Create a directory on your hard drive called "win_sim".

Windows Explorer method

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on programs
  3. In the list of programs that appears, click on Windows Explorer
  4. In the graphical listing of drives, click on your C drive (assuming that this is your hard drive)
  5. Under the file menu in Windows Explorer, click on the New choice
  6. In the menu that opens , click on Folder
  7. Type the name "win_sim" in the name of the new folder that appears.

DOS prompt method

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on programs
  3. In the list of programs that appears, click on MS-DOS Prompt
  4. Click on the dark window that opens
  5. type "md c:\win_sim" followed by the enter key.
  6. Either close the DOS window now, or keep it for the uncompressing step.

Execute win_sim.exe. This uncompresses the files

Start button method

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on Run
  3. Type "c:\win_sim\win_sim_dist" in the Start box in the window that opens
  4. Click on OK

DOS prompt method

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on programs
  3. In the list of programs that appears, click on MS-DOS Prompt
  4. Click on the dark window that opens
  5. type "c:\win_sim\win_sim_dist" followed by the enter key.
  6. Either close the DOS window now, or keep it for the moving step.

Move the file win_sim.ini into your windows directory

Windows Explorer method

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on programs
  3. In the list of programs that appears, click on Windows Explorer
  4. In the graphical listing of drives, double click on your C drive (assuming that this is your hard drive)
  5. On the list of folders that shows in the left window, double click on the one marked win_sim.
  6. On the list of files that shows in the right window, click on the one called win_sim.ini.
  7. Drag this file across to the folder called windows (or your system's equivalent) in the left window.

DOS prompt method

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on programs
  3. In the list of programs that appears, click on MS-DOS Prompt
  4. Click on the dark window that opens
  5. type "move c:\win_sim\win_sim.ini c:\windows" followed by the enter key. (substitute the name of your windows directory if it is not c:\windows).

Add c:\win_sim (assuming your hard drive with the program on it is c) to your path.

Windows 95/98

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on programs
  3. In the list of programs that appears, click on Accessories.
  4. In the list of programs that shows, click on Notepad.
  5. In the file menu of the Notepad window that opens, click on file.
  6. In the menu that opens, click on open
  7. In the list of drives that shows, click on My computer and then C.
  8. Find the file called &quotAutoexec.bat" in the root of your C drive and open it
  9. Find a statement that stats with "Path = ...." in the file.
  10. Add ";c:\win_sim" to the end of this statement.
  11. If there is no path statement, add a line to autoexec.bat that says &quotpath = c:\win_sim"
  12. If there is no autoexec.bat, create one with the line &quotpath = c:\win_sim" in it.
  13. Save the file
  14. Exit from Notepad

Windows NT

  1. Place your mouse cursor on the bottom bar, and click your right mouse button
  2. Click on the menu choice that says "Minimuze all windows"
  3. Put your mouse cursor on the icon that says "My Computer" and click your right mouse button
  4. Select the menu choice that says "Properties"
  5. Click the tab that says "Environment"
  6. Find the line in the system variables box that says path and click on it
  7. In the value line, add ";c:\win_sim" to the end of the line
  8. Click the "Set button"
  9. Click "OK"

Add a shortcut to execute Win Sim in your taskbar

  1. Click on your start button in the lower left corner of your screen
  2. Click on Settings
  3. In the menu that opens, click on "Taskbar..."
  4. Click on the "Start Menu Programs" tab
  5. Click on the "Add" button
  6. In the command line box, type "c:\win_sim\win_sim"
  7. Hit the "Next button"
  8. Select a program folder to put the shortcut in (for example, games)
  9. Hit the "Next button"
  10. Type a name for the shortcut (eg Win Sim)
  11. Hit the &quotFinish" button