The update page contains:

• Information about Windows Vista
   
• More Acol Bidding - Demo
• More Acol Bidding - Update
• Acol Bidding - Demo
• Acol Bidding - Update

When you use an update, please make sure that it is the correct update.
It is described below which update belongs to which CD.

Information about Windows Vista

The installation of the programs runs under Windows Vista essentially in the same way as under Windows XP and as is described in the manual. The user needs administrator rights (this is the normal case with Windows Vista Home).

Please note the following items:

• After you have loaded the CD into the CD drive the system asks if it should execute "Q-START.EXE". You agree by clicking on it.
• It then reports that the program "INSTALL.EXE" wants to access your computer, which you allow.
• Then the installation starts. As last step of the installation a small window titled "CD-Cops" is opened, where you are asked to enter the CD key.
• You do so for the CDs: "Acol Bidding 2006" and "More Acol Bidding 2006"; with "Acol Bidding 2005" and "More Acol Bidding 2004", however, you close this window and use the update from this page.
• When the CD-Cops check starts (with the CDs 2006 immediately, with the others after the update) the system reports that CD-Cops is not compatible with this version of Windows. By clicking on "execute program" you run the program nevertheless.

Note:

    The demo version with the text explanations is relatively small,
    the 5 shown hands alone make the download worthwhile.

    The second demo version contains the explanation for one hand
    (the first hand of the demo version) as sound.
    Downloading it makes sense if you intend to buy the product
    and want to make sure before that the sound output works at your PC.

Installation of the demo version:

1) You download the file to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp";
2) You execute the downloaded file.
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to a folder "c:\games\qbtrain.dma".
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
3) At the end of the extraction, an installation program starts.
   It creates an icon at the desktop and entries in the Windows Start menu.
   You may start the program using one of that.

A) Update for the version 2004

The update contains the additions/corrections:

• After the CD check terminates the program does not start but only opens the window "state of licence".
• The statistics window shows bars for the play results also.
• If you have achieved the trick goal (i.e. played correctly) then you are asked at the end of the play if you want to get the explanations.
• If the explanation window "disappears" it can be restored by the menu item "View / Open explanation".

Installation of the update:
(The bidding program itself may not run during the update, in particular not during step 2b.)

1) You download the file ("acm-up-2004(.exe)") to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp".
2) You execute the downloaded file in the temporary folder (by double clicking on it).
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to the folder "c:\games\qbtrain.acm".
     This must be the place where the original 'More Acol Bidding' has been installed.
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
3) The next time when you start More Acol Bidding, the updated version
     can be recognized in the menu item: "Help / About".
 

B) Update for the version 2006

The update contains the correction:

• After the CD check terminates the program does not start but only opens the window "state of licence".

Installation of the update:
(The bidding program itself may not run during the update, in particular not during step 2b.)

1) You download the file ("acm-up-2006(.exe)") to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp".
2) You execute the downloaded file in the temporary folder (by double clicking on it).
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to the folder "c:\games\qbtrain.acm".
     This must be the place where the original 'More Acol Bidding' has been installed.
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
 

Note:

    The demo version with the text explanations is relatively small,
    the 5 shown hands alone make the download worthwhile.

    The second demo version contains the explanation for one hand
    (the first hand of the demo version) as sound.
    Downloading it makes sense if you intend to buy the product
    and want to make sure before that the sound output works at your PC.

Installation of the demo version:

1) You download the file to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp";
2) You execute the downloaded file.
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to a folder "c:\games\qbtrain.dac".
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
3) At the end of the extraction, an installation program starts.
   It creates an icon at the desktop and entries in the Windows Start menu.
   You may start the program using one of that.

A) Update for the versions 2000 or 2001

• The CD is accessed less frequently when spoken explanations are used.
• If the CD is needed for spoken explanations the program queries it.
• The vulnerability is shown by red and white bars.

• The message 'invalid card' pops up during the play (with Windows XP, 2000, and Vista).
• You want to install a permanent PC licence (menu item "File / State of licence").

Installation of the update:

1) You download the file ("aclup65(.exe)") to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp";
2) You execute the downloaded file.
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to the folder "c:\games\qbtrain.acl".
    This should be the place where the original Acol Bidding has been installed.
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
3) At the end of the extraction an update program starts which creates an icon at the desktop.
   The next time when you start Acol Bidding, you should recognize
   the updated version by the presence of the vulnerability bars.
 

B) Update for the versions 2002 or 2003

It solves the problem that the files in the help menu are not displayed anymore
- this happens if you use Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista.

Installation of the update:

1) You download the file ("acl-doc(.exe)") to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp";
2) You execute the downloaded file.
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to the folder "c:\games\qbtrain.acl".
    This should be the place where the original Acol Bidding has been installed.
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
 

C) Update for the version 2005

The update contains the correction:

• After the CD check terminates the program does not start but only opens the window "state of licence".

Installation of the update:
(The bidding program itself may not run during the update, in particular not during step 2b.)

1) You download the file ("acl-up-2005(.exe)") to a temporary folder, e.g. "c:\temp".
2) You execute the downloaded file in the temporary folder (by double clicking on it).
2a) It suggests to extract the contained files to the folder "c:\games\qbtrain.acl".
     This must be the place where the original 'Acol Bidding' has been installed.
2b) You start the extraction by the "unzip" button.
 

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