--- In [email protected], "John Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Several people have asked, so without asking why they're
> still running TWL98 Maven, I'll paste in some details on
> getting older programs to run better under WinXP. I hope
> this helps some folks.
>
> John Hart
>
>
> running Maven under Windows XP --
>
> 1. locate the file 'MavenTWL.exe' in Windows Explorer
>
> 2. right-click the file
> click Properties, then click Compatibility tab
>
> 3. CHECK 'run in compatibility mode'
> select 'Windows98' or 'Windows2000'
>
> The 2000 setting seems to allow better formatting
> of lists generated by Stuff | Word List -- allows
> wrapping so all the words appear in the dialog,
> not strung out on one line & mostly invisible. My
> thanks to Butch Istook for teaching me that trick.
>
> Experiment on your own machine to see what's best.
>
> 4. do NOT check '256'
> do NOT check '640x480'
> CHECK 'disable visual themes'
> CHECK 'turn off advanced text services'
>
> 5. click Apply and save the settings
>
> For more details, click 'learn more about compatibility'
> and read 'getting older programs to run under XP'
>
Thanks for the tip, but it doesn't make any difference. Maven sims
at the same speed - ie about 8 mins for a 1000-iteration sim with 10
words in the kibitzer - regardless of the compatibility setting. It
was 2-3 times that fast under ME.
I use the old Maven with the simming capability and the SOWPODS
wordlist (being a UK player, like several others on this list).
As reported previously, Quackle is now slightly faster than Maven,
but not a lot. Actually, I've just discovered that Quackle is now
coming up with a blank board instead of our favourite pattern, which
I saved and used several times.
Pete
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