Running the Draconis Ten Pin Alley game under Vista and Windows 7:
by Thomas Ward  adapted for the TPA game by Phil
In Windows Vista all applications typically save their settings in the
c:\Users\User Name\App Data folder,
which use to be the
c:\Documents And Settings\User Name\Application Data
folder under Windows XP,
and where Vista and Windows 7 expects to find settings for games, and other
programs.
Each user should have their games saved in local folders rather than
globally saved to say
c:\Program Files\Draconis Entertainment\Ten Pin Alley
However, if you have Vista or Windows 7 setup as a single user, only one account,
you should have no problems with any games since you will have
Administrator rights. However, if you have multiple user accounts
then you are going to encounter problems with several accessible games and not just Draconis Entertainment's Ten Pin Alley. Any game that needs to write to the
c:\Program Files\
directory to save a game, save settings, will be denied by user
account control for non-administrator accounts.
The solution I propose in that case is to install the games locally
for a user in some place such as
c:\Users\Your User name\Games
where  "Your User Name" is the user name of the person you are
installing the games for.
For example, for my Vista computer, I put my TPA game in
c:\Users\Phil\Games\Draconis Entertainment\Ten Pin Alley

so the full path to the TPA game folder is,
c:\Users\Phil\Games\Draconis Entertainment\Ten Pin Alley
I suggest having your Vista or Windows 7 computer setup for multiple users, and
also running without administrator rights because that is more
secure, and aids in the prevention of viruses, Trojan horses, and
other malware. It is too bad not many of the blind users out there
are aware of these security measures.

For 64 bit Windows 7, you also need to
right click the program icon,
which is the same as the context menu button,
click properties,
and click compatibility mode.
Check the "run this program in compatibility mode for" and choose
Windows XP 32-bit application.

Running the Draconis Ten Pin Alley game under Vista and Windows 7:
by Thomas Ward  adapted for the TPA game by Phil
In Windows Vista all applications typically save their settings in the
c:\Users\User Name\App Data folder,
which use to be the
c:\Documents And Settings\User Name\Application Data
folder under Windows XP,
and where Vista and Windows 7 expects to find settings for games, and other
programs.
Each user should have their games saved in local folders rather than
globally saved to say
c:\Program Files\Draconis Entertainment\Ten Pin Alley
However, if you have Vista or Windows 7 setup as a single user, only one account,
you should have no problems with any games since you will have
Administrator rights. However, if you have multiple user accounts
then you are going to encounter problems with several accessible games and not just Draconis Entertainment's Ten Pin Alley. Any game that needs to write to the
c:\Program Files\
directory to save a game, save settings, will be denied by user
account control for non-administrator accounts.
The solution I propose in that case is to install the games locally
for a user in some place such as
c:\Users\Your User name\Games
where  "Your User Name" is the user name of the person you are
installing the games for.
For example, for my Vista computer, I put my TPA game in
c:\Users\Phil\Games\Draconis Entertainment\Ten Pin Alley

so the full path to the TPA game folder is,
c:\Users\Phil\Games\Draconis Entertainment\Ten Pin Alley
I suggest having your Vista or Windows 7 computer setup for multiple users, and
also running without administrator rights because that is more
secure, and aids in the prevention of viruses, Trojan horses, and
other malware. It is too bad not many of the blind users out there
are aware of these security measures.

For 64 bit Windows 7, you also need to
right click the program icon,
which is the same as the context menu button,
click properties,
and click compatibility mode.
Check the "run this program in compatibility mode for" and choose
Windows XP 32-bit application.