Pinball gone missing

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I had 3d pinball. Now it's gone
I saw help in another thread, but I'm only a beginner and I don't know how to copy+paste
I clicked on start, then on run, & a box came up that said open. Can't get any further. HELP!!!!!
 
Chris said:
I had 3d pinball. Now it's gone.
I saw help in another thread, but I'm only a beginner and I don't know how to copy+paste.
I clicked on start, then on run, & a box came up that said open. Can't get
any further. HELP!!!!!

OK probably the most common way things 'disappear' is the Start Menu
shortcut being moved or deleted.

To make sure the program itself is installed and still on your system, go to
Run in the start menu like you can done, and type in pinball and hit ok...
This *should* bring 3d Pinball up (it does on mine anyway).

I'm presuming you've already been told how to replace the shortcut with the
copy+paste business.

To copy an item to the computer's clipboard, right click on the object
itself and go to 'Copy' this will copy the item to the computer's memory
(i.e. the clipboard). Once you've found the destination for it, right click
in the window and click 'Paste'. This will copy it again into the new
destination.

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Right-click your desktop (blank spot) and select "New" and then "Shortcut."
The Create Shortcut wizard will come up with a Browse button. Use that to
go to "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Pinball\

When you open that folder, highlight pinball.exe, and OK your way back out.
This will create an icon on your desktop for the link you can use to launch
the game. You can do the same action, or drag that icon to your Start menu
or back into All Programs/Games if you wish.
 
Hi Chris,

|I have just followed your instructions, and it said error, the file does not exist.

You'll need to install it then if it's missing (does not exist). Here's how...

To add/remove Windows XP Games: Click START / Control Panel /
Add or Remove Programs / Add Remove Windows Components /
Accessories and Utilities / [Details...] / Games / [Details...] / then check
(or uncheck and then recheck the game) / Click [OK] 3 times to finish.

HOWEVER Chris...
Pinball is not on that list by default. You will need to use these steps first:

1. Choose Start / Run / Copy+Paste the next line into the RUN box and press [ENTER]:
notepad %SystemRoot%\Inf\Sysoc.inf

2. Scroll down to the line that reads: Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,HIDE,7
and delete the word HIDE from the line so it now reads: Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,,7

3. Click File / Exit and choose YES to save the changes you made to the file.

4. Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs and follow the
instructions posted in the first paragraph to reinstall Pinball now that it's on the list.

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
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You're welcome. Pinball is one of the "system" games, so exists within the
system files. 8-)
 
Glad to see both Chris's doing well. :-)

Cheers,
Jimmy.

| You're welcome. Pinball is one of the "system" games, so exists within the
| system files. 8-)
| --
| Chris H.
| Microsoft Windows MVP
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| | > Thankyou. It worked!
|
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2:24 PM 3/27/200

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Anyway, it said that you send $2.00 to each of the 6 names and

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IMPORTANT -----> it is important You Send The mail out to the 6

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-----------------------------------------------------------

DIRECTIONS -- HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS

----------------------------------------------------------- Step

1. You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own

posting. Simply put your cursor at the beginning of this letter

and click and hold down your mouse button. While continuing to

hold down the mouse button, drag your cursor to the bottom of this

document and over to just after the last character, and release

the mouse button. At this point the entire letter should be

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your screen, select "copy." This will copy the entire letter into

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place your cursor at the top of the blank page. From the "edit"

pull down menu, select "paste." This will paste a copy of the

letter into notepad so that you can add your name to the list.

Remember to eliminate the #1 position, move everyone up a Spot

(re-number everyone else's positions), and add yourself in as #6.

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file to go back to. ---------------------------------------- FOR

NETSCAPE USERS: ---------------------------------------- Step 4.

Within the Netscape program, go to the pull-down window entitled

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NEWS" button, which should be in the top left corner of the

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the Subject. This will be the header that everyone sees as they

scroll through the list of postings in a particular group. Step 6.

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--------------------------------------------------INTERNET

EXPLORER USERS: --------------------------------------------------

Step 4. Go to newsgroups and select "Post an Article." Step 5.

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Now the WHY part: Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5

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$2.00 make the MINIMUM 200 postings, each with my name at #5 and

only 5 persons respond to each of the original 5, that is another

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those Figures at just 15 responses per person. Here is what you

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$101,250.00 at #2 $1,518,750.00 at #1 $22,781,250.00 When your name

is no longer on the list, you just take the latest posting in the

newsgroups, and send out another $12.00 to names on the list,

putting your name at number 6 again, then start posting again. The

thing to remember is, do you realize that thousands of people all

over the world are joining the Internet and reading these articles

every day, JUST LIKE YOU are now!! So can you afford $12.00 and

see if it really works?? I think so... People have said, "What if

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What are the chances of that happening when there are tons of new

honest users and new honest people who are joining the Internet

and newsgroups every day and are willing to give it a try?

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thousands of those joining the actual Internet. Remember, play

FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will work. You just have to be

honest. Make sure you print this article out RIGHT NOW, also. Try

to keep a list of everyone that sends you money and always keep an

eye on the newsgroups to make sure everyone is playing fairly.

Remember, HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. You don't need to cheat the

basic idea to make the money!! GOOD LUCK to all and please play

fairly and reap the huge rewards from this, which are tons of

extra CASH
 
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