Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Running JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten without the CD

You install JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten for your little man (or princess) only to find out that you must still use the CD when playing the game. If your little ones are anything like mine that CD will last about seven seconds before it's destroyed. Here's how to fix it.

  1. Install the software as directed.
  2. Copy the 'JSKinder' folder from the CD to a location of your choice. I would suggest 'C:\Program Files\JumpStart\JS Advanced Kindergarten.'
  3. Open the file 'JSAKG.INI' in your text editor of choice.
  4. Add 'C:\Program Files\JumpStart\JS Advanced Kindergarten\JSKinder\resource' to the 'BapPath' statement.
  5. Add 'C:\Program Files\JumpStart\JS Advanced Kindergarten\JSKinder\resource' to the 'ResPath' statement.
  6. Add 'C:\Program Files\JumpStart\JS Advanced Kindergarten\JSKinder\resource\Movies' to the 'VideoPath' statement.
  7. Add 'C:\Program Files\JumpStart\JS Advanced Kindergarten\JSKinder\Fonts' to the 'FontPath' statement.
  8. Remove the CD and enjoy!