Hearts as an application
within the Windows 3.x environment
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Hearts works quite well as a "DOS Application" from within
the Windows 3.x environment. It must be noted that Hearts
is not a "Windows Application", but a separate .EXE file
that can be started and used from within Windows. The
following two files, supplied with Hearts, provide Windows
with information it needs on the location of Hearts within
your system, its operating needs, and the Icon to use for
Hearts. These two files are copied for you as part of the
Hearts install service.
HEARTS.PIF (Program Information File)
HEARTS.ICO (Hearts Icon)
If you did not install Hearts using its built-in install
facility, you need to copy both of these files to the
directory location on your computer where Hearts is stored
(e.g., C:\GAMES\HEARTS). The following is an example of
what this DOS command line might look like.
COPY HEARTS.PIF C:\GAMES\HEARTS
COPY HEARTS.ICO C:\GAMES\HEARTS
Please note that you may need to change the drive and
directory information (C:\GAMES\HEARTS) to the location you
have established on your computer for Hearts.
Hearts and Windows must be installed on your computer before
proceeding with the following installation steps.
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Note: The following two installation steps are accomplished
from within the Windows environment. This text is
not meant to be a tutorial but merely outlines the
procedures required to install a working application
for Windows. A general working knowledge of the
Windows environment is helpful in the installation
process. Please consult your Windows User's Guide
for any specific information or commands you do not
understand. Both of these steps are performed from
the Windows' "Program Manager" and all words in
quotes (" ") are as they appear in Windows 3.x.
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Establishing Hearts as a "DOS Application"
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Please note that for each occurance of [location] in the
following outline you need to type the correct drive and
directory location to which you have installed Hearts. The
default location supplied with these files is
C:\GAMES\HEARTS.
Examples: C:\GAMES\HEARTS\HEARTS.EXE
C:\GAMES\HEARTS\HEARTS.PIF
C:\GAMES\HEARTS\HEARTS.ICO
Start Windows 3.x
From the "Program Manager" window
* Click on the "Games" icon
* Pull-Down "File" from the "Program Manager" menu bar
* Click "New"
* From the "New Program Object" dialog box
- Select "Program Item"
- Click "OK"
* From the "Program Item Properties" dialog box
- For "Description:" type --> Hearts
- Press <TAB>
- For "Command Line:" type --> [location]\HEARTS.EXE
(example: C:\GAMES\HEARTS\HEARTS.EXE)
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* For Windows 3.1 only
- For "Working Directory:" type --> [location]
(example: C:\GAMES\HEARTS)
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- Highlight and Click "Change Icon"
For Windows 3.0
- From the "Select Icon" dialog box
Establishing Hearts as a "DOS Application" (cont.)
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+ For "File Name:" type --> [location]\HEARTS.ICO
(example: C:\GAMES\HEARTS\HEARTS.ICO)
+ Click "OK"
- Click "OK"
For Windows 3.1
- From the "Change Icon" exclamation box
+ Click "OK"
- From the "Change Icon" dialog box
+ Click "Browse"
+ From the "Browse" dialog box
Select the Drive and Directory location for
Hearts and select HEARTS.ICO for the Icon file.
+ Click "OK"
- Click "OK"
This completes the first step in the installation of Hearts.
Changing the Program Information File (HEARTS.PIF)
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The only information you may need to change in the PIF file
is the location on your computer where you have installed
Hearts. The rest of the information in this file is
established based on the operational requirements of Hearts
and Windows and should not be changed. The default settings
in the dialog boxes for the HEARTS.PIF file supplied are as
follows:
1) "Program Filename:" --> HEARTS.EXE
2) "Window Title:" --> Hearts
3) "Optional Parameters:" -->
4) "Start-up Directory:" --> C:\GAMES\HEARTS
Items 1 and 4 may need changing based upon the drive and
directory location of Hearts on your computer. If this is
the case, then the following steps are used to edit the
HEARTS.PIF file.
Changing the Program Information File (cont.)
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From the "Program Manger" window
For Windows 3.0
* Click on the "Accessories" window
For Windows 3.1
* Click on the "Main" window
* Select and Click the "PIF Editor" Icon
- Pull-down "File" from the "PIF Editor" menu bar
+ Click "Open"
+ From the "Files" selection box select HEARTS.PIF
Change the following two dialog boxes
1) "Program Filename:" --> [location]\HEARTS.EXE
(example: C:\GAMES\HEARTS\HEARTS.EXE)
Press <TAB> <TAB> <TAB>
4) "Start-up Directory:" --> [location]
(example: C:\GAMES\HEARTS)
- Pull-down "File" from the "PIF Editor" menu bar
+ Click "Save"
- Pull-down "File" from the "PIF Editor" menu bar
+ Click "Exit"
This concludes the steps necessary to install Hearts as a
"DOS Application" for Windows 3.x.
Starting Hearts from within Windows 3.x
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From the "Program Manager" window
* Click on the "Games" window
- Select and Click the "Hearts" Icon
To return to Windows exit Hearts as you would normally.