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- README for Double-Deck Pinochle Version OEM-A
-
- Double-Deck Pinochle is Copyright (c) 1994-96 by Christopher Chapman.
- Double-Deck Pinochle Version OEM-A is licensed to Quantum Axcess.
-
- Contents of this file
-
- 1. System requirements
- 2. Installing Pinochle to your hard drive automatically
- 3. Installing Pinochle to your hard drive manually
- 4. Running the program
- 5. Uninstalling Pinochle
- 6. Restoring the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory
- 7. Troubleshooting
- 8. Upgrade Information
-
-
-
- 1. System Requirements
-
- Pinochle requires Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. It should run on almost
- any computer that runs Windows 3.1.
-
- The program requires an 80386 or higher processor, 2mb of extended memory,
- and just over 1mb of hard disk space. Recommended minimum configuration is
- 80486 or Pentium at 20mhz or faster, and 6mb or more of RAM.
-
-
- 2. Installing Pinochle on your hard drive automatically
-
- Pinochle was designed for both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
- You should use the INSTALL program in either version of Windows.
-
- You may use the automatic installation if you run Windows from a local
- hard drive or a network with full write privileges. This should be the
- case unless you have an unusual system setup. If this is not the case,
- then follow the directions in part (3) below for a manual installation.
-
- Installation Procedure
-
- First, CLOSE ANY PROGRAMS YOU HAVE RUNNING WITHIN WINDOWS. This is a good
- safety precaution before you install any new programs.
-
- Now run the program INSTALL.EXE from Windows. At the program manager, select
- FILE | RUN ... and input the directory name where you have the program, plus
- \INSTALL.EXE. For example, if you are installing from a CD-ROM that is
- your D: drive, and PINOCHLE is in the directory D:\PINOCHLE, then you
- would run:
-
- D:\PINOCHLE\INSTALL.EXE
-
- Press OK. The installer will copy necessary files to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- subdirectory, and will notify you that it is making backups of any previous
- versions of files found there.
-
- The installer will create a program group with a name you specify, and will
- install icons for both Pinochle and the Pinochle Help file. If you do not
- wish to create a program group, then blank out the group name.
-
- The install program does *not* change or add anything to WIN.INI or
- CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- **If you did not create a program group with INSTALL, then after the
- installer has finished, you may move or add the PINOCHLE.EXE file icon to
- any program group. For example, if you followed the above, you would:
-
- **WINDOWS 3.1:
- Open some program group in Windows 3.1
- Select: FILE | NEW | PROGRAM ITEM
- Input: \PINOCHLE\PINOCHLE.EXE
-
- **WINDOWS 95:
- Select: START | SETTINGS | TASK BAR | START MENU PROGRAMS | ADD ...
- Input: \PINOCHLE\PINOCHLE.EXE
-
- **THIS IS NOT NECESSARY IF YOU ALLOW INSTALL.EXE TO CREATE A PROGRAM GROUP.
-
-
- That's all. You may now enjoy the game! It is probably best if you exit
- and restart Windows after any program installation.
-
-
- 3. Installing Pinochle to your hard drive manually
-
- To install Pinochle manually, copy all the files from the CD-ROM
- directory to any subdirectory you like. Then copy the following
- files from the Pinochle location to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM or equivalent
- subdirectory (wherever you run Windows from):
-
- BIVBX11.DLL
- CTL3DV2.DLL
- MHRUN300.DLL
- MHCARDS.DLL
- MHCD200.VBX
-
- You must then delete these files from the Pinochle location.
-
- Add PINOCHLE.EXE to any program group in Windows, and you are ready to play!
- No changes need to be made to WIN.INI or CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT. In
- Windows 95, no additions are made to the system registry.
-
-
- 4. Running the program
-
- Simply run PINOCHLE.EXE from the Windows Program Manager, either by using the
- FILE | RUN ... command or by adding PINOCHLE.EXE to a program group or to
- the Windows 95 Start menu.
-
- If you know how to play Pinochle, then the program should be pretty self-
- explanatory. For more information, or to learn how to play Pinochle, check
- out the online help system. Select HELP | CONTENTS from the main menu.
-
- Note: If you are an experienced Double-Deck Pinochle player, this program
- may use a different meld system from the one you use. There are *many*
- different scoring systems out there. Check out HELP | MELD TABLE to see
- the table used by this program.
-
- Note also that you may print the default Meld Table within Windows Help.
-
- WINDOWS 95 NOTE:
- For users with 640x480 screens, some of the buttons in Pinochle may be
- obscured by the Windows 95 task bar. You may compress the vertical spacing
- of elements in Pinochle by selecting FILE | WINDOWS 95 MODE from the
- main menu. Note that this option does *not* have anything to do with
- Windows 95 as such; it may be used or not used according to personal taste
- in either Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
-
- PORTABLE COMPUTER USERS:
- The screen display in Pinochle may not appear optimal on your system. In
- this case, it is recommended that you alter your default Windows screen
- color scheme. You may do this in Windows 3.1 by selecting MAIN | CONTROL
- PANEL | COLOR from the Program Manager. In Windows 95: right-click on the
- background and select: PROPERTIES | APPEARANCE. Pinochle will use the
- general windows settings specified by these color schemes.
-
-
- 5. Uninstalling Pinochle
-
- If you decide not to keep Pinochle, simply delete the following files
- from the directory where it resides:
-
- PINOCHLE.EXE
- PINOCHLE.HLP
- PINOCHLE.CFG
- README.TXT
- REGISTER.TXT
- INSTALL.EXE
-
- You should not delete the .DLL and .VBX files from \WINDOWS\SYSTEM, since
- they may be used by other programs, too. However, you may wish to read the
- next section on \WINDOWS\SYSTEM if you wish to delete some of those files.
-
-
- 6. Restoring the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory
-
- If you uninstall Pinochle, or if you experience problems with other
- programs after its installation (very unlikely!), then you may wish to
- restore your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory as follows. Generally, this
- should not be necessary, even after uninstalling the program, and we do
- *not* recommend tinkering with the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory. Only
- follow the suggestions below if you already know what you're doing!
-
- It is always a good idea to backup your system before performing tasks like
- this, since a mistake could be costly! Do not attempt these tasks unless you
- are highly familiar with Windows installation.
-
- A. Move to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory
- B. See if any of the following backup files exist:
- BIVBX11.D~L
- CTL3DV2.D~L
- MHRUN300.D~L
- MHCARDS.D~L
- MHCD200.V~X
- C. Delete the following files:
- BIVBX11.DLL
- MHRUN300.DLL
- MHCARDS.DLL
- MHCD200.VBX
- D. If any backup files were found in (B.) then copy those backup files
- to their original file names (replace the '~' with a 'B' or 'L').
- Example:
- COPY CTL3DV2.D~L CTL3DV2.DLL
- E. Once you are *sure* that everything is working properly, you may
- then delete the files listed in (B.) above.
-
-
- 7. Troubleshooting
-
- Double-Deck Pinochle has been thoroughly tested, but unfortunately problems
- may always exist out in the "real world"!
-
- A. Install will not run
-
- You must make sure that ALL other programs are closed before running
- INSTALL.EXE. Do not simply minimize the programs; choose them and then do
- File | Exit to terminate all other programs. Close any system monitors,
- networking utilities, etc. Then run INSTALL.EXE
-
- B. Check the .DLL files
-
- If you get a "General Protection Fault" when running Pinochle, then you
- should check your .DLL files. The .DLL and .VBX files should be moved to
- your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and should not be present *anywhere* else on
- your computer.
-
- This means that the DLL files should *not* be present in the subdirectory
- that holds Pinochle. If you ran the INSTALL.EXE file as listed above, then
- these files should have been placed in their proper locations.
-
- You should make sure that the files listed in the section above under
- "Manual Installation" are present in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Then
- check out your PATH by giving the PATH command at a DOS prompt. Check each
- of the directories specified in the Path list, and make sure that none of
- the DLL's listed above are present in any of those directories. If any of
- them *are* present, then check their file date against the dates of the files
- in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and retain the latest copy in the
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
-
- The following DOS commands may be useful when performing these tasks:
-
- PATH -- to list the DOS search path
- DIR *.DLL -- to list the DLL files in a directory
- CD \ -- to change to the root subdirectory
- DIR *.DLL /S -- to list DLL's in ALL subdirectories, after CD \
- DIR *.DLL /S > PRN -- to print the above list on your printer
- MOVE CTL3DV2.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- -- copies CTL3DV2.DLL to \WINDOWS\SYSTEM and deletes
- it from the current location
-
- If all of the DLL's check out OK, then you should consult the following
- troubleshooting tips.
-
- C. Check the Video Driver
-
- Note that some video drivers cause problems with a variety of programs. If
- Pinochle does not run at all, or if it gives a "General Protection Fault"
- then you should try using a different video driver, or update your video
- drivers from your manufacturer or by downloading from an online service. To
- determine whether the problem is with video or with another aspect of your
- system or with Pinochle, you may wish to try using the generic VGA or
- SVGA drivers from Microsoft by running SETUP from the Windows 3.1 Main
- program group (in Windows 95, right click on the icon for "My Computer" and
- select PROPERTIES | DEVICE MANAGER | MONITOR).
-
- D. Run Pinochle by Itself
-
- If you have problems that are not resolved by changing video drivers, then
- also try running Pinochle without any other programs running in Windows.
- You could have a shortage of Windows resources (memory, virtual disk space,
- file handles, etc.)
-
- Note that your DOS path specified in AUTOEXEC.BAT should contain the path for
- your Windows system. If not, Pinochle might have difficulty finding its
- system components.
-
-
- 8. Upgrade Information
-
- An upgrade to Double-Deck Pinochle is available that features many advanced
- options. See the file UPGRADE.TXT for complete information. You may order
- the upgrade by sending a check or money order for $15 (U.S.) along with your
- NAME, ADDRESS, and E-MAIL ADDRESS (if any) to:
-
- Christopher Chapman
- P.O. Box 555-A
- Uniontown, AR 72955
-
- Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. The program is supplied on a 1.44mb
- 3.5" diskette.
-
-