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CrossWire 1.05
Copyright (c) 1993 SilverSun, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contents of this file
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1. Screen Saver compatibility
2. Large-screen monitors
3. Deinstalling CrossWire
4. Problems with audio
5. Using a parallel port audio card
6. Effects of memory conflicts
7. Running Windows(tm) Sound System
8. Incompatibility with Windows 3.0
9. Installing with alternate desktop shell programs
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1. Screen Saver compatibility
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If you are experiencing problems with CrossWire and also
are running a DOS or Windows screen saver, try shutting down
the screen saver, restarting your machine, and trying again.
2. Large-screen monitors
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If you have a large-screen monitor, the text of the CrossWire
game is more readable if you install the MS Sans Serif font
that is called SSERIFE.FON. Usually this font is installed by
the video board driver when you ask for a small font in your
video driver setup program. If CrossWire does not find this
font, it will use the Arial font for the clues and dialog.
One of these fonts must be installed for CrossWire to run.
3. Deinstalling CrossWire
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If you need to temporarily remove CrossWire from your hard disk
to free up disk space, you simply have to delete the CrossWire
files from the disk. There is no modification necessary to the
Windows .INI files. However, if you want to save your history and
your path through the game, copy the XWIRE.PLY to another directory,
and after you reinstall CrossWire from the original disks, copy
your saved XWIRE.PLY file back into the CrossWire directory.
4. Problems with audio
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If you are having problems with the audio portion of CrossWire,
insure that you have only one audio driver installed and active.
If there is no immediate solution, you can disable the audio
portion of CrossWire entirely by adding the word NOSOUND after
XWIRE.EXE in the command line of CrossWire, which is available
in the File Properties command of Program Manager. In a typical
installation, the command line would look like this:
C:\XWIRE\XWIRE.EXE NOSOUND
To understand the File Properties command, consult your Windows
documentation.
5. Using a parallel port audio card
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If you start Windows and CrossWire running with a parallel
port sound system and then remove the device from the port,
CrossWire and Windows continue to attempt to send audio to
it - and you may have problems. Restart Windows to correct
the situation.
Likewise, if you have the audio device removed when you start
Windows and then put it back in, CrossWire will ignore it.
Restart Windows to enable the sounds.
6. Effects of memory conflicts
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If you do not have enough memory available in your system,
CrossWire may not play correctly. This may occur in
three situations:
1) when other applications are active in memory,
2) when another application's drivers occupy a
significant amount of low DOS memory, or
3) when you are running Windows in standard mode,
especially on a network workstation.
If there is insufficient memory, the following problems
may occur:
1) You may not be able to play the game at all.
2) You are able to play the game, but the audio will
not be enabled. In other words, you will not be able
to get the game music or sound effects while playing.
3) You are able to begin playing the game, but during play
you get a message that there is insufficient memory to
continue.
In any of these cases, you must do one or more of the following
to play the game or to enable the audio:
- close one (or more) of the other applications,
- remove drivers from low DOS memory,
- switch Windows to enhanced mode.
7. Running Windows Sound System
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When running the Volume Control program in Windows Sound System,
be sure to turn off the "Show window when sound is played" button.
If activated, this setting will cause a conflict when CrossWire
audio is playing, causing Windows to lock up. If the setting is
deactivated, there is no conflict.
8. Incompatibility with Windows 3.0
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If you are running Windows 3.0, you are not able to run
CrossWire. The message you will most likely see when
you begin the game is "Cannot find MMSYSTEM.DLL, please
insert in drive A:". You must upgrade to Windows 3.1
to run CrossWire.
9. Installing with alternate desktop shell programs
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If you are using a replacement shell program, for example
Norton Desktop For Windows, New Wave, or CP Tools, instead
of the standard Windows Program Manager, you must first run
the WINDOWS\PROGMAN.EXE file and run the CrossWire! setup
program from there. Then you can drag the CrossWire! icon from
the Program Manager window onto your desktop, or close Program
Manager and create a new program item using the XWIRE.EXE file.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.