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PRG STARTER TRICKS AND TIPS
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Alternative starting methods
Instead of double clicking files
associated to PRG Starter, you can
drag and drop files on PRG Starter's
program icon. So if you have a file
that you know is a PRG file but
without the .prg extension, and if
you don't want to rename it; Then
you can just drag and drop the file
on PRG Starter's program icon to
start it. So you could make a
shortcut to PRG Starter on your
desktop just for that purpose if you
like.
You can use PRG Starter from the
command line as well. For example:
PRG_Starter.exe "the demodisk.d64"
Changing the starting address of
files
It's possible to change the starting
address of programs that have a
$XX01 starting address. (All normal
program ram spaces ends with $01).
If this is the case, a "Change"
button will appear. So if it's
obvious that's the wrong emulator is
used for a file, you can change it
to the right one. Some programs do
have the wrong starting address if
for example someone have loaded and
saved a program with a computer that
it wasn't made for. In the change
address dialog, some choices will be
shadowed and unavailable when it's
not possible or unwise to save as
those types.
The change button even works on
files inside disk images.
Dual cartridge images on Vic-20
Some cartridge images on Vic-20 are
in two parts that go to different
memory addresses. They are normally
named something like
SpaceMan_6000.prg and
SpaceMan_A000.prg. To start these,
do like this:
* Double click the non-A000 part.
* Then drag and drop the A000 part
into the VICE window.
* Press Alt-R to start.
Global Overrides
You can force a file to be opened
with any emulator by renaming the
file and putting any of the
following keywords in the filename:
(c64), (c128), (plus4), (pet),
(cbm2),
(vic_all) = Vic20 with ram in all
memory blocks,
(vic_none) = Unexpanded Vic20,
(vic_3k) = Vic20 with 3k expansion,
(Vic) = Vic-20 with automatic memory
configuration.
Only use the overrides when you find
a file that doesn't open with the
right emulator and when the Change
button doesn't appear or help. This
is mostly useful for files with
strange starting addresses, for
example auto starting files.
Additional VICE options
You can put additional VICE options
inside {SHIFT-+}{SHIFT--}-brackets in the filename
to add these options to VICE. This
is useful in case a file needs
special features in VICE that you
normally don't have in your VICE
settings. Many demo disks need true
drive emulation for example, for
which you can add {SHIFT-+}-truedrive{SHIFT--} in
the filename.
For example: bible1{SHIFT-+}-truedrive{SHIFT--}.d81
You can find options to use here.
The popup window
A counting down message is shown in
the pop up window. To prevent the
window from closing, click on the
message. The counting down will also
stop if you press any of the buttons.
Config file
The config file (that just contains
the VICE path) is located in your
Documents folder and is named
"PRGStarter".
Troubleshooting
If the file association setup fails
for a file type, then try to do it
manually:
Vista/7: In the Windows Control Panel
-> Default programs
-> Associate a file type...
Windows XP: In the Folder Options.
If that doesn't work either, then
start REGEDIT and delete the
extension key in question under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileE
xts\ and then run the PRG Starter
setup again.
Bug Reports
The vast majority of files are
identified correctly, but NOT all
files. That is just impossible
because of the limited information
PRG files contain. That is why I
have provided the override filename
tags. However, if you find PRG
Starter to misbehave, you are very
welcome to send me a bug report.
(Use the email address displayed in
the PRG Starter popup window). But
please first try to autostart the
file in the correct VICE emulator
yourself with "File->Autostart
Disk/Tape image". If that isn't
possible, then how would PRG Starter
be able to do it?
News
V1.4.3 - 18/4 2010 (Minor update)
* The routine that detects machine
language access of the TED chip
(Plus/4) was fine-tuned.
V1.4.2 - 17/4 2010 (Minor update)
* Added support for Commodore 64
.crt files.
V1.4.1 - 15/4 2010 (Minor update)
* Added support to display Vic-20
Minipaint pictures.
* Added support for .D41 files
(Which is the same thing as D64)
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