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How To PATCH File

Patching a game typically involves replacing or modifying game files to fix issues. The most common method is to copy a patch file, usually an .exe, into the game's folder, which replaces an existing file. This file then alters the game when run. For example, if given a patch called "run.exe", one would back up the original "run.exe" in the game folder and replace it with the patch file to apply the changes. Patch files are often named after the game they are patching rather than a generic name.

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How To PATCH File

Patching a game typically involves replacing or modifying game files to fix issues. The most common method is to copy a patch file, usually an .exe, into the game's folder, which replaces an existing file. This file then alters the game when run. For example, if given a patch called "run.exe", one would back up the original "run.exe" in the game folder and replace it with the patch file to apply the changes. Patch files are often named after the game they are patching rather than a generic name.

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How to PATCH file?

patching games is a way of saying that you have to do one of the following:
- run a program to edit your registry (very few of these)

- copy a .exe into the place where you installed the game. Instead of replacing a file, this needs to
be run. When it runs it changes the files in the folder.

- copy a .exe file into the place where you installed the game. This replaces a file that was
previously in the folder. These are commonly referred to as game-fixes and are the most
common.

For instance, you are given a patch called "run.exe"


+ Go to Program Files/Game Makers Name/Game Name/
+ find the original "run.exe" file and back it up, just in case :)
+ copy the patch "run.exe" to the game folder and replace the old one.
Usually instead of being called "run.exe", the file is called whatever the game is called. If the
game in minesweeper, the EXE file would be called minesweeper.exe

Hope this helps. If you have any more problems, look for a README.txt file. Many
programmers make these to help p

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