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[invalid] Games Explorer Integeration

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kesadisan
I got Win 7, and used lot of times Games Explorer, feature only available to Vista and 7
obviously I always check if the game I installed already on Games Explorer or not, so I check and osu! is not on there
normally I would just put the shortcut on the Games Explorer and just running it from there. But when I think osu! is independent project which needs a really good support, I tried to create a Games Explorer Integration

There's many way though, through the official way ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 76(v=VS.85).aspx ) which is pretty easy and complete to use, but needed you to download a full DXSDK about 500mb++
other's... well you can use this http://www.extensiblesoft.com/gamex/

here's the problem, I already created 1 by the the alternative way
it looks like this:
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4413/osuf.jpg

that comes out nice right?
the problem is I can't create a share file to make the Game Integration to everyone except If I get a hand of DXSDK (which I want to get by now)

so for now, except if someone/peppy want to make the integration until I finished downloading the DXSDK you guys can try the alternative way to integrate with Game Explorer

excuse by bad english

EDIT:
this is also a reference to how to integrate the installer with GEM (alternative way) but only work with NSIS Installer
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Games_Explo ... er_Install

or nomal way with NSIS
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Game_explorer
UtsukimiJerry
in my opinion, what is the useful thing about the game explorer? I am using windows 7 and I don't even use the game explorer. because most of the games I installed is not inside the game explorer at all. and I mean a lot of it. I think that this is quite useless because not many people who actually uses the full potential of windows 7 (like myself). I prefer to use alternate ways like objectdock, rocketdock, all kind of those alternative.

good effort though. I am not saying that you should stop this but you have to think deeply on who will use windows Game Explorer. that is all.
Topic Starter
kesadisan
to be truth, I'm too learning about msdn and all sort of dxsdk currently
one of dxsdk feature GDF is to integrate to Games Explorer
a bit of learning taught that it will be useful in this
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