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Drivin' Route 66
MPC
Creative Multimedia
Thank you for purchasing Drivin' Route 66. Listed below
are some performance and trouble-shooting tips.
Settings
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Please disable any screen savers before playing Drivin' Route 66.
Screen savers may interfere with the display of graphics and cursors.
Equipment
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Make sure that you are using the most current versions of the
graphics and sound drivers for Windows. This will ensure that conflicts do
not arise. Check that your Windows system is set up with a permanent swap
file of the size recommended by the Windows Setup procedure. Also check that
32-bit Disk Access is turned on.
Set your video driver to 640x480x256 colors for best performance.
Drivin' Route 66 may not run on monitors set to thousands or
millions of colors. If the program detects a monitor depth higher than 256
colors a dialog will appear warning you. You then have the option of
quitting the program and resetting your monitor, or continuing. If you
continue you may experience a General Protection Fault in module GDI.EXE.
WinSpeed display drivers may cause a General Protection fault in
the display driver. These drivers were marketed by Panacea, Inc. and were
developed by Binar Graphics. WinSpeed drivers are no longer marketed.
Panacea recommends that users of WinSpeed drivers obtain the most recent
software drivers from the video board manufacturer and use those drivers
instead of the WinSpeed drivers.
If you are using the ATI Graphics Pro, set Device Bitmaps to off.
If you are receiving a general protection fault, or if the program
returns to Windows Program Manager for no reason, there is probably a
conflict between Drivin' Route 66 and some other program loaded into
memory. Edit the SYSTEM.INI file in the Windows directory, under the heading
[386Enh], to include the following line:
EMMExclude=A000-EFFF
Sound Problems
==============
If you are experiencing audio problems, be sure you are not running other
applications that use sound. Some systems are unable to play two sounds
simultaneously, and a temporary loss of sound will occur if two applications
try to play sound at the same time. Screen savers, talking clocks, or any
other applications that use sound should be closed before using Drivin'
Route 66 program. You can check to see if your computer is playing sound
properly. To do this, first double click the Main icon. Double click
Control Panels, then double click Sound. Highlight a sound file and click on
Test. if you do not hear a sound, please refer to your sound card manual for
correct sound card setup, or contact the manufacturer of your sound card.
If sound plays too loudly, or is distorted, you may need to turn your speaker
volume down, change the volume on your sound card, or change the software
settings for your sound card. Check your sound card documentation to find
out how to change the sound card's settings. We also recommend that you
occasionally contact the manufacturer of your sound card and request the
latest drivers.
Note: Drivin' Route 66 requires that you have a sound card installed.
Performance
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Drivin' Route 66 uses QuickTime for Windows. To increase
performance you might try modifying the QTW.INI file in your Windows
directory. Make the modifications suggested in QTW.INI. If Drivin' Route
66 locks up due to the changes, please revert to the old setting. Some
video cards may not work with the "Optimize=hardware" setting.
If possible, close all other open Windows applications. This will
help avoid memory and system allocation conflicts.
Technical Support
=================
Satisfaction Guaranteed is Creative Multimedia's commitment to quality and
customer satisfaction. If you are having trouble understanding how to use
this product, or cannot get it to run properly, we recommend the following
steps:
(1) Follow the installation instructions on the product package. During
installation, carefully read and follow all on-screen instructions.
(2) Use this Readme Help file as a reference for troubleshooting and solving
any performance problems which you experience. Also be sure to consult your
computer system's hardware and software manuals for hints which may help
solve the problems you are having.
(3) If you continue to have problems, call Creative Multimedia's Technical
Support department. Be sure to explain the problem completely and follow all
the recommendations the support technician has to offer.
(5) If your problem still is not solved, or you are not satisfied with the
product or our service, ask for a support escalation. If the escalation
specialist is not able to provide a solution to your problem, you will be
provided with instructions for exchanging the product or obtaining a full
refund.
Creative Multimedia Technical Support is open Monday through Friday, 8 AM
to 5 PM Pacific Time.
Phone: (503) 241-1530
Fax: (503) 241-4370
24 Hour BBS: (503) 241-1573 Settings are N/8/1, no parity, up to 14,400 Baud.
Internet Address: 71333.3143@COMPUSERVE.COM
CompuServe Account: 71333.3143 or type CREATIVE using the GO command.
Creative Multimedia
225 SW Broadway Suite #600
Portland, OR 97205