rosspurdon Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 i just bought a new laptop today and obviously the first thing i installed was FM2010! it ran ok the first time since it launches automatically after installation, but now i cannot get it to reopen!! any help would be appreciated... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rista Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 What exactly do you mean by you cannot get it to reopen? Does it give you an error when you try to run it or you can't find the actual shortcut to run the game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburns647 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 i just bought a new laptop today and obviously the first thing i installed was FM2010! it ran ok the first time since it launches automatically after installation, but now i cannot get it to reopen!! any help would be appreciated... i have windows 7 and it works perfect on mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indi75 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yeah, it's not 7, I assume you've simply not got a shortcut? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrussell1212 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 No I have this exact same problem. The shortcut is there however if you click it nothing happens and you are unable to right click it. You can not open it from the cd drive either. If anyone could help it'd be very much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 if it is on Windows 7, you need to create a new shortcut; go into the Start menu list, find the FM2010 program, (in the Games menu section), right-click on it and "send to desktop"; delete the original shortcut to save confusion, and you should be ready to go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrussell1212 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 It won't let me right click on the FM2010 program in the games menu section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Have you tried start>all programs>games>football manager?Thats how I do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrussell1212 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yep. That way doesnt work either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 copied from elsewhere (above sticky threads FAQ):- I cannot find the Football Manager 2010 shortcut to launch the game? Microsoft Windows Vista and the “Games For Windows” scheme handles installation differently to previous versions of the Windows operating system. The game information is stored in the “Games Explorer” which is a new feature of Microsoft Windows Vista. It is completely normal for no game shortcuts to be placed on the Desktop or within the Start Menu. To find the Football Manager 2010 shortcut on Microsoft Windows Vista you need to browse to the Games Explorer. Because there are different versions of Vista, including Vista Home, Vista Premium, Vista Ultimate, etc, the Games Explorer may be found in different locations, this also depends on whether you're using the Classic Start Menu or not. The most common locations for the Windows Games Explorer include: 1: Click “Start” 2: Click “Games” Or 1: Click “Start” 2: Click “All Programs” 3: Click “Games” 4: Click “Games Explorer” Alternatively you can search for Games Explorer by doing the following: 1: Click “Start” 2: Click inside the “Search” box 3: Type “Games Explorer” 4: Select “Games Explorer” when it appears and it should open. You can also manually browse to where Football Manager 2010 is installed on your system and run the game from there. The default location is: C:/Program Files/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2010 In here you will see the game executable which is called “FM.exe” or simply “FM” if you are not viewing file extensions. You can create a shortcut to this file by right clicking the “FM.exe” file and selecting “Create Shortcut” you can then copy this shortcut to wherever you wish to move it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samrussell1212 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I can see the shortcuts however when i click on them nothing (nothing at all, no error message) happens. when i go into C:/Program Files/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2010 it is a folder and i can't run it as a game. just see the different components. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I can see the shortcuts however when i click on them nothing (nothing at all, no error message) happens.when i go into C:/Program Files/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2010 it is a folder and i can't run it as a game. just see the different components. you need to look for the FM (or FM.exe) file inside that folder, and right-click on it, to create a new shortcut;the only other thing I can think of is that it hasn't installed properly, or it has been installed by someone under another (Admin) account, and it isn't "available" for you to use.... programs can be installed for "all users" or only for the person installing them.... read through the FAQ at the top of this forum, it takes you through installing/uninstalling problems! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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