FireBride
offlineMember
Freegamepick.com is offering "GREAT SECRETS - DA VINCI" Hidden Object Game for Free.
File Size for Download is 12.6MB.
THE ONLY THING TO WATCH OUT FOR - BE CAREFUL
As with all games from this site, please make sure you uncheck any boxes for toolbars, shortcut or askbar etc.. as they tend to add spyware to your PC. As Whiterabbit has shared in the past, the games are OK to play if these boxes are unchecked.
Enjoy!!
RosnSC
offlineMember
(Not to discredit Firebride) I downloaded/installed the game, but couldn't play it without accepting all of these:
1. Install a FreeGamePick Ask.com Toolbar
2. I accept the license agreement and Privacy Policy and want to Install the Ask.com Toolbar
3. Make Ask.com my browser default search provider
You might prefer to get the game from mostfun.com, although you will get the ads.
Sue
Dragonlair
offlineMember
Sue,
I haven't tried it yet but I suspect the problem is their tricky shortcut. Don't use the shortcuts freegamepick.com provides. Go looking for the REAL executable (may be hidden) and create your own shortcut. That's what I'm about to do. I'll let you know if it worked!
Dragonlair
offlineMember
I was right. It is exactly like the other games from that site.
Just go to the folder where you installed it. Be sure you can see the hidden files. Make a shortcut of the application "game" (or "game.exe" if you see the extensions). Rename the short cut to whatever you want and use THAT shortcut. It works like a charm.
One note - they can't spell! They spell "secret" as "secrect"! I corrected that for the folder name on install.
Merri
offlineMember
thanks Dragon lair and Sue!
I had this game before (I think it was gamehouse) but it is nice to have it without ads!
It's a good one!
(My husband is now playing return to ravenhearst with my hints; he is not really interested in the story but is loving the game!)
:)
Dragonlair
offlineMember
Terri218,
I have never gotten any warnings or errors with this site. I have successfully downloaded and installed (and circumvented their pushy toolbar installation) 7 times now.
As far as I can tell, you got a false positive.
Also, to get to the downloads of each game, click on the pictures and then click on the link shown above the screenshot.
Diane
sukibabe
offlineGames Junkie
HI GUY'S
I like lurking, roflmbo
You can also get the game if your a SW(shockwave) member @ http://beta.shockwave.com/gamelanding/greatsecretsdavinci.jsp
Hey, SW has improved, you would be surprised!
I have been doing a lot of betas and playing up north at my trailer, hope all are well!
Been also to much at GZ!
Suki
wizzard_of_ozz2004
offlineGames Master
Terri, WOT labels freegamepick as green. There are a couple red flags thrown up but it is about the toolbar and homepage change. Freegamepick can be trusted as long as opting out of those.
Tailteann
offlineMember
Hi Terri218
I've WOT and it's showing Freegamepick.com has a very high Green safe rating on trustworthiness, vendor reliability, and privacy. Hmm...I'm not sure why the disparity.
Mostfun.com is also in the Green but only just barely on all three catagories according to WOT ratings.
wizzard_of_ozz2004
offlineGames Master
No problem Tailteann, great minds think alike =)
You're very welcome Terri =)
Tailteann
offlineMember
Can someone help with instructions on how I can see the hidden files on Vista? I have the file location opened (I downloaded the game to my saved games file) and it's a bit confusing. The biggest files are for uninstall. I can't seem to find the .exe file.
There are also a bunch of shortcut files that I don't want and a toolbar file in the game...can or should I delete these at the file location?
scubaguy
offlineMember
Tailtean
1. Go to control panel
2. Click on (Appearance and Personalization)
3.Under Folder Options click on (Show hidden files and folders)
4.Click on (view tab),in the advanced settings window,under the (Files and Folders) section go to (Hidden files and folders)and click the button that says (show hidden files and folders). Click apply at bottom of window.
5. Go back to the game folder and you should see a file with a sqaure icon and a magnifying glass,that says (game).
6.Copy the file to your desktop, and rename it.
For me to get it to work I had to right click on it and run as administrator,and game should open.
Also you should go back to Folder Options and,click (Do not show hidden files and folders) the default, so you don’t accidentally delete a file in the future.
Hope this helps
Terri218
offlineMember
I thought the game from Gamehouse was rather easy and childish until I ran out of hints and can't find the onion. Now I'm stuck.
I spoke too soon about the Da Vinci game. I created a shortcut for the DaVinci.exe file but it insists I download the Ask toolbar which I don't want to do.
Buzz
offlineMember
1. askservice.exe remains in memory (must kill it)
2. "LEGACY_ASKSERVICE" "LEGACY_ASKUPGRADE" added to yer registry
and you must set permissions properly to delete them.
3. Toolbar and Ask search thing added to the "Add in" extension in firefox
The average user would not be able to get rid of this spyware easily.
Dragonlair
offlineMember
You can toggle hidden files on and off with Vista without going through Control Panel.
Just open Windows Explorer!
If you have the Tools menu option, click on it and select "Folder Options". then click on the middle tab (View) and set the dot near the bottom to show hidden and system files. Then apply it. You can turn it back off just as easy.
If you don't have the Tools option, click on Organize and there's a "Folder and Search Options" there that brings up the exact same window.
Easy to go on and off as often as you want without Control Panel.
Diane
Dragonlair
offlineMember
Terri,
As far as I can tell, ALL FreeGamePick.com actual games are called Game.exe. That's why I gave the specific name in my original information. That's the file they hide.
Big Fish does a similar trick but their names vary. They still hide them. In those cases, you need to "real" game to bypass their manager on the way out of the game. You don't need it to go in, just out!
The more they try to hide things, the more you have to know to circumvent them and get what you want. Be like Wile E. Coyote or the Energizer Bunny - NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!
Diane
FireBride
offlineMember
Can someone please address the comments by BUZZ.
"1. askservice.exe remains in memory (must kill it)
2. "LEGACY_ASKSERVICE" "LEGACY_ASKUPGRADE" added to yer registry
and you must set permissions properly to delete them.
3. Toolbar and Ask search thing added to the "Add in" extension in firefox
The average user would not be able to get rid of this spyware easily."
Is this still the case with those of you who have used the shortcut method to avoid the spyware? Thanks so much, All.
Dragonlair
offlineMember
Tailteann,
That was Windows Explorer, NOT Internet Explorer! It's a totally different thing. It's not a browser, it's just the way you can access the individual files on your computer.
Also, FreeGamePick games ALWAYS open your default browser (Firefox for me) when you terminate the game and open their home site. They do not hijack your home page, just open it to their page. It's totally benign. I use it as a way to do my next bit of "work" by lettitg IT open Firefox for me! :)))
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