FWIW - Installing Additional Party Skins

[Wyers]

A question to the posters who have been able to install a second skin with ease. Are you running a version of Windows prior to XP?

When I did a search of my system PRIOR to installing Empire, I found a Party file in prefetch that I had to delete. The Prefetch folder is used by Windows XP to speed the boot process. Windows XP records information about each program that launches at boot and uses that information to boot faster the next time.

Now that I have both Empire and Party operational I went into the Prefetch folder. Sure enough both Party and Empire have several files placed in this folder (along with a few other poker sites). Again, this folder only exists in Windows XP. Perhaps it was deleting these files that allowed me to complete the 2nd install?

I know there are posters on this forum much more computer savvy than myself. Anyone have any comments on this? It can't simply be a case where the process works differently on individual systems in a random manner. It would be interesting to see what Party installed on our drives when they did their last software upgrade.

[Jake (The Snake)]

I'm not savvy either, but I have XP.

[MicroBob]

I'm REALLY saavy!!

...just not about computers.

[Dead]

What I plan on doing when I move to Party and their skins is going around my campus to different computer labs and signing up for each skin in a different lab.

I also recommend the local library for those who are not near a university with system access.

I am fairly savvy about computers, having worked with them since I was 6(I'm 20 now). Yeah, I'm a nerd. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I still remember the first computer my family bought, back somewhere in 1990-1991.

It was a 486, with MS-DOS 5 on it. I have fond memories of playing Wheel Of Fortune on it for hours.

[Scuba Chuck]

I too did not have any problems signing up with a party skin, as I did so just this past weekend. I uninstalled Party Poker (nothing more), and then downloaded PokerNOW, I have a slightly different username (one letter difference) and a different email address. I also had to use Neteller to deposit money into this account vs. direct link to my bank account with Party.

My question though, do you think this will have any impact on my rake rebate?

[StellarWind]

The files in the prefetch folder are automatically created by the OS to optimize disk operations during computer startup. To vastly oversimplify, XP knows you like to use this stuff and reads the disk in advance of need.

That means the Party client is not doing anything special to create these files. But it is certainly possible that it is looking for them. Deleting them before trying a new signup can't possibly hurt.

Actually you don't need anything in the prefetch directory. Some people recommend cleaning it out once in a while to get rid of obsolete or rarely used stuff.

People who post reports on new signups should list the version of Windows they are using like you did. Your OP is a model for how to describe a signup attempt.

[caseclosed326]

I had the same problem after using the redigit code a month or so ago it worked just fine and it wouldnt work now but all i had to do was create a new user in XP and do the account for there with a diff email. Quick and simple!

[dealer_toe]

What about like, Eurobet and MultiPoker. Do you have to do all this to create new accounts on these sites as well?

[JustOnce]

Thanks for the info on this. I've been using relatives computers to add additional accounts (which, BTW, I think is the easiest solution), But I'm starting to run out of those and might need to go this route.

[TMac]

I installed Empire on a clean computer (my brother's). I opened an account but did not deposit funds. Does anyone know, can I deposit funds from my computer or do I have to use my brother's again?

Thanks for any replies!
Todd