Hey guys,
Trying to find 3D Pinball on XP disc? Anyone know where its located and how i can transfer to my system?
Please help driving me insane!!

Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components -> Accessories -> Games -> check Pinball and hit ok until prompted for disc (or not)

the complete file list is located in c:\windows\inf\pinball.inf if you wanna look at it

Thanks for that but wanted to know if and where, could find it on my xp install disc?

on cd in I386 folder; all files "compressed" (eg "pinball.in_" is the INF to be "expanded" using "extract" program). 3 inf's of importance - games (, pinball, and sysoc INF's (.IN_); also "layout.inf" (not compressed). browse around in there - you'll find your answers... oh yeah, files installed are also compressed (eg pinball.ex_).

this is as far as i remember... only reason i'm this "edjumucated" is because i used someone else' method of transmigrating xp games onto win2k3 (bored, i guess...).

This post has been edited by submix8c: Dec 28 2007, 04:34 PM

Have found the pinball.inf and other files but what extraction program do i need to use?

"expand.exe" - it's in the OS. Needs to be executed from the command prompt. only need to expand "pinball.in_"; other components expand/install from it... u need to have some minor knowledge on INF structure also...

put all components into a folder, go to command prompt, change to that folder, run "expand /?" to get the gist of how it works; then proceed to expand!

This post has been edited by submix8c: Jan 4 2008, 04:20 PM

Im sorry but im being a bit thick!! could you walk me through it? sounds a bit complicated???

expanding the files manually is the only way to do it if you don't want to use the GUI

you might be able to get it here (didnt try cause im not registered) since I suspect that topic is what you are trying to do. (only logical reason i can think to not want to use the installer)
http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=8552

if you give me your email ill send it to it all you do then is click the pinball.exe
i can put it in a winrar or send the whole thing if u have winrar tell me as it will save time thats if you tell email
make sure its not your primary email

This post has been edited by jamescarroll: Jan 5 2008, 05:53 PM