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January 31, 2014

Goodsol Newsletter #197 - Answers to Common Questions

Goodsol Newsletter #197 -- http://www.goodsol.com

Answers to Common Questions

Q. I have an old CD and I can't get it to install on Windows 7 or 8.

A. If you are trying to install from one of our older CDs on Windows Vista/7/8, the CD menu installer does not work in Vista/7/8. You need to view the files on the CD and run the "gdsol.exe" file in the goodsol folder on the CD to install. CDs from 2007 and later will not have this problem.

Q: I use a Mac and the toolbar with the undo, redo buttons is missing. How do I get it back?

A: If you have Lion or higher, go to the Window menu and select "Show Toolbar". For Leopard or Snow Leopard, click on the little grey oval in the upper right corner of the window to turn the toolbar on and off.

Q: In Pretty Good Solitaire, how do I delete games from the Favorites list?

A: Click on the Options button on the main screen, go to the Groups and Wizard area, and highlight Favorites on the left side. You can then add or delete games on the right side.

Note that you can also create your own groups of games here and add or delete games from the groups.

Q: I have a new computer. How do I transfer Pretty Good Solitaire from my old computer to my new one?

A: First, install using the original setup installation file (copying files over will not work). If you don't still have that, you can download the trial version from http://www.goodsol.com/download.html and then use your registration code to register it (if you have purchased).

To copy your statistics, you need to copy the entire data folder.

The data folder location depends on the version of Windows. In Vista/7/8, it is usually the C:users[Windows User name]AppDataRoamingGoodsolPretty Good Solitaire folder. In Windows XP, it is usually the C:Documents and Settings[Windows User Name]Application DataGoodsolPretty Good Solitaire folder, where [Windows User Name] is your user name for Windows.

An easy way to find the data folder is to click on the start button, select "Run...", and type "%appdata%" (without the quotes) and click on OK. Windows will take you directly to the Application Data area.

Q: My cat jumped on my keyboard and lost a game, what can I do?

A: First, tell your cat to stop playing solitaire, they are really bad at it. I don't think I've ever had an email from anyone saying that their cat has won a game.

Second, click on the Options button on the main screen, go to the Preferences area, and check the box "Confirm new games and restarts". On a Mac, click on the Preferences button, go to the General tab, check the box "Confirm when starting new games". This will keep this from happening in the future.

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January 17, 2014

Goodsol Newsletter #196 - Martha

Goodsol Newsletter #196 -- http://www.goodsol.com

PRETTY GOOD SOLITAIRE for iPad - 30% Off This Weekend Only!

http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/pretty-good-solitaire.html

Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad is on sale this weekend only - get our 520 game collection of solitaire games for iPad for 30% off! Starting today, Friday January 17th thru Tuesday January 21st , get Pretty Good Solitaire for only $6.99 instead of the regular $9.99 price.

Pretty Good Solitaire contains 520 different solitaire games - see

http://www.goodsol.com/ipad/pretty-good-solitaire.html for the full list of games.

PRETTY GOOD SOLITAIRE for iPad TIPS

Here's a few tips for using Pretty Good Solitaire for iPad:

1) The game name and game number at the top center is a button. From this button, you can restart the current game, start a new game, select a game number and play that, or see your statistics.

2) Furthermore, on game history list of your games played, if you swipe on a score, a button will appear that allows you to delete that score. Also, in the iPad app if you play a game number you have played before, it will replace your old score with your new score.

3) If you touch a card and hold your finger on it, the app will show you the building rules for that pile, plus how many cards are in the pile.

4) You can change players by typing a player name in the player name box on the main screen.

5) You can select a game to play at random by shaking the iPad when at the main screen.

6) You can add a game to Favorites by touching the star next to the game name in the menu. Or, to remove a game from Favorites (a game that is starred), just touch the star again to unselect it.

7) Shaking the iPad while in a game undos a move.

NEW PURCHASES FREE UPGRADE PERIOD (WINDOWS/MAC)

With a new year comes a change in the free upgrade period if you purchase Pretty Good Solitaire. Last year, if you purchased Pretty Good Solitaire (Windows) during 2013 we promised free upgrades through 2015, now for new purchases in 2014 the free upgrade period is until the end of 2017.

This applies also to upgrades from previous versions at http://www.goodsol.com/upgrades.html . New upgrades from previous versions are also good through 2017 now as well.

Currently all purchases or upgrades made after April 12, 2011 are still in their free upgrade period. New versions for these purchases can be downloaded from http://www.goodsol.com/download.html . If you purchased Pretty Good Solitaire before that date and have not yet upgraded, you can upgrade at http://www.goodsol.com/upgrade.html , or remember that you can always download older versions from http://www.goodsol.com/downloadpre.html (at least one of the versions there will be a free update).

Updates of the Mac version are still currently free and the latest version can be downloaded from the link in your receipt email. Also, iPad updates are free (Apple does not yet have a paid upgrade system in the AppStore) and iPad purchases can always be downloaded from the Purchased area of the AppStore on an iPad.

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