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[FDSystems]

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A lot of what I know about computers, programs, install, uninstall, update, tweaks, etc.....................
I learned it starting here & at vpforum.com, then extending my new knowledge to other horizons............

It takes a little bit of time & patience to get VP/VPM running the way you want, & than a little bit more time & patience to get all your tables running the way you want, but it´s definitely worth it.

You will find here a whole lot of people from all over the world sharing one passion: pinball & a lot of people ready to help you solve eventual problems.

Most of us do not have a real machine at home & some have build a cabinet. I play pinball on a wide screen laptop. (With Windows 7, what a relief after Vista!)

[kissy_clare]

I live in the north of Scotland. Very rarely do you see pinball machines here as they've all been taken over by 'X Factor' and £250 slot machine. I am very grateful to the creators of Vpin because at least in some fasion I can feed my passion for pinball I had in the 90s and have missed so dearly there were pinball machines EVERYWHERE at that time, but those kinds of arcades are all dying out as we all know.

I guess I'm just a little impatient to get it running sorry. :hugs:

lol -
should've realised you were just a gruff scotsman! (joke!)

Anyhoo - I know the north of Scotland can really mean the back of beyond, but I know there is a small community in Scotland that organise some meetings etc & if you're anywhere Aberdeen there's definately a few people that way that'd help you out with playing some real pinball
Check out these links for more UK specific info:
Pinformer - a list of all the machines that are currently known about on sites in the UK

UK Pinball League - want a chance to play real pinball, with real people? Get involved in the league, it's mostly just for fun and a bit of socialising, but if you want to take it really seriously you could

UK Pinball Group - the place where UK pinballers chat, post help, organise league & other meetings, offer machines for sale etc.

As for getting VP/VPM up & running...honestly...go through the guide, if there's a specific part you don't understand, then ask about that in as much detail as you can & you'll get all the help you need.

Regards,
Dan.

I don't live in Aberdeen I live in Inverness which is even worse!

City in the Highlands. Like ummm...hardly

[Itchigo]

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A lot of what I know about computers, programs, install, uninstall, update, tweaks, etc.....................
I learned it starting here & at vpforum.com, then extending my new knowledge to other horizons............

Absolutely!! Anyone who knows me knows how far I've.... Can I get an Amen?!!

[grimwasere]

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A lot of what I know about computers, programs, install, uninstall, update, tweaks, etc.....................
I learned it starting here & at vpforum.com, then extending my new knowledge to other horizons............

Absolutely!! Anyone who knows me knows how far I've.... Can I get an Amen?!!

hey kissy you will get there it takes a lot of fiddling and failed attempts ,some times you feel like giving up, but keep at it cos when you get it up and running it will be worth it, and dont worry i live in the welsh hills and pins are extinct down here but at least we got a few things in common , the weather,were both doing shit in the rugby and best of all we like pins and vp, there are some really clever guys on here who put some serious effort into the site and the pin emulator and tables and without them we have nothing keep trying m8 and post if your stuck and which part your stuck on

[jpartyka15]

I also have a problem playing in Windows 7. I do have it running as a admin. Most of the time it crashes. The other problem is that the backglass view is zoomed in like 200%. How can I make that smaller and/or have it on another screen?

[Itchigo]

I also have a problem playing in Windows 7. I do have it running as a admin. Most of the time it crashes. The other problem is that the backglass view is zoomed in like 200%. How can I make that smaller and/or have it on another screen?

I don't know what version (9.08, etc) you're using but make sure HD Render is unchecked, that will crash it immediately if you don't have enough video memory. I'm not sure about the 2 screens because I'm only using 1.

[jpartyka15]

Ok thanks Itchigo. That fixed the crashing Problem. I'm using 9.08, and I had the always run on full-screen on this display checked which made the backglass zoomed at 200%