TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS
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Problem: "Call to Undefined dynalink" error message
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Microsoft Video For Windows has not been installed properly.
To re-install, go into File Manager, insert Maabus CD 1, and
locate the directory called VFW11d. In this directory, there
should be a file called "setup.exe". Double-click on this file
to install the Video For Windows driver, and run the game
as usual, once the installation is complete.

If the error message still persists, do a search on your C:\ drive
for the file "msvideo.dll": 
In file manager, go to FILE and then SEARCH;
In the "Search For" field, enter "msvideo.dll"
In the "Start From" field, enter "c:\" 
Ensure that the "Search All Subdirectories" box is X'ed
Click on OK 

There should only be one msvideo.dll file on your hard drive, and
it should be located in the c:\Windows\System directory,
and dated 9/2/94 (to view the date, go to "View" and then 
"All File Details"). If you have an older file date or have multiple
msvideo.dll files, delete them and re-install Video for Windows as
described above.

Problem: When I click on "New Game", the screen freezes
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You are using either an old video display driver or an old Windows 
mouse driver. Without upgrading your driver, you can still get into
the game by hitting the "Enter" key at that point, instead of using
the mouse.

Problem: System freezes shortly after playing the 2nd opening video 
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If your system doesn't have any problems playing the very first
opening Microforum demo video but seems to choke on the second
credits video, then you need to upgrade your sound card drivers.
The older version can't handle the compressed audio for this large
video file.

Problem: Color Palette shifts/Sensors shifted up or down
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Commonly occur using ATI or Diamond Video cards.
Try running in different color depths: you may have success
running in the 64K or 16.7 million color depths.
(Go to MAIN>>WINDOWS SETUP>>DISPLAY).
Upgrade your video driver if the problem remains.

Problem: Mmtask \ General Protection Fault errors
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1. Go into MAIN>>CONTROL PANEL>>DRIVERS and select the
MCI Video For Windows driver. Click on "setup" and ensure that
the "Window" and "Skip video frames if behind" options are
checked (selected).

2. Try running in different resolutions. You may have success
in the 16.7 million colr mode.
(Go to MAIN>>WINDOWS SETUP>>DISPLAY).

3. Go through the re-installation of Maabus, ensuring
that all three installation options are checked.

4. Go into MAIN>>CONTROL PANEL>>DRIVERS and select the
MCI Video For Windows driver. Click on "setup" and ensure that
the "window" and "skip video frames if behind" options are checked
(selected).

5. Check the date of your "maabus.exe" file in your maabus directory.
If it is dated 2\10\95, then download the upgraded MAABUS.EXE
(dated 2\21\95) and SCROLL.FON files from our BBS at (416) 656-0619 under
"updates and patches". Copy these files into your "maabus" directory
and run the game as usual.

6. If none of the above work, then you can download an upgraded version
of the Cinepak Codec driver, used to play video files. This may work on 
some systems. It is located under the directory \CINEPAK and is called
iccvid.drv.

7. Update your video display driver. We have found that 85% of display
problems have been fixed by using the latest video driver.


GENERAL QUESTIONS
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Q: Do you have over 100 Consolation / Winner forms yet ?
A: Yes. We have been inundated with the forms (have received
over 600!!).

Q: Any hints ?
A: Find all the objects (??) and head to the region of the
radiation, but you may need to visit one or two more locations 
first. We cannot give away too much at this point but a full solution
will be shown in the near future.

Good Luck and we hope you enjoyed the game!