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Minesweeper Number Glitch

Anonymous
2009-07-10T16:07:57+00:00

I am having difficulties with minesweeper. It seems that some of the numbers are incorrect almost every other game. It will tell me that there is 1 mine in the vacinity and come to find out, there are TWO mines adjacent to number. Sometimes the game gives me a false count. There will be 3 mines surrounding a 2 or two mines surrounding a 1. I seem to have this problem alot more if I play advanced or intermediate, however i do see this problem even on beginner. Is there any possible way to correct this, as it is preventing me from winning some of the easiest of levels?

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-07-12T14:11:45+00:00

    Hi****kamakazinazi,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Answers forum and Thank you for posting on this.

    I greatly appreciate the passion and enthusiasm of yours to play a fair Minesweeper game.

    The issue you are facing with Minesweeper seems to be with incorrect counters.

    I would recommend you to follow the below mentioned steps:

    Step 1:

    Try and perform a system restore to a date when everything was working perfectly.

                   To pick a Restore point:

    1.     Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click System Restore.

    2.     Click Continue or provide Administrator credentials if necessary.

    3.     Click Choose a different restore point, and then click Next.

              4.     Select a Date and Time prior to first sign of the issue you’ve described.

    5.     If the date you need is in excess of (5) days click the Show restore points older than 5 days check box.

    Important Notice: That System Restore affects Windows system files, programs, and registry settings. It can also make changes to scripts, batch files, and other types of executable files on your computer. Thus, any recently installed programs, updates, or changes to configuration will be lost if you use System Restore. However, make note that System Restore does not affect personal files, such as e-mail, documents, or photos, so it cannot help you restore a deleted file

    Step 2:

    If by performing the system restore, the issue is not resolved; then I would recommend you to uninstall and reinstall the minesweeper game.

    To accomplish this, follow these steps:

    1. Open Control Panel (Classic View) and double click the “Programs and Features” icon
    2. Now click the link “Turn Windows features on or off”.
    3. Click “Continue” button when prompted by UAC
    4. In the “Windows Features” window check the option “Games” to install games

    OR

    Uncheck the option “Games” to uninstall games

    1. Click OK button
    2. Wait for a while

    Games will now be installed or uninstalled.

    Please try these out and keep us updated about the status.

    Take care.

    Regards,

    Avash M

    Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-04T08:05:42+00:00

    I think it is really bad form to suggest re-doing your whole system to fix a simple little game.  That advice is completely bogus, it takes so much time and energy to recover from that and for what?  This is the standard answer given to 'fix' every problem

    • and it almost never does. 

    Why not actually fix the problem folks - clearly there are errors in either the installation process or the game itself.   This is like telling someone to divorce and get re-married because you didn't like something your spouse cooked one night.....get real.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T20:36:48+00:00

    Abdul S.,

    The problem is within the logic of the program Microsoft Minesweeper at the code level and has nothing to do with either of our computers.  Doing a system restore should be reserved for unstable operating systems that are about to crash the computer.

    I tested my math co-processor with a massive number crunching program and it tested out fine.  Within the construct of the logic in the code before it was compiled there is an exception that was not accounted for.

    Just thought you might want to consider whether to leave that advice out there.

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-12-05T02:47:52+00:00

    Same exact problem here. I also have screenprints, I'm running Win7, the 32-bit version and this is getting hilarious. Come on, this used to work just fine in 3.1.

    Edit: Oh, I tried everything suggested by Avash M already, none of it worked.

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-08-14T19:09:32+00:00

    I also have just experienced this, I have screen captures also...

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