Installation Instructions - Revision history

Botsareus: /* Windows 8 */

2014-09-26T00:57:57Z

‎Windows 8

Botsareus: /* New Installations */

2014-09-25T19:06:42Z

‎New Installations

Botsareus: /* Win XP / Win Vista / Windows 7 */

2014-09-25T19:00:38Z

‎Win XP / Win Vista / Windows 7

Botsareus: /* New Installations */

2014-09-25T18:57:27Z

‎New Installations

PhiNotPi: Fixed typos

2014-02-15T01:11:57Z

Fixed typos

Shasta at 07:02, 30 April 2011

2011-04-30T07:02:32Z

188.46.96.21: download and register missing msstdfmt.dll

2010-08-18T11:50:26Z

download and register missing msstdfmt.dll

Shasta: /* New Installations */

2010-08-18T04:42:42Z

‎New Installations

95.34.204.128: /* Installing DarwinBots under Linux */

2010-08-16T22:51:50Z

‎Installing DarwinBots under Linux

Peter: regsrv32->regsvr32

2009-11-20T20:58:50Z

regsrv32->regsvr32

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 === Install in user directory ===
 Installing Darwinbots in the Program Files directory is not recommended. Unless you are running as an Administrator, and/or UAC is turned off, Darwinbots will run into errors when tries some file operations (ex. Auto-Saves of sims). It is instead recommended to install to a non-protected directory such as C:\Users\USERNAME\Darwinbots2
 == Upgrading ==

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−	~~== New Installations ==~~
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−	~~For a completely new installation it is necessary to download and run the setup file before upgrading to later versions.<br>~~
−	~~This will set up all of the necessary directories and install the program. It will also add a number of activeX files to the Windows\system32 directory.~~
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−	~~[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP/Darwinbots-2-48-15-Setup.exe Download Darwinbots 2 Setup]~~
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	== Win XP / Win Vista / Windows 7 ==		== Win XP / Win Vista / Windows 7 ==

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 === Install in user directory ===
 Installing Darwinbots in the Program Files directory is not recommended. Unless you are running as an Administrator, and/or UAC is turned off, Darwinbots will run into errors when tries some file operations (ex. Auto-Saves of sims). It is instead recommended to install to a non-protected directory such as C:\Users\USERNAME\Darwinbots2
 == Upgrading ==

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 This will set up all of the necessary directories and install the program. It will also add a number of activeX files to the Windows\system32 directory.
-[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP/Darwinbots-2-Setup.exe Download Darwinbots 2 Setup]
+[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP/Darwinbots-2-48-15-Setup.exe Download Darwinbots 2 Setup]
 == Win XP / Win Vista / Windows 7 ==

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 The Darwinbots community is quite active, and major releases are made public generally every month.  Each new version contains substantial improvements.  Don't cheat your Darwinbots experience!  Be sure to have the latest version installed.
-Upgrading Darwinbots is quite easy, as all you need is the new sysvars file and executable.  New patches are listed on [[FTP| Downloads]] in chronological order, so newer releases are generally listed last for a section.  Each release comes with a code archive and patch, downloadable seperately.
+Upgrading Darwinbots is quite easy, as all you need is the new sysvars file and executable.  New patches are listed on [[FTP| Downloads]] in chronological order, so newer releases are generally listed last for a section.  Each release comes with a code archive and patch, downloadable separately.
 Newer releases are, obviously, of higher numbers.  Thus 2.36 comes after 2.35 but before 2.4.
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 *Install the Wine package.
-*Get the libraries MSVBVM60.dll, scrrun.dll and wininet.dll from reliable sources. If DB crashes when you try to run it, you'll problably need a few more dlls.
+*Get the libraries MSVBVM60.dll, scrrun.dll and wininet.dll from reliable sources. If DB crashes when you try to run it, you'll probably need a few more dlls.
 *Place those files at the folder /(username)/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32.
 *Open a terminal window and go to the system32 folder.

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 == New Installations ==
-For a completely new installation it is necessary to download '''version 2.1''' and run the setup file before upgrading to later versions.<br>
+For a completely new installation it is necessary to download and run the setup file before upgrading to later versions.<br>
 This will set up all of the necessary directories and install the program. It will also add a number of activeX files to the Windows\system32 directory.
-The download is available at the current [[Main FTP|Downloads]] or you can also try the [http://digilander.libero.it/darwinbots/download.html old FTP].
+[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP/Darwinbots-2-Setup.exe Download Darwinbots 2 Setup]
 == Win XP / Win Vista / Windows 7 ==
-=== Install in own directory ===
+=== Install in user directory ===
-Installing Darwinbots in the Program Files directory is not recomended. Unless you are running as an Administrator, and/or UAC is turned off, Darwinbots will run into errors when tries some file operations (ex. Auto-Saves of sims). It is instead recommended to install to a non-protected directory such as C:\Users\USERNAME\DarwinbotsII
+Installing Darwinbots in the Program Files directory is not recommended. Unless you are running as an Administrator, and/or UAC is turned off, Darwinbots will run into errors when tries some file operations (ex. Auto-Saves of sims). It is instead recommended to install to a non-protected directory such as C:\Users\USERNAME\Darwinbots2
 == Upgrading ==
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 The Darwinbots community is quite active, and major releases are made public generally every month.  Each new version contains substantial improvements.  Don't cheat your Darwinbots experience!  Be sure to have the latest version installed.
-Upgrading Darwinbots is quite easy, as all you need is the new sysvars file and executable.  New patches are listed on the [http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP FTP] and [[FTP|Wiki FTP]] in chronological order, so newer releases are generally listed last for a section.  Each release comes with a code archive and patch, downloadable seperately.
+Upgrading Darwinbots is quite easy, as all you need is the new sysvars file and executable.  New patches are listed on [[FTP| Downloads]] in chronological order, so newer releases are generally listed last for a section.  Each release comes with a code archive and patch, downloadable seperately.
 Newer releases are, obviously, of higher numbers.  Thus 2.36 comes after 2.35 but before 2.4.
-Note that the old FTP is no longer updated.
+After downloading the zip of the new version, unzip it to your Darwinbots folder. (typically C:\Program Files\DarwinBotsII or C:\Users\USERNAME\)  Yes, you must do this manually.  The developers are far too busy with real programming to figure out how to implement an autopatcher.
 == Final Note ==
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 == Regional settings ==
 Darwinbots is pretty stupid and assumes that you're using the American decimal system, where numbers look like this: 123,456.789 (123 thousand...).  If you don't live in America, and you're used to numbers looking like this: 123.456,789, Darwinbots will run, but there will be a few random errors in the user interface.  To fix this, go to your Windows Control Panel->Regional and Language Options-> and make sure the number blank says "123,456,789.00".  If it doesn't, change your region to one that does (such as English(United States)).
 == Windows 95 Potential Compatibility Warning ==
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 == Installing DarwinBots under Linux ==
 DarwinBots can run under Linux using the wine Windows emulator, although the simulation speed may be slower and bugs and crashes may happen. Following these steps will usually make it work:

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	The download is available at the current [[Main FTP\|Downloads]] or you can also try the [http://digilander.libero.it/darwinbots/download.html old FTP].		The download is available at the current [[Main FTP\|Downloads]] or you can also try the [http://digilander.libero.it/darwinbots/download.html old FTP].
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		+	'''Windows Vista/7 Users:''' Installing Darwinbots in the Program Files directory is not recomended. Unless you are running as an Administrator, and/or UAC is turned off, Darwinbots will run into errors when tries some file operations (ex. Auto-Saves of sims). It is instead recommended to install to a non-protected directory such as C:\Users\USERNAME\DarwinbotsII

	== Upgrading ==		== Upgrading ==

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	--[[User:MacadamiaNuts\|MacadamiaNuts]] 17:17, 10 November 2007 (MST)		--[[User:MacadamiaNuts\|MacadamiaNuts]] 17:17, 10 November 2007 (MST)
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		+	'''Installing on Ubuntu 10.04 (the easy way):'''
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		+	*Install the Wine package
		+	*Get [http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks Winetricks] to install vb6run
		+	*Double click setup.exe to install the old version. Then you can drop the newer executables and run them with wine.
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 *Place those files at the folder /(username)/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32.
 *Open a terminal window and go to the system32 folder.
-*Write "wine regsrv32 scrrun.dll". This will register the dll in the Wine Windows registry.  If this doesn't work, try "regedit scrrun.dll".
+*Write "wine regsvr32 scrrun.dll". This will register the dll in the Wine Windows registry.  If this doesn't work, try "regedit scrrun.dll".
 *Now, do "winecfg", select "wininet" at Libraries and specify it to be run first as native.
 *Get the DB installer, place the setup.exe file somewhere in the drive_c folder.