OT running bubbels as a standalone

I have figured out how to run bubbels on my Windows XP machine as a
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

jhill wrote:
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

Yes, please!

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jhill wrote:
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

Yes, please!

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jhill wrote:
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

Yes, please!

yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyes!

(no, not an addict, of course not, not me)

Yowie

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jhill wrote:
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

Yes, please!

yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyes!

(no, not an addict, of course not, not me)

Yowie

Instructions on how to make 'bubbels' a standalone game.

The procedure has 3 steps:

1. Copy the bubbels.swf from the temporary internet folder
to another folder where it will be permanent. (I call
my folder 'games').

2. Make the computer automatically launch Internet Explorer
(Hereafter refered to as IE) when you double-click a
file with extension .swf.

3. Make an icon on the desktop to click on to launch bubbels.

Step 1: You will have to make sure the file bubbels.swf is
actually in the temporary internet folder. It disappears
from day to day depending on what options were set. To be
sure it is there, use the IE browser to start bubbels from
the web. You don't have to play it, just call it up once
the old way. Then you can close down IE and log off the web.
Locate the temporary interent folder: to do this click
start and then search. Next click 'all files and folders'.
next click 'advanced search'. In that window type in bubbels
as what to search on in the 'all or part of a file name'
box. Next click the small box in front of 'search hidden files
and folders' to turn on that option. Then click the 'search'
button. It should eventually give you a long path to
bubbels.swf. Mine was C:/documents and settings/jhill/
local settings/Temporary Internet files/. Write this path
down carefully on a scrap paper.

Now use 'my computer' or 'windows explorer' to copy the
bubbels.swf file from that path to new permanent folder. In
my computer I copied it to folder 'games'. There are normally
lots of files in the temporary internet folder, so it takes
some patience to find it.

Step 2: Using 'my computer' or 'windows explorer' go to the new
folder(games) and get a listing of the files there. If you did
step 1 correctly, bubbels.swf will be in the list. Right click
on the bubbels.swf file name. On the submenu, click properties.
You should get another submenu that says in part, 'type of file:
shockwave flash object' the next line should say 'opens with'.
If it says opens with internet explorer, then you are done. If
not click the browse button and select internet explorer from
the list.
Now as a test bring up the list of files again, double (left)
click on the bubbels.swf file name and the game should start,
without being connected to the web. Exit IE for step 3.

Step 3: Bring up the list of files in the permanent folder(games). Be
sure this window is sized so that some of the desktop is visable.
Right click on the bubbels.swf filename and this time select
'create shortcut'. Now a new filename titled 'shortcut to
bubbels.swf' should appear in the list. Drag that shortcut
over to the desktop. A new icon should appear on the desktop with
the words shortcut to bubbels.swf under it. You are done; clicking
on that new icon should launch bubbels. You can usually drag that
icon to whereever you want it on the desktop, once you get the other
program windows closed.

Instructions on how to make 'bubbels' a standalone game.

The procedure has 3 steps:

1. Copy the bubbels.swf from the temporary internet folder
to another folder where it will be permanent. (I call
my folder 'games').

2. Make the computer automatically launch Internet Explorer
(Hereafter refered to as IE) when you double-click a
file with extension .swf.

3. Make an icon on the desktop to click on to launch bubbels.

Step 1: You will have to make sure the file bubbels.swf is
actually in the temporary internet folder. It disappears
from day to day depending on what options were set. To be
sure it is there, use the IE browser to start bubbels from
the web. You don't have to play it, just call it up once
the old way. Then you can close down IE and log off the web.
Locate the temporary interent folder: to do this click
start and then search. Next click 'all files and folders'.
next click 'advanced search'. In that window type in bubbels
as what to search on in the 'all or part of a file name'
box. Next click the small box in front of 'search hidden files
and folders' to turn on that option. Then click the 'search'
button. It should eventually give you a long path to
bubbels.swf. Mine was C:/documents and settings/jhill/
local settings/Temporary Internet files/. Write this path
down carefully on a scrap paper.

Now use 'my computer' or 'windows explorer' to copy the
bubbels.swf file from that path to new permanent folder. In
my computer I copied it to folder 'games'. There are normally
lots of files in the temporary internet folder, so it takes
some patience to find it.

Step 2: Using 'my computer' or 'windows explorer' go to the new
folder(games) and get a listing of the files there. If you did
step 1 correctly, bubbels.swf will be in the list. Right click
on the bubbels.swf file name. On the submenu, click properties.
You should get another submenu that says in part, 'type of file:
shockwave flash object' the next line should say 'opens with'.
If it says opens with internet explorer, then you are done. If
not click the browse button and select internet explorer from
the list.
Now as a test bring up the list of files again, double (left)
click on the bubbels.swf file name and the game should start,
without being connected to the web. Exit IE for step 3.

Step 3: Bring up the list of files in the permanent folder(games). Be
sure this window is sized so that some of the desktop is visable.
Right click on the bubbels.swf filename and this time select
'create shortcut'. Now a new filename titled 'shortcut to
bubbels.swf' should appear in the list. Drag that shortcut
over to the desktop. A new icon should appear on the desktop with
the words shortcut to bubbels.swf under it. You are done; clicking
on that new icon should launch bubbels. You can usually drag that
icon to whereever you want it on the desktop, once you get the other
program windows closed.

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"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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jhill wrote:
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

Yes, please!

yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyes!

(no, not an addict, of course not, not me)

Yowie


As if having the shortcut on my desktop and a DSL connection isn't causing
me enough problems.

Cleared the screen for a total of 83,000 plus points this afternoon.

I need a screen saver for my retinas. Starting to get dark blue and green
burn in.

Jo

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"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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jhill wrote:
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

Yes, please!

yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye syesyesyes!

(no, not an addict, of course not, not me)

Yowie


As if having the shortcut on my desktop and a DSL connection isn't causing
me enough problems.

Cleared the screen for a total of 83,000 plus points this afternoon.

I need a screen saver for my retinas. Starting to get dark blue and green
burn in.

Jo

"jhill" had some very interesting things to
say about OT running bubbels as a standalone:

I have figured out how to run bubbels on my Windows XP machine as a
standalone, so I don't have to be connected to the web to play it. The
process is somewhat long, but I will post it if enough are interested.

I've found that once it's loaded in Netscape, I can play offline. DH
says he's going to figure out how to save the file to my system. :-)
[I'm on Windows 2000, so I'm not sure an XP process would work for
me.]

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