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.