Hasbro CD Hard Drive Installation

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Note: The following instructions are only applicable to the first version of Hasbro's CD-ROM game, the so-called "blue" CD. You need a special patch to run version two without the CD. Click here to download the version two "nocd" patch. To use the patch for version two, just double-click on it after saving it. It will open automatically. All you have to do is indicate the correct folder. Running the game directly from the hard drive increases the speed of play and improves the general quality of game play online. The color-fix patch for version one allows you to run in color modes greater than 256. This is very useful if you have your machine set to 16-bit or higher color, especially if you are playing online. You won't get those pesky error messages anymore due to improper color mode. Happy tiling! [ Home ]

Hasbro Scrabble V1 Hard-Drive Installation

Note: Advanced users may want to try uninstalling their current game before proceeding. It's always a good idea to do backups and to make sure you don't delete system files if uninstalling. I've used the steps below to install the game on both Win95 and WinME machines with no problems.

Rename your current Hasbro V1 Scrabble folder  (default location C:\scrabble) to OLDSCRABBLE. If you get a warning that this might affect the program, just say yes and rename the folder anyhow.

Create a new folder on your hard drive, I've called my folder MAVEN.

With your Scrabble CD in the drive, open Windows explorer or file manager and click on your CD drive in the left window pane. The files in the SCRABBLE folder (shown in the right pane below) are the only files you'll need to copy to the new MAVEN folder you made earlier. Drag the SCRABBLE folder from the Hasbro CD to the new MAVEN folder you created before. You can also right-click and drag the folder to its destination choosing "Copy Here" from the menu that comes up. About 100 megabytes will be copied. Depending on your system, it might take a minute or two. Here is another picture:

Contents of C:\MAVEN\SCRABBLE\ after files are copied:

Redo your Scrabble shortcut by right clicking the Scrabble icon and choosing the SEND TO and DESKTOP (CREATE SHORTCUT) options. Go ahead and run the game with the CD in the drive first so that it can complete its CD-Rom speed test.

Remove the CD from your drive and try initiating a game; if it works, you can delete the OLDSCRABBLE folder.

Advanced users may also want to install the color-fix patch. This patch allows you to run the game in color modes greater than 256. Just download the patch and unzip its contents to your C:\MAVEN\SCRABBLE\ folder (or to wherever your Scrabble game is installed), saying yes to file overwrite prompts.

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