Works in Windows 10 - Pretty Good Solitaire

Today is the official release day for Windows 10.

I'm happy to say that Pretty Good Solitaire works in Windows 10.

Actually, it is a little more than that.  Not only does Pretty Good Solitaire work in Windows 10, it works great in Windows 10.  I'm not sure how or why, but the animation seems snappier and the game just plays smoother in Windows 10.

This is extra great given the recent news that Microsoft is charging to remove ads in the solitaire game in Windows 10.

Personally, I rather like Windows 10.  It is a huge improvement over Windows 8 and seems a bit better than Windows 7.  It definitely feels like Windows 7 with the start button returned. 

So if you are thinking of updating to Windows 10, have no fear about your favorite solitaire game.  It will work.

Note: if you are upgrading a machine from an earlier version of Windows, I would recommend backing up the game's data folder first.  This is the

C:\users\[Windows User name]\AppData\Roaming\Goodsol\Pretty Good Solitaire

folder in Windows 7 or 8.  After updating Windows, you will need to run the setup installation file to reinstall the game, then copy back the data folder, which is in the same place in Windows 10 (but Microsoft hides the AppData folder, so you will need to go to the View menu in Windows Explorer and check the "Hidden Items" box to see the folder).

 

 

Update:  Here is a really quick way to go the Application Data folder in Windows 10 (this is where the Goodsol data folder is located):

Type this in the "Search the web and Windows" box in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen:  %appdata%

Don't forget the weird % at the beginning and end.  This will pop up a Windows Explorer window with the AppData folder.  If you have installed Pretty Good Solitaire, you should see the Goodsol folder there.  If not, that is where you want to copy it to from your old computer/installation.

 

Comments

[Lynne from Virginia]

I upgraded to Windows10 yesterday, and without thinking (and before your email arrived today), just clicked on the PGS shortcut. It did it's installation thing and I'm pleased to report that everything went fine, including the preservation of my stats! Of course anyone who cares passionately about their stats might want to take the precaution you recommend.

I do have to agree that PGS seems to play even better in 10. I'm delighted, as I've been a fan of PGS for longer than I can remember and I know for a fact that it was the first shareware (there's an ancient term) I ever purchased.

Thanks for hours of fun!

[Gary]

Huh ... I upgraded to W-10 ... and after having waited over an hour for the system to finally complete it's gyrations ... the first thing I did was simply run PGS ... Everything came over without a problem. All my ststs, favorites and screen settings. I never realized there COULD be a problem!

[ronald leclair]

Help, I can't resize cards to fill the screen on windows 10.

[Thomas Warfield]

To resize the cards, just go to the Options menu in the game, select Card Size.

[dgacom]

Thanks Thomas. I just wondering how to resize the cards as well.

[K. T. Wally]

Love your product. I am addicted to Spiderette. I play "my way" now: If I get stuck, I try to figure an alternative winning strategy using the backspace key. Most of the times it works. I keep records of the "hard" , "very Hard" and "super hard" games. There was one deal which required dealing out all the cards before moving any any dealt card! Now I notice that, even though the game numbers are different, the cards are the same. It's getting boring. Can you fix this bug?
Friar Ted

[Thomas Warfiield]

No, the cards are always different if the game number is different. I know of no issue with this. A different game number will always give a different deal of cards.

If somehow you are seeing anything different, send me screenshots.

[Gregg Seelhoff]

Friar Ted,

Have you tried selecting 'Options->Options...' from the menu (or the 'Options' button on the toolbar), then 'Cards and Decks', then changing the selection under 'Select a Card Deck set:'?

If you choose 'Internet->Download Additional Card Sets', you can find all sorts of different card sets. There is even a special one only for subscribers to the Goodsol newsletter. [Hint!]

Good luck!