Using a Virtual Guitar with the VPick Game
If you already own a Virtual Guitar, you can use it with the game, but you will need to make a few minor changes. You must copy the guitar information from the VMUSIC.INI file for Welcome To West Feedback into the VMUSIC.INI file for the VPick game.

    Before you begin, make sure that the Virtual Guitar is connected and working properly with the "Welcome To West Feedback" game. If the virtual guitar doesn’t work with that game, it won’t work with the VPick game either.

1. Open the Vmusic.ini file for the guitar game. It’s in the Windows directory.

    If you’re not sure how to do it, follow these instructions:

    For Windows 95:

    a) Click on Start, select Find, then "Files or Folders …"
    b) In the box labeled "Named:", enter: Vmusic.ini
    c) In the box labeled "Look in:", make sure your hard drive is entered.
    d) Click on the "Find now" button. The dialog box will expand and list the VMUSIC.INI files that it finds.

      The VMUSIC.INI for the guitar game is in the C:\Windows folder.
      The VMUSIC.INI for the VPick game is in the C:\Vmusic\QF2 folder.

    e) Point and double-click on the Vmusic.ini that’s in the Windows folder.
    f) Proceed to Step 2.

    For Windows 3.1x

    a) Double-click on the File Manager icon in the Main program group.
    b) On the File Manager Menu bar, click on "File". Then select "Search".
    c) When the "Search " dialog box opens. Enter: Vmusic.ini in the "Search For:" box. Enter: C:\ in the "Start From:" box.
    d) Click on "OK." A new window called "search results" will appear that lists the Vmusic.ini files that it found.

      C:\Windows\Vmusic.ini is the one for the guitar game.
      C:\Vmusic\QF2\Vmusic.ini is the one for the VPick game.

    e) Point and double-click on C:\Windows\Vmusic.ini to open the guitar game file.
    f) Proceed to Step 2.

2. You’ll notice that the Vmusic.ini file has many sections with blank lines separating them. The name of each section is on the first line of the section, held in brackets. For example, [Devices] is the name of the first section, [Vmserial] is the name of the second.

3. Copy the contents of the [Vmserial] and [Guitar] sections of the file into the paste buffer. Then close the file.

    If you’re not sure how follow these instructions:

    a) Find the line that reads: [Vmserial]. Point with your mouse anywhere on that line and click once.
    b) Press the Home key on your keyboard. The flashing cursor should now be at the beginning of the line.
    c) While you hold down the Shift key, press the Down Arrow key. The line will become highlighted.
    d) Continue holding down the Shift key and repeat pressing the Down Arrow key until all the lines in the [Vmserial] and [Guitar] sections are highlighted. Then release the Shift key.
    e) Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and press the letter C. Although it appears that nothing has happened, you’ve loaded the highlighted lines into the paste buffer.
    f) Close the file by clicking on "File"on the Menu bar, then, select "Exit". If a prompt appears that asks if you want to save the changes, click NO.

4. Open the Vmusic.ini file for the VPick game. It's in the Vmusic\QF2 directory.
You’ll notice that it is similar but not identical to the Vmusic.ini for the guitar game.

    If you’re not sure how, follow these instructions:

    a) The search results for finding Vmusic.ini should be on your screen. Point and double-click on the Vmusic.ini that’s in the Vmusic\QF2 directory.
    b) If the search results are not on the screen, repeat step 1, but remember to double-click on the Vmusic.ini that’s in the Vmusic\QF2 directory.

5. Paste the [Vmserial] and [Guitar] sections onto the end of the Vmusic.ini file for the VPick game.

    If you’re not sure how, follow these instructions:

    a) Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and press the End key. The cursor will now be at the end of the file. Release the Control key.
    b) Press the Enter key.
    c) Hold down the Control key and press the letter V. The contents of the paste buffer, ([Vmserial] & [Guitar]) will be added to the end of the file. Release the Control key.

6. Find the line in the [Devices] section that reads: InputDevice=ParallelPick and change it to read: InputDevice=Serial.

    If you’re not sure how, follow these instructions:

    a) Hold down the Control(Ctrl) key and press the Home key. Release the Control key. The flashing cursor should now be at the beginning of the file,
    b) Find the line tahe reads,"InputDevice=ParallelPick ". Using your mouse, point anywhere on the line and click once.
    c) Press the End key.
    d) Press the backspace key 12 times, so that the word "Parallel" is deleted.
    e) Type: Serial. The line should now read, InputDevice=Serial

    (Note: There should be NO spaces on the line.)

7. Save the changes and exit the file.

    If you’re not sure how, follow these instructions:

    a) On the Menu bar, click on "File", select "Save."
    b) Click on "File" again, and select "Exit."

8. Try the game using the guitar.

You’ll find that the game is a lot more fun with the guitar. But, if for some reason, you would like to play it with the VPick again. Simply change the "InputDevice=Serial" line in C:\Vmusic\QF2 back to "InputDevice=ParallelPick."

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