Solitaire game is not working properly

Question

Original Tilte: Solitaire game in Windows 7

Probably silly,but all of a sudden my Solitaire game isn't playing properly.  The cards don't shuffle, just plop down on the screen.  It's not an enjoyable game anymore.  Is there anything I can do to get the game back to the original way it should be played?  thanks

Answer 1

Since  the  "update"  of the Solitaire  game  this fall,  My solitaire  game  will not  play.   It opens to the  4 games,  starts to open  my xbox,  then  closes down.    I played the monthly  game  and the new  daily  game  for more than 1 year.   PLEASE  solve  this  problem!  I have  went  through  this  many  times with you and you  have  not  solved it!

Answer 2

Hi Janice,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand that, solitaire game is not working properly. I can imagine the inconvenience you have experienced. Don’t worry; we will certainly help you.

Have you made any recent changes to your computer?

Let’s follow these methods and check if it fixes the issue.

Method 1: Perform clean boot and check.

Clean boot will help us identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

To do this, follow steps from this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

NOTE: After checking the functionality in clean boot, configure Windows to use Normal startup. Refer step 3 from the above link for details.

Method 2: reinstall Solitaire game from Windows features and check.

a. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off.

If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

b. Click on Games, uncheck Solitaire and click on OK.

c. Restart the computer, check Solitaire, and now check if it works fine.

For more information refer the following article:

Turn Windows features on or off

**http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Turn-Windows-features-on-or-off**

**Method 3: Perform SFC scan and check.**How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

Hope this will be helpful. If you still have further queries, please reply us and we will be happy to help you.

Answer 3

I have a question regarding Solitaire v6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) which came with my Windows 7 Ultimate. When I play using cumulative Vegas scoring, the game often ends-- that is to say seems limited in time-- to less than a week. I usually only play while doing business over the telephone, lol, and I remember that I used to be able to play until I hit a total score of 4,000 or so. Now I never get beyond 2,000 and rarely that far.

Is there a newer version available from Microsoft that I can download? or do you have any other suggestions?

Ty,

/* Phil */