COOKING WITH DOM DELUISE README.TXT 8/14/95 Thank you for purchasing my disc, Cooking with Dom DeLuise. I know you'll love these recipes, and have fun while you're making them. This README file contains important and helpful hints for using Cooking with Dom DeLuise. Since we ended up with so many delicious recipes and videos, we had to make two separate discs. Depending on where you purchased my product, you may have Disc 1 (meats, fish, poultry & pastas), Disc 2 (salads, vegetables, appetizers, breads and desserts) or both! If you have any problems installing or running this disc, don't call me at home; call Allegro New Media, instead. Their phone number is 201-808-1992; technical support is available from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST. In addition, support is available from Allegro's internet site at http://www.allegronm.com, on Prodigy via e-mail at NYGY14E or via Allegro's fax number at 201-808-2645. ------------------------ INSTALLING THIS CD-ROM ON A MACHINE WITH WINDOWS 3.1 Note: If you have the two disc Cooking with Dom DeLuise set, you can install from either CD-ROM. There is no need to do a separate install from both disks. 1. Please shut down other applications before running Setup. Do not remove the CD while install is running. 2. Start Windows 3. In the Program Manager window, chose RUN from the file menu. Type "D:\SETUP" (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) and click OK. 4. The install program will ask you if the destination direction (default directory), usually "C:\COOK" is OK. 5. Click on FULL - INSTALL ALL FILES. 6. Files will be copied onto your hard drive. A new directory will be created called COOK. Click on yes when asked "Do you want to create Program Manager Group." 7. You will be asked if you want to install Video for Windows 1.1e. If you have an earlier version of Video for Windows, install the new version by clicking on CONTINUE or click on EXIT to not install Video for Windows. Do not be alarmed if a dialog box indicates that files are being removed. Files necessary for audio and video will be copied to your hard disk. In order to use these multimedia features you will have to re-boot your machine after installation (this updates your Windows configuration for video). ------------------------- IF YOU RUN INTO PROBLEMS INSTALLING COOKING WITH DOM DELUISE, PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING: 1. You must have 4 MB free on your hard drive, usually C drive. 2. You need a minimum of 4 MB of memory, but 8 MB of memory is suggested. -------------------- Installing this CD-ROM on a machine with Windows 95 There are two ways of installing: The first way is to let Windows 95 "auto install" -- insert the CD-ROM into your drive and wait for an installation message to appear on your screen. If you want to continue the installation, click OK. The installation will proceed. The second way is to manually launch the setup program. This is done by clicking on the START button on the TASK bar and clicking the RUN option. A dialog box will open. Type in "D:\SETUP", where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. Click OK to proceed. Note: This CD-ROM will auto run on Windows 95 by simply inserting the CD-ROM into the drive. -------------------- VIDEO QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS Cooking with Dom DeLuise was designed to run at VGA (640 x 480) resolution. Some video drivers will not play the resized video without unusual color changes. If you have unusual color changes when you resize the video, then try changing your video driver to standard VGA (640 x 480) resolution with 256 colors. This change is made from within Windows Setup (in the Main program group) by selecting the driver Super VGA (640x480x256). If you still get strange color changes when resized the video, that means your video driver cannot properly support the larger format. Contact the manufacturer of your PC or VGA card for updated drivers if this problem persists. The first time you view a video, Windows will profile your display to determine optimum playback characteristics. The video and audio sequences on Cooking with Dom DeLuise work best on 486 level or greater machines with fast CD-ROM drives. In order to keep pace with these videos, it is normal to drop video frames and small audio segments on slower machines. A faster CD-ROM drive, faster processor or video accelerator may enhance the playback of these videos. Since the videos on Cooking with Dom DeLuise use 256 colors, machines configured for 16 colors may display videos at a lower resolution (the videos will appear grainy). If you are sure you have a 256 color display adapter but can only see 16 colors, it may be necessary to change your Windows setup. Refer to your Windows manual or hardware supplier for assistance with this process. Owners of IBM Thinkpad 755CD portable computers may not be able to hear the audio tracks that are associated with the videos. This problem was caused by an update to IBM's MWAVE software, which causes a conflict with interleaved audio from within Asymetrix Toolbook. Contact IBM to get updated drivers, or connect an external audio card to the computer to hear these audio tracks. -------------------- TIPS AND TECHNIQUES USING SEARCH The list of ingredients includes all the items that could potentially be used in either Cooking with Dom DeLuise disc. Your search results may suggest a recipe that is on another disc. The search is an "AND" search. In other words, if you your search items are flour and sugar, the search will find recipes that have BOTH flour and sugar. -------------------- PRINTING If you have problems printing and get stuck on the print page, click on the return button.