![]() You did mention, “I’ve just recently bought her a Chromebook, which she uses to check email and surf the web.” So if she is not surfing or checking emails with the Windows & she should be OK. You do not have to update the OS if you do not want to. One of the vectors into a PC is a 3rd party program like, Java, A Flash, A reader that is not updated. If Flash is needed for it to play on your Windows 7 you SHOULD get the latest version of Flash. This was mentioned by Alex, “Your mom can play the game online using Chrombook (the game requires Flash)”. ![]() Pkorvn, PKC has some good ideas, you should examine them, as does GTP. Simply drag-&-drop the game’s SWF onto the Projector’s open window to load the game. Last but not least, it is of course possible to use Adobe Flash Player Projector to play Flash games whlist disconnected from the internet, as long as one has the full SWF file (& not a small launcher-type SWF). Screenshots of the Bookworm “Classic” online Flash game as loaded in Adobe Flash Player Projector in Win 7. Wait for the game’s screen to load (this may take a couple of seconds).If prompted by the firewall, allow flashplayer_XX_sa.exe to access the internet.Menu: File > Open (or: just press CTRL-O).To play the online Bookworm “Classic” Flash game using Adobe Flash Player Projector: ![]() from flashplayer_32_sa.exe to flashplayer_33_sa.exe), delete the older version to prevent file clutter. Remember to check the Adobe page periodically for updates. To minimize internet-exposure time for Mom’s old laptop, you can download the Projector using another PC, & transfer it to Mom’s old laptop using a USB thumbdrive - eg. Nevertheless, if one wishes to play the online “ Classic” version (& expose a vulnerable PC to the internet during possibly hours-long gameplay), instead of using a web browser (many of which will stop supporting Flash in the near future), one can instead download the standalone, no-install Adobe Flash Player Projector. Internet connection is not necessary for gameplay. To play the full Deluxe version, use a working EXE or ISO installer to install the game on the PC - as indicated in my previous comments here. This is how the menu of the full Bookworm Deluxe looks like. Note: So far, all the online Flash versions that I’d seen labelled as “ Bookworm Deluxe” on their respective host webpages are apparently the “ Classic” version. Its SWF Flash binary is identical to the copy hosted at site:ĩ19.96 KB, MD5: 1B2549DB4DF48DA454F58BD8C8A41333 Your mom can play the game online using Chrombook (the game requires Flash) Īn alternative HTTPS site that also hosts Bookworm: I know that come January there will be no more patching, hence the Chromebook for her email and surfing, etc. Would it be “safe” for me to not update her Toshiba anymore, and for her to still play her beloved game? I’m not very computer savvy, and worry that her laptop being connected to the internet for a few hours each day while she plays may open her up to bad things if it’s not patched every month. I’ve been continuing to do them because in order to play Bookworm it apparently needs to be connected to the internet, even though it’s been loaded onto the laptop via the installation disc. My question – I’d like to stop with the monthly MS updates on the Toshiba. The only thing she uses the Toshiba laptop for is to play the Bookworm game since it can’t be loaded onto the Chromebook. She has an old Toshiba laptop running Windows 7 and I’ve just recently bought her a Chromebook, which she uses to check email and surf the web. We have the disc to install it from and over the years, have re-installed it a few times when it mysteriously disappears. My Mom, in her late 80’s, is a devoted fan of the old “Bookworm Deluxe” game by Pop Cap.
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