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mjreadme.txt (c) By Berrie Bloem 1996
This mjreadme.txt file forms part of this zip file.
This file contains release notes, installation information and
information about error messages for Mah Jongg for Windows,
Version 1.12.
Please feel free to upload this ShareWare software to any
electronic bulletin board, include it on the cover disk of
your magazine, give it to anyone who might be interested,
so as many people as possible will have a chance to enjoy
this software, provided you distribute it in full, including
all the files listed below, not more, not less, in an unaltered
state.
BEN BMP 75598 12-08-96 1:12a
BWCC DLL 155712 2-28-95 4:51a
FILE_ID DIZ 372 12-08-96 1:12a
GONG WAV 42072 12-08-96 1:12a
KINGFISH BMP 75598 12-08-96 1:12a
MAHJONGG CNT 12191 12-08-96 1:12a
MAHJONGG EXE 573216 12-08-96 1:12a
MAHJONGG HLP 455752 12-08-96 1:12a
MJREADME TXT 8003 12-08-96 1:12a
NEWTILES BMP 75598 12-08-96 1:12a
ORDER TXT 4256 12-08-96 1:12a
ORDRFORM WRI 3840 12-08-96 1:12a
STAKE WAV 4960 12-08-96 1:12a
TABLE WAV 1442 12-08-96 1:12a
TILES DLL 212048 12-08-96 1:12a
YOJIMBO BMP 75922 12-08-96 1:12a
Mah Jongg for Windows Version 1.12 is available on
CompuServe's SWREG (GO SWREG). The ID is 11123.
See 'order.txt' for information on how to order by phone, fax,
mail or email.
The shareware version including more tilesets and voice files
is available from my homepage on the internet:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bloem
or:
http://members.aol.com/bloem
A french version is also available from this page.
Registration numbers for previous versions will work with this
version.
******** Release Notes ********
If you have the Borland bwcc.dll file already installed in your
Windows\System directory and it is not older than the one included
in this zip file, then you don't need the Borland bwcc.dll file from
this zip file.
Note: This note concerns all files EXCEPT BWCC.DLL.
None of the files of the previous release of "Mah Jongg for
Windows 1.00" will work properly with this version. The best
option is to replace all old files with these new ones.
Note: Mah Jongg will run properly without all the sound files (*.wav)
or the bitmap files (*.bmp).
Note: See "mahjongg.hlp" topic "Licensing and Ordering Information -
What's New" to read about all the additions and improvements
in this version of the game.
Note: Mah Jongg no longer uses the file called "mahjongg.ini" which
is in your Windows directory. You can delete it if you no longer
wish to play with the previous version.
******** Installation and Removal ********
System Requirements:
Microsoft Windows (TM) version 3.10 or newer.
Installing Mah Jongg for Windows:
Just decompress the files into any directory of your choice, and you
can immediately run the program from that directory.
In Windows, open File Manager and Program Manager side by side. You
now need to drag the file mahjongg.exe from File Manager to a program
group in Program Manager. For example, if you already have a "games"
program group in Program Manager you might like to add the
mahjongg.exe file to this group.
Now double click on the newly created icon for mahjongg in the
program group and off you go - you are ready to play!
Removing Mah Jongg for Windows:
Just delete the files: mahjongg.exe, mahjongg.hlp, tiles.dll,
mjreadme.txt, all the wave files and possibly any bitmap files
used as tile sets. In the case of the Borland bwcc.dll file
only delete if it is NOT in your Windows\System directory.
Mah Jongg for Windows no longer uses its own initialization file
called mahjongg.ini in your Windows directory. You can safely
delete this file.
******** Error Messages ********
If you are unlucky Mah Jongg for Windows might show one of the following
error messages:
1 Old version of "TILES.DLL"
Solution: Make sure that the right version of tiles.dll is in
the same directory as mahjongg.exe. You can check
the version numbers in File Manager if you select
the menu "View | All File Details". The version
numbers of mahjongg.exe and tiles.dll are shown in
the time stamp of those files: 01:12:00. The version
of tiles.dll that came with release 1.00 (January
1995) will not work properly with this new version.
If the problem remains, try the strategy followed
in point 3 below, but look for TILES.DLL in stead of
BWCC.DLL. After you've done all that, move the one
and only copy of TILES.DLL left on your computer
to the directory where you've installed mahjongg.exe.
2 Can't find "TILES.DLL"
Solution: Move TILES.DLL, MAHJONGG.HLP, MJREADME.TXT and
MAHJONGG.EXE all to the same directory.
3 You are using an old version of "BWCC.DLL".
Copy the version from the Mah Jongg zip file to your
Windows\System directory. Mah Jongg will now exit.
Solution: Make sure that the correct version of BWCC.DLL is
loaded in memory. If the copy of BWCC.DLL that came
with the Mah Jongg zip file is newer than the copy
found in your Windows or Windows\System directory,
then copy the version from the Mah Jongg zip file
to your Windows\System directory and delete any
copies found in your Windows directory. Try running
Mah Jongg again. If the problem remains then you
have to search all directories listed after the
"PATH=" and possibly "SET PATH=" statements in
your autoexec.bat file and your Windows and
Windows\System directory for copies of BWCC.DLL.
Close all applications except Program Manager
and File Manager. Make backup copies of all
versions on a floppy disk and include information
from which directory a particular copy came from.
Delete any versions of this DLL in your Windows
directory and copy the newest version you can find
of this DLL to your Windows\System directory.
Try running Mah Jongg again. If the problem still
remains, then delete all copies of this DLL on
your system, except for the copy in your
Windows\System directory. Mah Jongg should run now.
4 Sorry... You are using a version prior to Windows 3.1. Mah Jongg
needs Windows 3.1 or higher. Mah Jongg will now exit.
Solution: I'm afraid you'll have to install a version of
Microsoft Windows (TM) newer than the version
you have now. Versions onwards from 3.10 should
run Mah Jongg properly.
5 Mah Jongg has a problem allocating memory. Free up memory by closing
other applications. Mah Jongg will now exit.
Solution: The memory on a computer is limited. Other
applications have taken up so much of it that
Mah Jongg can't get enough to run properly.
Close all applications you're not working
on at the moment and try running Mah Jongg again.
6 Could not Create Timer
Solution: There are only a limited number of timers in Windows.
Other applications have taken up so many of them
that Mah Jongg can't get the timers needed to run
properly. Close all applications you're not working
on at the moment and try running Mah Jongg again.
7 Error opening Help. Can't find "mahjongg.hlp". Make sure it is in
the same directory as mahjongg.exe.
Solution: Move TILES.DLL, MAHJONGG.HLP, MJREADME.TXT and
MAHJONGG.EXE all to the same directory.
All other problems are dealt with in the "mahjongg.hlp" file topic "Technical
Information - Error Messages" or in the appropriate description of the dialog
boxes "The Program Full Explanation - Information and Message Boxes".
You can contact me if problems persist, see Ordering Information in
"mahjongg.hlp" for how to contact me.