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Welcome!
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Thank-you for purchasing "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts." We hope
that it will provide you with many hours of enjoyment and help you find
the perfect accommodations.
Installing "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts"
The "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts" program runs entirely on the
CD-ROM, requiring no space on your hard disk.
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For Windows 3.1
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To automatically create the proper Windows icons, make sure that the
CD-ROM is in the drive, then run the program:
<CD-ROM drive>:\setup.exe
where <CD-ROM drive> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM.
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For Windows 95
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"America's Best Bed & Breakfasts" will start automatically when you
insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive. To start the program again,
simply double click on the CD-ROM icon.
If you prefer, you may follow the Windows 3.1 procedure above to
create a Harmonic Software program group on the Windows 95 Start menu.
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Exploring "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts"
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To run "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts," simply double-click on the
"America's Best Bed & Breakfasts" icon, found in the Harmonic Software
program group. Be sure to check out these features:
* Read the on-line tutorials in the "Getting Started" section, located
just a button push away from the main screen.
* In the "Accommodations" section, search through the names, addresses,
and phone numbers of over 12,400 B&Bs in the "Brief Info" screen, or
peruse all 461 Bed & Breakfasts in the "Detailed Info" screen.
"Zoom-in" on the pictures, read the descriptions, check out the sample
menu, or try your hand at the B&B's favorite recipe.
* Browse all 205 recipes in the "Recipes" section. Print a few
favorites or print the entire cookbook.
* Call one of the eight reservation services to get personal assistance
in selecting your B&B accommodations. If you want to know more about
reservation services, call the B&B reservation services trade
organization described in the "More Info" section off of the
"Reservation Services" screen.
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If You Have Trouble
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"America's Best Bed & Breakfasts" has been tested on a wide range of
computers. If you have trouble running it on your computer, please try
the following before calling customer support:
* Make sure that you can access the CD-ROM from other Windows programs.
* Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements:
* 80386SX processor or higher
* Mouse
* CD-ROM
* 6 Mb RAM if Windows Virtual Memory is set to None, or 4 Mb RAM if
Windows Virtual Memory is set to at least 2Mb.
* MS-DOS version 3.1 or higher (not required for Windows 95)
* Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher (including Windows 95)
* VGA or higher-resolution graphics adapter and monitor, capable of 256
colors at 640x480 resolution.
* Edit "C:\CONFIG.SYS" and add the statement, "FILES=40." Do not type
the quotes. If there is already a FILES= statement, make sure that it
is set to at least 40. (Not needed for Windows 95)
* If you get this message when starting "America's Best Bed &
Breakfasts,"
"Cannot create program workspace; file access denied."
then you need to set your TEMP environment variable, shown below.
1. Exit windows and edit the file c:\autoexec.bat from DOS:
C> cd \
C> edit autoexec.bat
and add this line at the top of the autoexec.bat file:
set TEMP=c:\tmp
Delete any other "set TEMP=" lines in your autoexec.bat file. Save
the file and exit the editor.
2. Ensure that the c:\tmp directory exists by typing the following
at the DOS prompt:
C> cd \
C> mkdir tmp
It's okay if the system says "Directory already exists."
3. Reboot your computer and restart windows.
* If the program crashes when starting up, try running the alternate
version of "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts," by double-clicking the
icon, "America's Best B&Bs - Alternate," or run "America's Best Bed
& Breakfasts" using the standard Windows display driver, "Super VGA
(640x480, 256 colors)." (See your Windows documentation for more
details.)
If this fixes the problem, contact the manufacturer of your graphics
adapter to obtain the latest Windows display drivers. Most
manufacturers can be reached on Compuserve or America Online. Explain
to them that you are having trouble running a Microsoft Foxpro 2.6
application.
NOTE: The two versions of "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts" are
functionally identical, differing in only two ways: the alternate
version uses plain white screen backgrounds, rather than fancier picture
backgrounds, and the alternate version displays "zoomed" pictures as
magnified versions of the smaller size, rather than displaying a larger
picture. That is, "zoomed" pictures in the alternate version will look
blockier than "zoomed" pictures in the normal version.
The alternate version is provided for use with computers that have not
been updated with Windows drivers suitable for use with Microsoft Foxpro
2.6. If your computer works with the alternate version of "America's
Best Bed & Breakfasts" but not with the normal version, you should
update your display driver as soon as possible -- these driver problems
will manifest themselves in other Windows applications and those
applications will probably not come with an "alternate" version!
* If you are using a LANtastic network card and get a memory conflict
running "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts," try adding the following line
in the file "system.ini" in your Windows directory:
EMMExclude = D800-DFFF
Add the line directly below the line "[386Enh]" and restart Windows.
* If you are using a Paradise graphics card and get a memory conflict
running "America's Best Bed & Breakfasts," try adding the following line
in the file "system.ini" in your Windows directory:
EMMExclude = C600-C800
Add the line directly below the line "[386Enh]" and restart Windows.
* If you are using QEMM386 and get a memory conflict running "America's
Best Bed & Breakfasts," try adding the following line in the file
"system.ini" in your Windows directory:
EMMExclude = C0FF-C7FF
Add the line directly below the line "[386Enh]" and restart Windows.
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For Technical Support
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Contact Micro Star Software from 8 am to 4:30 pm PST,
Monday through Friday at 619 931-4949.
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The Fine Print
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All information was furnished by the B&Bs, inns, reservations services,
and trade associations featured on this disc. All information is
subject to change without notice. Please contact the B&B, inn, or
reservation service directly before finalizing your plans.
This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved.
No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any
form without prior consent in writing from Harmonic Software, Inc.
The information on this disc has been carefully checked and is believed
to be accurate. However, errors may have occurred, and Harmonic
Software, Inc. makes no representation that it is absolutely accurate
or complete. Harmonic Software, Inc. assumes no liability nor
responsibility to any party for any loss or damage caused or alleged to
have been caused directly or indirectly as a result of the information
contained on this disc.
Harmonic Software, and the Harmonic Software logo are trademarks of
Harmonic Software, Inc.
(c) 1995 Harmonic Software, Inc., All Rights Reserved