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 Downloads – Program Files
You can get the program files by doing the following:
- If you have already registered, you can download either one of the complete
setup packages from the section A below,
or if you have a slow connection, get the actual program files first
by downloading the bare essentials package from the section
B, and get the additional themes, tile
sets and the tutorial at a later
stage.
- If you do NOT have a version 2.x license yet, the only option is to
download the version 2.01 setup package for evaluation from the
section C below.
The same package is used for all supported Windows operating system
versions (Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10, excluding Windows 10 S, unless upgraded to Windows Pro). Note however
that if you have older Windows operating system (e.g., Windows 95/98/Me),
you need to download and install first one of the full setup packages, and
then download the support module available on the
Optional modules page.
Note: The setup packages use
Microsoft Windows Installer technology. If you use Windows NT
4.0, you need to have service pack 6 installed to be able to use
these setup packages.
Note to Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 users:
The latest version of Four Winds can display context help even if
WinHlp32.exe is not installed, but since the WinHelp module supports
rich formatting (e.g. bold text), Windows Vista /
Wíndows 7 / Windows 8 users might prefer to use the old Windows Help format and download
WinHlp32.exe for Windows Vista or
WinHlp32.exe for Windows 7
or
WinHlp32.exe for Windows 8 from Microsoft's site (search the
download address with Internet search engine by using "WinHlp32.exe for
Windows Vista" or "WinHlp32.exe for Windows
7" or "WinHlp32.exe for Windows
8" as a keyword). Microsoft does not recommend use of WinHlp32.exe on Windows 10 or 11 (even if it runs on it, once it is manually installed: there is no Microsoft installation routine at the moment).
A. Complete Program Package – Version 2.22
- Full package with all themes (in 24-bit color mode), alternative
tile sets and the
tutorial
File size: 51 MB / Date:February-10-2022 – Download
now
Note: Requires that your system supports at least 16-bit (High
Color) color mode (covers practically all modern computers since about 2010).
- FOR OLDER COMPUTERS: Full package with all themes (in
256-color mode), alternative tile sets and the tutorial
File size: appr. 36 MB / Date:
February-10-2022 – Download now
If you have a very old Windows operating system (e.g., Windows 95/98/Me),
please download and install first one of the full setup packages, then
download the support module available on the
Optional modules page.
NOTE: The packages containing the
latest version of the program are available to registered
users of version 2.x only. If you have registered version 2.x but do not have the required
download password, or if your password
has expired, please contact technical
support to have it sent by e-mail. If you have not registered,
you can download a test version from the section C.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure that
your ISP or spam mail filter does not block e-mail from lagarto.fi or
kolumbus.fi addresses since
support e-mail normally proceeds from these domain names (and not
necessarily from 4windsmj.com). If you do not receive e-mail you
have been asking, please check your e-mail settings (and more
specifically, if our mail is in your spam mail box).
B. Bare essentials – Version 2.22
- Program files without additional themes, alternative tile
sets or the tutorial
(you can download these modules separately at a later time)
File size: 18.4 MB / Date:
February-10-2022 –
Download
now
If you have a very old Windows operating system (e.g., Windows 95/98/Me),
please download and install first one of the full setup packages, then
download the support module available on the
Optional modules page.
NOTE: The packages containing the
latest version of the program are available to registered
users of version 2.x only. If you have registered version 2.x but do not have the required
download password (it is delivered within the confirmation e-mail for
orders that have been made after September 18, 2002), or if your password
has expired, please contact technical
support to have it sent by e-mail. If you have not registered,
you can download a test version from the section C.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure that
your ISP or spam mail filter does not block e-mail from lagarto.fi or
kolumbus.fi addresses since support e-mail normally proceeds from these
domain names (and not necessarily from 4windsmj.com). If you do not receive e-mail you
have been asking, please check your e-mail settings (and more
specifically, if our mail is in your spam mail box).
C. Evaluation version – Version 2.01
- Version 2.01 program files without additional themes, alternative tile
sets or the tutorial (you can update to version 2.14 and
download additional modules once the program is registered).
To see what is fixed in updated versions (the latest version is 2.16), please check the version
history.
File size: 3 693 KB / Date: September-12-2002 – Download
now
Note: If you wish to use the multiplayer features, you need
Microsoft DirectX v. 6.0 or later. DirectX is not included in the online setup
packages but comes with the system if you have Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
or Windows 10. If you
have an older system and need to have DirectX, you can download the latest version
from Microsoft's
Download Center. Type "DirectX" in the Search box,
and select "DirectX End-user Runtime update" from the list of found
products.
Note to users who do not have Microsoft Internet Explorer installed
on their system: the game includes a comprehensive documentation which is
based on Microsoft’s HTML Help – a system that requires that version
4.0 or later of Microsoft Internet Explorer is installed.
If you do not have Microsoft Internet Explorer installed (and do not
bother to download it, either), you can access the online documentions by
choosing Four Winds Online Documentation on the Help menu of Four Winds.
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