John Conway's Game of Life

   
Release: 5.1
Date: 20 April 2003
O/S: All Windows 9x and NT versions (inc. XP, Vista & Windows 7)

Installation and Removal

Installation

The executable program is supplied in a zip file containing the following files:

  • Life.exe – The Game of Life program file.
  • Life.hlp – The program's help file.
  • ReadMe.txt – A read me file containing background, license and installation information.

To install the program simply copy Life.exe and Life.hlp into a folder of your choice.

Run Game of Life by double clicking Life.exe.

When the program is first run it will create an ini file (Life.ini) in which it stores its settings. This file should not be deleted or some program information will be lost.

Warning re Windows Vista & Later OSs
The program writes this ini file to the program folder. This is not permitted in Program Files on Windows Vista and later so you are advised to install somewhere outside the Program Files folder, for example in C:\Life.

Removal

To uninstall simply delete Life.exe, Life.hlp and Life.ini.