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Microsoft Microsoft Chat README
March 1997
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997
This document provides information to supplement the Microsoft Chat Web
page. The Frequently Asked Questions section on the Web contains more
up-to-date information. You can access this Web page by clicking the
Help menu, clicking Microsoft On The Web, and then clicking Frequently
Asked Questions.
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How to Use This Document
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To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
then use the Print command on the File menu.
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CONTENTS
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1. Supported Configurations/Platforms
2. Connecting to Other IRC Chat Rooms
3. Frequently Asked Questions
4. Product Support Within the United States and Canada
Microsoft Technical Support
Microsoft Technical Support Information Services
Microsoft Technical Support Standard
Microsoft Technical Support Priority
Text Telephone
5. Product Support Worldwide
Microsoft TechNet, Technical Information Network
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1. Supported Configurations/Platforms
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Microsoft Chat currently runs under Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.
Microsoft Chat requires the following minimum configuration:
- A 486 processor
- 8 MB of RAM
- 256-color video
- A 9600-baud modem
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2. Connecting to Other IRC Chat Rooms
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If you want to connect to an IRC chat server that you already know
about, expand the Connect dialog box, and then type the server address
and channel name--for example, you might type the following:
Comicsrv1.Microsoft.com, #Comic_Chat.
Microsoft Chat servers currently support the following channels:
comicsrv1.microsoft.com, #Comic_Chat
comicsrv1.microsoft.com, #Comic_Help
comicsrv1.microsoft.com, #Newbies
comicsrv1.microsoft.com, #Pet_Chat
comicsrv1.microsoft.com, #Sports_Chat
comicsrv2.microsoft.com, #Family_Chat
comicsrv2.microsoft.com, #Internet_Chat
comicsrv2.microsoft.com, #Politics_Chat
comicsrv2.microsoft.com, #Singles_Chat
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3. Frequently Asked Questions
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Q. Will you be updating Microsoft Chat?
A. We will update our Web site frequently. To view the updates, click
the Help menu, click Microsoft On The Web, and then click Free Stuff.
Q. How do I connect to other IRC chat rooms or channels?
A. If you want to connect to an IRC chat room or channel that you
already know about, carry out the following steps:
1. If you are running with Internet Explorer 3.0, click the File
menu, and then click New Window.
Otherwise, you can just click New Connection.
2. In the Connect dialog box, type the following information:
- In the Server box, type the IRC server name.
The default entry is ComicSrv1.Microsoft.com.
Replace this with the IRC server you want to connect to.
- In the Chat room box, type the chat room name, preceded by a
number sign (#).
The default channel name is #Comic_Chat.
Q. How can I tell which version of Microsoft Chat I am running?
A. If you are running Microsoft Chat outside of Internet Explorer, click
the Help menu, and then click About Microsoft Chat. The version number
is listed at the top of the box. From within Internet Explorer, you can
click the Help menu, click Microsoft Chat Help, and then click About
Microsoft Chat.
Q. Why can't I get access to any Microsoft Chat or IRC chat rooms?
A. If you are accessing the Internet from your corporate network, you
will be able to download the Microsoft Chat program; however, most
corporate proxy servers limit access to chat rooms. If you have any
questions, please contact your system administrator or use a dial-up
analog or ISDN line to access the Internet.
Q. Can I create my own comic characters?
A. At this time you can use only the characters supplied with Microsoft
Chat. To open a Web page that contains additional characters you can
download, click the Help menu, click Microsoft On The Web, and then
click Free Stuff. We are working on a character-creation kit that will
be available from the Free Stuff Web page in the second half of 1997.
Q. Can I create my own backgrounds?
A. Microsoft Chat supplies a limited number of backgrounds, but more will
be added soon. Backgrounds are bitmap files, which you can create with
any graphics package.
Q. How does the emotion wheel (lower right corner) work?
A. The emotion wheel enables you to manually change your character's
emotions. The center of the emotion wheel is neutral emotion. Where
there are multiple levels of emotion, the intensity of the emotion
increases as the control moves away from the center.
To see a tooltip describing each emotion, rest your mouse pointer over
one of the eight faces around the perimeter of the emotion wheel. To
change your character's emotions, drag the control (the dark dot in
the center of the emotion wheel) from the center of the emotion wheel.
Q. How can I tell characters apart when there are duplicate characters?
A. Move your mouse pointer over the character and then pause. A tooltip
appears that displays the user name and character.
Q. How do I print?
A. On the File menu, click Print, click Properties, and then click
Graphics. Change the resolution to 150 or 300 bps. This will speed
up printing and still provide high quality.
Q. How big is Microsoft Chat to download?
A. The program with its existing artwork is currently 1 MB compressed.
Q. How much space does Microsoft Chat take up?
A. The Microsoft Chat program with its existing artwork is currently 4 MB.
Forthcoming artwork and character updates will increase this size.
Q. Can I uninstall Microsoft Chat?
A. Yes. To uninstall Microsoft Chat, carry out the following steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
2. Click Microsoft Chat, and then follow the instructions on your
screen.
Q. Why does it say my ID is in use when I go to another chat room?
A. Nicknames (IDs) must be unique. Your connection will be refused if:
- You are already connected to a chat room on the server.
- You recently disconnected and the server has not refreshed.
- Someone else is using your nickname.
To connect, you can either choose a new nickname or make sure that
all Microsoft Chat clients have been closed and then wait a minute
and reopen Microsoft Chat.
Q. How do I get more panels across the screen?
A. There are a few things you can try:
- Increase your screen resolution. To do this, in Control Panel,
double-click the Display icon, and then click the Settings tab.
- Maximize the window.
- Move the vertical splitter to the right to make the member list
thinner.
Once you have done this, click the View menu, and then choose the
largest number of panels you can. Depending on your screen resolution
and monitor size, you can select from one to four frames.
Q. What is the difference between Microsoft Chat and IRC chat?
A. Microsoft Chat is a graphical chat client that can be used like any
text chat client on the IRC channel. Not everyone inside the channel
(chat room) needs to be using Microsoft Chat for this to work. Text
chat users will automatically be assigned a character, so the entire
chat is graphically represented to the Microsoft Chat client us