? you know why? the settings just doesn't save..

[duke]

I made a program to add games to Game Explorer, it is possible to add, edit and delete information about games from Game Explorer.

You can drag a file into the game window or icon Game Explorer Manager, but will be asked to add the game.

Download

Beta 4

- Fixed some bugs.

[duke]

I made a program to add games to Game Explorer, it is possible to add, edit and delete information about games from Game Explorer.

You can drag a file into the game window or icon Game Explorer Manager, but will be asked to add the game.

Download

Beta 5

- Game Explorer Manager now works with UAC.

[duke]

I made a program to add games to Game Explorer, it is possible to add, edit and delete information about games from Game Explorer.

You can drag a file into the game window or icon Game Explorer Manager, but will be asked to add the game.

Download

Beta 6

- You can now specify custom icon.

[:: Lyon ::]

Thanks.. more and more applications to help us all ^^

[Ryan R]

Hi duke

Am I the only person having probs with your app, or are you still coding the main parts of it?

When I click on a game (apart from the standard Windows Games) - then only items shown are the 'Game name' and 'Game Folder'. Everything else remains blank.

PS - try and keep the posts a bit smaller by not repeating yourself everytime :)

Look forward to helping in testing your app - keep up the good work.

The latest version of VGEE is still Beta 2.08b

Edited August 4, 2007 by Ryan R

[duke]

Hi duke

Am I the only person having probs with your app, or are you still coding the main parts of it?

When I click on a game (apart from the standard Windows Games) - then only items shown are the 'Game name' and 'Game Folder'. Everything else remains blank.

PS - try and keep the posts a bit smaller by not repeating yourself everytime :)

Look forward to helping in testing your app - keep up the good work.

The latest version of VGEE is still Beta 2.08b

Perhaps the problem in the extract covers, I would try to solve the problem.

I would be happy not to repeat the posts, but unfortunately there was not edit, and delete their messages.

I am glad to accept any assistance in the testing.

[Ryan R]

Hi duke

I didn't mean for you to edit posts - otherwise people wouldn't notice newer versions - just don't say "I made this new app" and post the screenie everytime :)

[:: Lyon ::]

It's good to have both developers helping each other out instead of showing-off their egos and tell the world who's smarter :)

[Xiphan]

Hey Duke the link for your program doesn't seem to be working? :huh:

[Wilhelmus]

Should work, just downloaded it.

http://www.extensiblesoft.com/gamex/GameEx...ager10beta6.zip

[EddieS]

yeah this one is working i have downloaded it

[Xiphan]

Ya the link does work, I was trying to download an earlier beta and the link obviously no longer worked, but then I saw the other link! :blush:

[Xiphan]

I was just wondering, in the startmenu there is an option to show the game button as a link or menu... now, I dont really mind going to the startmenu all the time using the games button as a menu... but I would love to have the MENU in my toolbar if possible... I just cant figure out where to point it...

maybe it is a function of the startmenu to populate and make a list? but I cant understand why MS would code that into the startmenu...

You can actually drag the Games shortcut in the start menu onto the desktop or anywhere else to create a shortcut or what I did was, because I use ObjectDock, I dragged it onto there to make a link so I don't have to always go back to the start menu to access the VGE.

@Ryan R: Would it be possible at all for VGEE to generate proper GUID's for games so that you wouldn't need to recreate a game for it to edit by loading a legacy one that Vista will download info for? Did your experiments with the DX SDK and the GDF maker yield any results? :/

But otherwise excellent work on what you have done so far! ;)

Edited August 7, 2007 by Xiphan

[Ryan R]

I'm sure I already replied to this a few days ago - but checkin now it's not here :|

My experiments with the SDK led me to see that creating GDFs on the fly would be a real pain - I haven't even successfully created and added one manually, the help menu and online materials aren't all that helpful.

As long as the overwritten game get's put back into the VGE, then the user shouldn't notice a diference in methods.

[duke]

I'm sure I already replied to this a few days ago - but checkin now it's not here :|

My experiments with the SDK led me to see that creating GDFs on the fly would be a real pain - I haven't even successfully created and added one manually, the help menu and online materials aren't all that helpful.

As long as the overwritten game get's put back into the VGE, then the user shouldn't notice a diference in methods.

I can help to generate GDF.dll on fly.

[Badie05]

How can I change the ESRB Rating and Icon, and the product version. Otherwise, it works..

[Ryan R]

There is NO WAY for you to add/edit ESRB ratings.

My attempts to change the product version failed - if you find a method that works I'll add it to the app.

The icon can be changed manually if you wanted to - but I don't see the purpose of that as it's invisible after you add boxart.

[dr.bisho]

agree on the last ,,,, me too