If you have trouble, double check your registry settings. You can also try setting Life.exe to run in Windows 95 compatibility mode. That should be enough to get the game to run. When you're ready, double-click on the reg file in File Explorer and click yes at the prompt to add the registry information. These lines will have to be adjusted to match the directory where you have the game's files copied.

'InstallDestPath'='C:\Games\Board\Life' These are the lines you will be concerned with Note that if you have installed the game in a directory other than the one I chose, you will have to make changes to this file. Right click on the reg file in File Explorer and hit edit to bring up a Notepad window. Windows 7 users should also download msvcr71.dll and move it to Windows/System32 on.

Next we have to install the registry keys for the game. Download this file and double-click on it in File Explorer to add the information to the registry. The Game of Life is a cellular automaton, invented by John Conway.

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