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Hugo for Windows Technical Notes
This file contains notes in the form of frequently asked questions on running
Hugo for Windows.
1. What is Hugo for Windows?
Hugo for Windows is a Trilogy of cute cartoon-style "point & click" adventure
games following the adventures of Hugo and Penelope. They are suitable for
the whole family. Only game one is distributed as shareware, the other two
are available directly from the author, David P. Gray for $32 plus $4 S&H.
For this you receive the entire Trilogy of three games plus a 30-page answer
booklet. There are many ways to order, by mail, online or by phone. Please
see the ordering information in the main menu in the game or open the
REGISTER.HLP file in Windows Help now to print an order form. This also has
screen shots and full details of all the games in the Trilogy.
2. How do I install the game?
Unzip our distribution file into a temporary directory.
It should contain the following files:
README.DOC - This file!
FILE_ID.DIZ - Description of program for BBS's
LICENSE.TXT - Important licensing information.
HWINUNR.EXE - Program to install the game.
Simply run HWINUNR.EXE from Windows (you can run it from DOS, too, if you
are using Windows 95). This will guide you through the simple installation
process which installs the game on your hard drive. We have thoughtfully
provided an "uninstall" program which gets installed along with the game so
if you don't like it you can remove every last trace of it. This includes
any desktop/start menu shortcuts in Win95 or icons/groups in Win3.1
To run HWINUNR.EXE from Windows 3.1, click on "File"/"Run" in the Program
Manager and click on the browse button. Look for HWINUNR.EXE and double
click on it. Click OK and the installation will start. In Windows 95 simply
type "HWINUNR" in the DOS box after you have unzipped our distribution file.
When you have successfully installed the game you can delete the temporary
directory where you unzipped the distribution file.
3. What computer does Hugo for Windows require?
Hugo for Windows requires a 386 cpu or higher, at least 4Mb of memory,
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 or higher, and a VGA display or better.
A sound card is recommended. Mouse input is recommended. The game does not
depend on any particular color depth or screen resolution to be set.
4. Why can't I save my games?
Your disk is full, or perhaps write protected. You can save up to eight
different games, each of which can take up to 12KB so you need around 100KB
space available on your hard drive before you start the game. If you run
out of space when you try to save a game, delete some unwanted files and
try saving again.
5. Is my sound card supported?
If Windows supports it, then yes. Hugo for Windows uses the standard
multimedia programming extensions which are not specific to any type or make
of sound card. If your card is supported under Windows and installed
correctly then in theory you should have no problems with it. Any problems
you do have will probably be a result of incorrect installation of Windows
or your sound card or problems with the sound card manufacturer's drivers.
Background music is generated from General Midi files within the game, using
the MCI interface and the Windows Midi Mapper. Unfortunately, due to the way
the Windows Midi Mapper was designed, confusion has arisen over two aspects of
its use, namely which channel drum sounds should be programmed to appear on
and which channels should be used. The game uses the setup most commonly
used, namely channels 1 thru 10 with drums on channel 10. If the music
does not sound right and you don't hear drum sounds, check your setup. In
Windows 3.1 open the Control Panel application and click on the Midi Mapper
applet. The setup should be set to something like "Ext FM" or "All FM".
(Extended or General Midi internal synthesizer). If you press the Edit button
you should see at least the first 10 channels with the port name set to a
valid port name. Some cards use the "Voyetra Super SAPI FM Driver" which may
need the 10th Destination channel set to 16 to hear drum sounds correctly. If
the setup looks wrong, go back to the main Midi Mapper screen and try
selecting a different setup name from the list. In Windows 95 this is less of
a problem since it defaults to General Midi with drums on channel 10.