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Step 1
Join an online Pinochle forum before you choose shareware to download. Ask the other forum users if they can recommend a good source of Pinochle shareware that both runs smoothly and presents little threat of compromising the security of your computer.
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Step 2
Choose a shareware source based on the recommendations of other Pinochle shareware users. Go to the site where the shareware is provided and read the terms and conditions associated with downloading it.
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Step 3
Download the shareware to your preferred computer directory. Make sure you enable any virus-scanning software you have on your computer in order to minimize any potential threat to your computer's safety. Run a virus scan of the shareware before you complete the installation.
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Step 4
Run the shareware once, look around, perhaps play a game or two, then close it. Once you have done so, shut the shareware program down and perform a spyware scan on your computer's hard drive. If the Pinochle shareware download is the only modification you've made and your spyware program detects new threats on your system, then you know they came from your Pinochle shareware. If this happens, remove the spyware threats using your spyware removal program and eliminate the Pinochle shareware you downloaded from your computer entirely.
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Step 5
Take some time to learn your shareware's particular interface, so that you don't have to spend time fumbling around during game play to try to figure out how to lay a meld or lead a trump card. Because many online Pinochle programs impose time limits on the length of a player's turn, you will want to be able to play smoothly and without interruption, allowing you to spend your time strategizing and evaluating the moves the other players make.
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Step 6
Have fun, and remember that there is an important social element to card-playing beyond the simple competition of it. Enjoy the company of the other players as you interact with and learn from them. You will become a better Pinochle player for it.
