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Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
I myself wonder how the ESP Softworks/Draconis's games work. I'm not even
sure if they'd run on vista. By the way, I was gonna say
Hi Thomas,
No, I definitely will not be repackaging all of my games simply because you
have chosen not to install the winkit.zip file and install the games in a
manner that they were not designed to be.
BFN
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Hi Jim,
I'm wondering if you could include those libs
Hi Shaun,
The winkit.zip install should give you everything that you need to run my games.
Please don't believe the person that has been saying otherwise. It is not true.
BFN
Jim
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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http://www.kitchensinc.net
Why would you want to create special directories for each game? I see no
reason really.
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From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
Hi
Hi Jim and all,
First, my apologies for any confusion I have made here regarding any
compatibility with Jim's games and Vista. Now, I shall explain how this
confusion came about just so everyone knows where I am coming from.
Generally speaking the DirectX 8 VB libs as well as the Visual Basic 6
Hi Jim,
I can confirm that myself. The Winkit package does indeed solve
compatibility issues as far as I cansee.
However, generally speaking those VB libs should really go in
c:\Windows\System32
where all VB 6 games can access them rather than being in the local
directory where just your games
Hi Jim,
No problem. I'm aware of what needs to be installed to the System32
directory so I'll simply install the libs I need there, and run the
games according to the way I like installing them.
However, officially for the Vista compatibility chart I'll update it to
reflect the installation of
Hi Willem,
Honestly, I am a bit of a neet freek when it comes to my computer and
files. For example, take the Windows start menu. If you install
everything to the default location your start menu will eventually
become an unsorted mess with 40 or 50 pull down menus.
Ok, in my start menu I have
: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
Hi Jim,
Ah, I see. Yes, for XP users that is definately the case. Though, if I
upgrade to .Net 3.0 the .Net extra installation isn't necessary since
.Net 3.0 is a core part of Vista.
Which is really one of the main reasons I picked .Net as my platform
: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
Hi Jim,
Ah, I see. Yes, for XP users that is definately the case. Though, if I
upgrade to .Net 3.0 the .Net extra installation isn't necessary since
.Net 3.0 is a core part of Vista.
Which is really one of the main reasons I picked .Net as my platform
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To: Thomas Ward Gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
Hi Thomas,
Thank you, but my point was that allot of people need to down load and
install other software to be able to play your games. Which seems now to
be the complaint
I have vb6sp6.
At 03:37 p.m. 1/09/2007, you wrote:
Hi Jim,
Well, the dll files look good, but unfortunately I don't know which
build version those are. Tell you what I'm planning on a complete
product recovery of my laptop this week. Once I do that I will find you
the most current version of all
Hi Shaun,
Well, most of the files we are talking about should go in
c:\windows\system32
which is the primary system folder for every Windows os since 95B.
shaun everiss wrote:
may be good if you could put the dx7 and dx8vb.dlls and other xp
stuff that one needs for vista for those that don't
Hi Michael,
All the libraries you need go in
c:\Windows\System32
which has been the default system directory for years now. Microsoft
hasn't changed that in the 32 byt version of Vista. In the newer 64 byt
version there is a
c:\Windows\System64
directory, but most users probably don't have this
Hi Michael,
May I ask, have you tried to play my games on your Vista computer? I have had
others tell me that the winkit.zip and the Life game run out of the box. The
only problem that they have had is the self extracting WinZip files.
BFN
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Sean:
Great idea for I
Hi Thomas,
Thank you, but what ships with my games is what they need to run. If there is
newer and people have them well then they are all set.
BFN
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Hi Jim,
Well, the dll files look good, but unfortunately I don't know which
build version those are. Tell you what
Hi Thomas,
Thank you, but my point was that allot of people need to down load and install
other software to be able to play your games. Which seems now to be the
complaint about vb6 games.
BFN
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Hi Jim,
Well, that at least is something i can help you with. Go to
Jim:
Going to try for I love the golf game and others you have.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Jim Kitchen
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 2:51 PM
To: Michael Maslo
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
Hi Michael,
May I
I know but I prefur not to muck round there.
I have had situations in the past when opening the big as folder and
having the system crash.
I reboot and the system decides to be corrupted, and a reformat fixes
it, however having this happen to me loads after trhying to do 2
opperations on a
Hi Jim,
I'm wondering if you could include those libs with each game you
package. As you may or may not know I don't usually install win kit file
choosing to install every one of your games in there own directory.
For example,
c:\Program Files\Kitchens Inc\Golf
c:\Program Files\Kitchens
Hi Jim,
Ah, I see. Yes, for XP users that is definately the case. Though, if I
upgrade to .Net 3.0 the .Net extra installation isn't necessary since
.Net 3.0 is a core part of Vista.
Which is really one of the main reasons I picked .Net as my platform.
The .Net Framework is being included as a
Hi Thomas,
Please correct me if I am wrong, but you did not have a problem with the
winkit.zip install but rather the self extracting zip files right? And as you
yourself have mentioned the end user needs not nor actually ever knows what
language a game or program is written in? Truthfully
Hi Jim,
In actuality I had two problems with your games under Vista, but there
is a pretty easy solution for both of them.
First, as you pointed out I had issues with the self extractor
installation of the game. To install your games you need to run them
using full admin rights. I have no
Hi Jim,
One more note. You are right most of the time a end user doesn't need to
know the language the game is written in, but they will need to know the
dependancies required to run it.
In this case Visual Basic 6 requires allot of libraries which are going
to be canned very shortly. The
Hi Thomas,
Thank you for permission to use your instructions to tell Vista how to run a
self extracting zip file.
My winkit.zip file includes ASYCFILT.DLL COMCAT.DLL
dx8vb.dll gamemenu.BAT gamemenu.exe kitchensinc.DDF
life.exe life.txt liferecs.txt
Hi Thomas,
One other thing, I can not run any of your games because I do not have the most
current net frame work that your games require.
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Hi Jim,
In actuality I had two problems with your games under Vista, but there
is a pretty easy solution for both of them.
may be good if you could put the dx7 and dx8vb.dlls and other xp
stuff that one needs for vista for those that don't want to fiddle in
a system folder, even a tech like myself appreciates a perfect
package as supposed to fiddling.
At 08:32 a.m. 1/09/2007, you wrote:
Hi Thomas,
Thank you for
, August 31, 2007 5:38 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games in vb6
may be good if you could put the dx7 and dx8vb.dlls and other xp
stuff that one needs for vista for those that don't want to fiddle in
a system folder, even a tech like myself appreciates
Hi Jim,
Well, the dll files look good, but unfortunately I don't know which
build version those are. Tell you what I'm planning on a complete
product recovery of my laptop this week. Once I do that I will find you
the most current version of all the VB 6 libs, and you can post them on
your
Hi Jim,
Well, that at least is something i can help you with. Go to
http://www.usagames.us/requirements
and download the .Net Framework 2.0 package and latest DirectX 9.0C upgrade.
First, install .Net 2.0 and then DirectX, and you should be set to go.
Though, as I have discussed on list I am
Hi Jason,
I have found a work around to make Jim's games to work on Vista with no
compatibility issues. I have sent Jim a copy of what to do, and probably
at some point he will put it up on his site or somewhere.
I have for the most part located work arounds to get 99% of accessible
games to
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Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:41 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Kitchensinc games was One Year Ago
Hi Jason,
I have found a work around to make Jim's games to work on Vista with no
compatibility issues. I have sent Jim a copy of what to do
Hi all
Now I'm on the kitchensinc page. I typed in the same address as this
morning and now I'm on the website. I wondered what was wrong that it
couldn't find the page earlier on? maybe jim's server was still off.
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Yeah it seems to be back my end to.
At 02:26 a.m. 15/10/2006, you wrote:
Hi all
Now I'm on the kitchensinc page. I typed in the same address as this
morning and now I'm on the website. I wondered what was wrong that it
couldn't find the page earlier on? maybe jim's server was still off.
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