How to install Visual Pinball and Everything Related - Video tutorials

A new VPX all in one installer was released which easily installs all the items in Part 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11.  Try it out here: http://www.vpforums....&showfile=11573
 
 
 
Summary:

Visual Pinball Install - Part 1: Downloading VP Installation Files
Visual Pinball Install - Part 2: Installing VP 9.0.2, 9.9.0 and 9.9.1
Visual Pinball Install - Part 3: Installing DirectX End-User Runtime for VP 9.9.0 and 9.9.1
Visual Pinball Install - Part 4: Installing an EM table (no ROM required)
Visual Pinball Install - Part 5: Installing a Solid-State table (ROM required)
Visual Pinball Install - Part 6: Installing the VP Physmod 5 Beta exe to play Physmod tables
Visual Pinball Install - Part 7: VPinMame updates and quick ROM downloads
Visual Pinball Install - Part 8: Installing the DirectB2S backglass server (2 Monitor setup)
Visual Pinball Install - Part 9: Troubleshooting video with some common ROM, VPinMame and DirectB2S file error
Visual Pinball Install - Part 10: Installing the VPX Beta exe
Visual Pinball Install - Part 11: Installing UltraDMD server
Visual Pinball Install - Part 12: Installing America's Most Haunted (requires UltraDMD)
Visual Pinball Install - Part 13: B2S.exe installs and more DirectB2S table installs
Visual Pinball Install - Part 14: LEDwiz SimpleLEDTest and complete DOF install
Visual Pinball Install - Part 15: B2S 3 Monitor support and Speaker Grill removal

 


Visual Pinball Install - Part 1: Downloading VP Installation Files

Uses this guide for install: http://www.vpforums....rials&article=1

VP 9.9.0 and 9.9.1 download link: http://www.vpforums....s&showfile=8792






 
Visual Pinball Install - Part 2: Installing VP 9.0.2, 9.9.0 and 9.9.1
Note:  To run VP 9.9.0 or 9.9.1, you also need to install DirectX End-User Runtime, see Part 3


 



Visual Pinball Install - Part 3: Installing DirectX End-User Runtime for VP 9.9.0 and 9.9.1

To run VP9.9 or newer, you need to install DirectX End-User Runtime install

Here is the link to the DirectX installer -->  https://www.microsof...aylang=en&id=35
 

 



Visual Pinball Install - Part 4: Installing an EM table (no ROM required)


 



Visual Pinball Install - Part 5: Installing a Solid-State table (ROM required)
You can see in the video, VP9.9.1 kept crashing (Others have this problem too.  How to fix? Play the table with 9.9.0
Note: Keep ROM files zipped and place them in the VPinmame roms folder
 

 



Visual Pinball Install - Part 6: Install the VP Physmod 5 Beta exe to play Physmod tables
The tutorial uses mjr's modified version of Physmod5 with plunger improvements and new registry location so VP9.9 settings and Physmod settings can be managed separately
Here is the link to mjr's Physmod 5 exe --->    http://www.vpforums....=28313&p=277099

Original Physmod 5 exe is here: http://www.vpforums....=32#entry266075
 





Visual Pinball Install - Part 7: VPinMame updates and quick ROM downloads

VpinMame Beta: http://www.vpforums....showtopic=27063

All the ROMS: http://goo.gl/kirh4S






Visual Pinball Install - Part 8: Installing the DirectB2S backglass server (2 Monitor setup)
This should work for 3 monitor setup, but you will need to define the LED/DMD values in screenres.txt to properly display the directb2s 3rd screen info
Links used
http://www.vpforums....als&article=136
Table: http://www.vpforums....&showfile=10157
DB2S glass: http://www.vpforums....s&showfile=7437
ROM file - see video 7 for best way to download rom. You want to download mm_10.zip

Part 1: Install
 


Part 2: Video of working setup





Visual Pinball Install - Part 9: Troubleshooting video with some common ROM, VPinMame and DirectB2S file error
Errors shown in the video
1) ROM zipfile is missing. Fix: Download the ROM
2) ROM zipfile is not supported by this version of VPinMame. Fix: Try updating vpinmame
3) ROM zipfile name correct, but contents of ROM wrong or corrupt. Fix: Re-download ROM
4) VPinMame not installed. Fix: Install VPinMame
5) Directb2s not installed. Fix: Install DirectB2S Server
6) no screenres.txt. Fix: Setup screenres.txt. See Video 8
7) vbs scripts missing. Fix: Install vbs scripts. See Video 2






Visual Pinball Install - Part 10: Installing the VPX Beta exe
Install VP10 link - http://www.vpforums....showtopic=30418
VP10 Test tables - http://www.vpforums....showtopic=30784






Visual Pinball Install - Part 11: Installing UltraDMD server
https://ultradmd.wordpress.com/
Original post- http://www.vpforums....showtopic=26602
Install directions used in the video from RYSr - http://www.vpforums....=26602&p=312949






Visual Pinball Install - Part 12: Installing America's Most Haunted (requires UltraDMD)
VP9 and VPX beta install
http://www.vpforums....showtopic=29469






Visual Pinball Install - Part 13: B2S.exe installs and more DirectB2S table installs
Just setting up some tables that come with B2S.exe backglass and some DirectB2S table/backglass setup (assumes you already installed the Direct B2S Server in part 8)






Visual Pinball Install - Part 14: LEDwiz SimpleLEDTest and complete DOF install






Visual Pinball Install - Part 15: B2S 3 Monitor support and Speaker Grill removal
See Video 8 to install Direct B2S Server first. This covers 3 screen setup changes needed
This uses the B2S Screenres Editor - http://www.vpforums....showtopic=18020