How the Leopard Got His Spots ====================================================================== Thank you for purchasing "How the Leopard Got His Spots". This README file contains information about specific hardware and operating environments not included in the online Help file. These notes, instructions, and tips will help you get the most out of "How the Leopard Got His Spots" and your system. To read this file on screen, use the Page Down and Page Up keys. You can also print the file by opening this file in any Windows word processing program and choosing the Print command from the File menu. TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- * Where to Find Help * Installing "How the Leopard Got His Spots" * Running under Windows NT * Hardware Specific Notes ======================================================================== WHERE TO FIND HELP For information on installing and using "How the Leopard Got His Spots", refer to the booklet in the CD jewelcase. If you encounter a problem while installing Leopard or have trouble with performance, refer to the "Rabbit Help-Leopard" online HELP file. You can find the "Rabbit Help-Leopard" icon in your MSKIDS program group. OR If you are having trouble locating the "Rabbit Help-Leopard" file, follow these steps: 1. From Program Manager File menu, choose Run. If you are running Windows 95, the Run command is found under the Start menu. 2. In the dialog box, type the following command, substituting the letter of your CD-ROM drive for drive d: and press ENTER. winhelp D:\readme.hlp ====================================================================== INSTALLING "HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS" 1. Start Microsoft Windows. 2. Insert the "How the Leopard Got His Spots" CD-ROM in your CD-ROM Drive. 3. From Program Manager File menu, choose Run. (In Windows 95, the Run command is under the Start menu.) 4. In the dialog box, type the following command, substituting the letter of your CD-ROM drive for and press ENTER. :\setup 5. Follow the instructions on the Setup screen. Setup will create three icons in the Microsoft Kids program group. The "Rabbit Ears-Leopard" icon is used to start the program. The "Rabbit Help-Leopard" icon is for access to the HELP file. The "Kids Catalog" icon is a preview of other Microsoft Home applications. ====================================================================== RUNNING UNDER WINDOWS NT If you are running Windows NT and "How the Leopard Got His Spots," we recommend using Windows NT version 3.51 or higher. To install "How the Leopard Got His Spots" under Windows NT, you must be logged on with administrator privileges. "How the Leopard Got His Spots" does not run in Windows NT VGA mode. ======================================================================== HARDWARE SPECIFIC NOTES Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16/16ASP --------------------------------------- Compressed audio clips may fail to play if you are using a Sound Blaster 16 or Sound Blaster 16 ASP sound card. This problem occurs because some computers are unable to use the 16-bit DMA (direct memory access) channel on the Sound Blaster cards. For more information about Sound Blaster cards and about this problem, contact Creative Labs technical support. Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum --------------------------------------- Audio clips may sound "scratchy" (that is, distorted) when played from the Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum. Changing the Media Vision driver DMA setting to 7, may solve this problem. The Pro Audio Spectrum driver products are manufactured by Media Vision, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. For more information, call Media Vision, Inc. Technical Support. Aztech Labs (AZI) --------------------------------------- You may experience problems playing compressed wave audio when using any of the following Aztech Labs (AZI) sound cards: - Multimedia Pro - NX Pro 16 - Sound Galaxy Basic 16 - Sound Galaxy Pro 16 To resolve the problem try the following: 1. Add a D=64 parameter at the end of the Device=EMM386 line in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example, if your EMM386.EXE file is in the DOS directory on drive C, you would use the following line: Device=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE D=64. 2. Change the DMABufferSize setting in the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file to "DMABufferSize=064" (without the quotation marks). If the line does not exist, add it. 3. Do the following: 1. Note the driver listed in the Wave= line in the [drivers] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. 2. Find the section by that name in the SYSTEM.INI file. For example, if Wave=mm16.drv, find the [mm16.drv] section. 3. Add a "SingleModeDMA=True" line (without the quotation marks) to this section. 4. If the driver in the Control Panel for the particular AZI card has separate 8-bit and 16-bit DMA settings, try setting the 16-bit to None. Some 16-bit AZI sound card drivers do not have separate 8-bit and 16-bit DMA settings. If the problem still persists, you may need a sound driver update. For more information, contact Aztech Labs technical support or Sound Galaxy Support. The Aztech products discussed here are manufactured by Aztech, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. ======================================================================== DISPLAY Requirements --------------------- "How the Leopard Got His Spots" requires a 256-color display to run. If your computer's display is less than 256 colors, you need to install a 256-color driver, or obtain one from your video card's manufacturer. Display Problems --------------------- In some situations, you may encounter video display problems when using high resolution video drivers from various video card manufacturers. Most problems can be fixed by obtaining new drivers from your video card manufacturer. Contact the manufacturer of your video card to determine if there are newer versions available. Their phone number should be in the manuals that came with your video card or personal computer. Another option for obtaining updated drivers is the Microsoft Download service, an electronic bulletin board that can be accessed via a modem at (206) 936-MSDL (206-936-6735). Cirrus Logic Video Drivers ----------------------------- The Cirrus company has released new drivers which will eliminate some problems that "How the Leopard Got His Spots" might have as a result of using the older drivers. The version of the Cirrus drivers you should use is version 1.43 or greater. To update your Cirrus Logic video drivers, contact Cirrus Logic product support. The Cirrus Logic driver products referenced here are manufactured by Cirrus Logic, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.