I followed Evan's instructions again, i.e. created new shortcuts and replaced the 'bad' shortcuts in the Start menu Games group with the new ones...
This (from Evan Omo) worked: "If that doesn't resolve the problem then click Start< My Computer. Navigate to C:\Program Files. Copy the entire...
Microsoft Windows Games esp. Solitaire and I believe some or all of the others under 'Games' in the Start menu crash shortly after starting with...
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