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Samuel Grossman edited this page Apr 14, 2024 · 3 revisions

This page acts as a "quick start" guide for getting Pathwinder up and running with an application. It assumes the user already has a configuration file and as a result does not cover the details of how to create one.

System Requirements

  • Windows 10 or 11. Older versions of Windows are not supported.

  • Visual C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2022. If running a 64-bit operating system, install both the x86 and the x64 versions of this runtime, otherwise install just the x86 version.

Obtaining Binaries

Pathwinder and Hookshot binaries are available on their respective Releases pages. Be sure to download the latest available version of each.

Running an Application

  1. Select an application to use with Pathwinder.

  2. Follow the instructions on how to set up Hookshot for that application. This most likely means placing all of the Hookshot executables and DLLs into the same directory as the application's executable file and, if necessary, creating Hookshot authorization files.

  3. Place the Pathwinder DLL, Pathwinder.HookModule.XX.dll into the same directory as where Hookshot's DLL file was also placed. For a 32-bit application, XX will be 32, and for a 64-bit application, XX will be 64.

  4. Create or place a configuration file called Pathwinder.ini into the same directory as Pathwinder's DLL file for the desired application. See the Configuration page for more information on what goes into a configuration file.

  5. Use Hookshot to run the desired application. One way of doing this is to use File Explorer to drag-and-drop the application's executable file on top of Hookshot.XX.exe. Another way is to use Hookshot Launcher.

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