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- WINWHEEL INSTALL.DOC
- Installation Instructions
- WINWHEEL is provided in archived form. You must unarchive the
- files to your hard drive. The INSTALL program will unarchive files
- where necessary.
- Since WINWHEEL is a Windows application, it is installed similar to
- other Windows application. You may wish to review the procedure by
- referring to your Windows User's Guide, pp.87-96.
- The included INSTALL.BAT program must be used to copy the program files to
- your hard drive. The syntax used is "INSTALL C:". A subdirectory called
- WINWHEEL will be created on the C: drive and the game files will be copied
- into it. Alternately, you may install the program manually using the
- instructions below. With either installation method and Windows 3.0,
- it is necessary for the user to copy the SOUND.DRV file as explained below!
-
- Install WINWHEEL by first making a directory on your hard drive called
- WINWHEEL.
- MD C:\WINWHEEL
- You may choose a different hard drive other than the C: drive if you wish.
- Then copy the following files into this directory. You must have already
- unzipped the distribution file into another directory onto your hard drive.
-
- The files are:
-
- CHAMP.DAT Data for Top Ten Wheelers
- EDITWHEE.EXE Data Editor for WINWHEEL.DAT
- EDITWHEE.PIF PIF file for data editor. Must be edited for path
- SPIN.DAT Data For Money Values on Wheel
- VBRUN100.DLL* The Run-Time Module
- for Visual Basic Applications.
- VBTOOLS.VBX VBTOOLS Run-Time Module
- for Visual BASIC Applications
- WINWHEEL.DAT Data File of Puzzles
- WINWHEEL.DOC Information file on WINWHEEL
- and the Shareware Concept
- WINWHEEL.EXE The WINWHEEL executable file
-
- There is a bug in the SOUND.DRV file that comes with Windows V.3.0.
- The bug causes all sounds to be played slowly, ignoring any tempo commands in
- programs. A replacement file is provided here which must be copied to your
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory in order for the sounds to work properly. This
- file is provided by Micro Help Inc. If you have previously been using
- the shareware version 1.20 of WINWHEEL, then you should already have received
- the new SOUND.DRV file and copied it to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
- If you have Windows 3.1, DO NOT copy the SOUND.DRV file!
- You must choose into which program group you wish to install WINWHEEL. You
- may create a program group by selecting Files, New, Group in Program Manager.
- You may have already created a GAMES group for all of your games. Select this
- group by clicking on it with your mouse. Now in the PROGRAM MANAGER, Select
- File, NEW, Program Item, OK. Type in WINWHEEL for the Description; and for
- the Command Line, type in the path and file name, including the drive, where
- the WINWHEEL files reside. Now select OK. (i.e. C:\WINWHEEL\WINWHEEL.EXE).
- Run the PIF editor in Windows and load the WINWHEE.PIF file. Change the
- path to the path where you have placed the WINWHEEL files. Save the file and
- quit the PIF editor.
- To run WINWHEEL, just double-click the mouse on the WINWHEEL icon, and
- enjoy.
-
- Note that WINWHEEL is Shareware and not freeware. If you continue to
- use WINWHEEL then you are obligated to register it. Registration
- information is contained in the menu within the game. If you have already
- registered, then the author Thanks You for supporting the shareware concept of
- software distribution.
-
- *Note about VBRUN100.DLL. This is the run-time dynamic link library
- required by programs written with Microsoft Visual Basic. If you have
- other programs written in this language, you will save disk space by
- moving this file into your Windows directory, since only one copy of
- this file is required, and the Windows subdirectory is in the path
- statement of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The file VBTOOLS.VBX is another
- run-time module which may be used by other Visual Basic programs, and
- may also be moved to your Windows subdirectory. If you acquired WINWHEEL
- from an electronic Bulletin Board, a Shareware disk vendor, or from
- Compuserve, and did not get the VBRUN100.DLL file, then you must get it in
- order for WINWHEEL to run. On Compuserve, GO MSBASIC and download the file
- VBRUN.ZIP from library 5. Or contact your disk vendor for the file. Or you
- may request it from the author at the registration address. Include $2.00
- for shipping and handling.