SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PC: *Pentium II or higher *Operating system: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0, ME *Memory (RAM): 32+ MB *Sound card: Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card or better *Screen: 800 x 600 display resolution or higher *Web browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or later; Netscape Navigator 4.7 Recommended: Internet Explorer 5.0 or later *Plugins: Flash and Shockwave plugins (available as free downloads) Macintosh: *Macintosh PowerPC or later *Operating system: Macintosh OS 7.1 or later *Memory (RAM): 32+ MB *Screen: 800 x 600 display resolution or higher *Web browser: Netscape 4.7 *Plugins: Flash and Shockwave plugins (available as free downloads) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. How do I run this CD-ROM? 2. How do I start the activities? 3. How do I learn with the activities? 4. I can’t start the activities. 5. I have a Flash Player but I still can’t start some of the activities. 6. I can’t start Bunny Drop and Clown Dunk. 7. Nothing starts when I try to run the CD. I use a Mac. 8. I can’t hear the sound when I start some of the activities. 9. What do I do if the CD-ROM does not start automatically after I insert it in the CD-ROM drive? 10. I can’t start some of the activities. I use a Mac. My browser is Internet Explorer. 11. My problem is not here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. How do I run this CD-ROM? A. You must have the CD-ROM in your drive in order to use it. The activities run from the CD; they will not be installed on your computer. B. Once you start the CD, you will see several screens checking for Java Script and Flash Player 5 on your computer. If you do not have Java Script or Flash Player 5, follow the instructions on the screen to get it. C. Once you see the main menu screen with 8 activity icons, you can start the activities. Click on any icon to start that activity. D. If you exit the software, you will need to reinsert the CD in your drive in order to use it again. E. If you insert the CD in your drive and nothing happens, (a) check the system requirements on the CD to make sure you can run it on your computer; (b) see [What do I do if the CD-ROM does not start automatically after I insert it in the CD-ROM drive?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. How do I start the activities? A. Click on one of the 8 activity icons on the main menu. B. You will see the description of the activity with 3 buttons underneath, one for each set of the activity. Click on one of the buttons to start that set of the activity. C. The activity window will open. Since each activity has its own rules, click on [Instructions] first to find out how to start the activity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. How do I learn with the activities? The activities on this CD-ROM are a fun way to learn and practice vocabulary. Once you select a activity from the activity menu, you will see a description of this activity. You will also see the area the activity helps you practice: synonyms, phrasal verbs, idioms, and so on. The activities will either require you to find the correct word that completes a sentence or to guess what a word in a certain category is. You will receive feedback after you answer a question. If you select an incorrect answer choice, the correct answer will be displayed before you can move on to the next question. Sometimes you will have to continue until you find the correct answer. Almost all of the activities will also display a final score and show you the number of questions you have answered correctly. Some of the activities - Octo’s Adventure, Bomb Squad, and Reverse Dictionary - have a Hint button. Click on this button to learn what the words practiced in the activity mean and to see how they are used in a sentence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. I can’t start the activities. Make sure that you have the Macromedia Flash 5 Player. You need this free program to start most of our activities. To install Flash 5 Player on your computer: A. On your desktop, double-click [My Computer]. B. Double-click your CD-ROM drive letter. C. Find a folder [Shockwave] and double-click it. D. Find an icon [Shockwave_Installer_Full.exe] and double-click it. E. This will run the Flash installation program. F. Once the Flash player is installed, reinsert the CD in your player. G. Run the CD again. H. If the CD does not start automatically, see [What do I do if the CD-ROM does not start automatically after I insert it in the CD-ROM drive?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. I have a Flash Player but I still can’t start some of the activities. Make sure that you have the Macromedia Flash Player 5. If you have an older version of the Flash player, some activities may not start properly. To install Flash 5 Player on your computer: A. On your desktop, double-click [My Computer]. B. Double-click your CD-ROM drive letter. C. Find a folder [Shockwave] and double-click it. D. Find an icon [Shockwave_Installer_Full.exe] and double-click it. E. This will run the Flash installation program. F. Once the Flash player is installed, reinsert the CD in your player. G. Run the CD again. H. If the CD does not start automatically, see [What do I do if the CD-ROM does not start automatically after I insert it in the CD-ROM drive?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. I can’t start Bunny Drop and Clown Dunk. You need JavaScript to start these activities. Check your browser version and select one of the following: A. Your browser version is Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. JavaScript may not be enabled on your computer. To enable JavaScript: A. Go to the top menu bar in Internet Explorer and click Tools. B. In Tools, click Internet Options. You will see a dialogue box. C. Choose the Security tab (the second tab in the top left corner). D. Find a button that says Custom Level. Click on it. You will see security settings. E. Scroll down until you see Scripting. Under Scripting, you should see three categories: [Active Scripting] [Allow paste operations via script] [Scripting of Java applets] F. Click the white circle next to "Enable" under the [Active Scripting]. You should see a black dot appearing in the circle. G. Click [OK] at the bottom of the dialogue box. H. A pop-up window will appear asking you if you are sure you want to change the security settings in this zone. Click [Yes]. I. Close the Internet Options dialogue box by clicking [OK] one more time. J. Restart the CD-ROM. B. Your browser version is Netscape Navigator 4.7. JavaScript may not be enabled on your computer. To enable JavaScript: A. Go to the top menu bar in Netscape Navigator and click Edit. B. In Edit, click Preferences. You will see a dialogue box. C. In the dialogue box, you will see the Category window on the left side. D. Find Advanced and click it. E. The right side of the box will change to the Advanced panel. Find [Enable Java] and [Enable JavaScript]. Click the white boxes next to [Enable Java] and [Enable JavaScript]. F. The check marks should appear in the white boxes. G. Click OK at the bottom of the dialogue box. This will close the dialogue box. H. Restart the CD-ROM. C. Your browser version is older than Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7. You will need to download a more recent browser version. To download the latest version of Internet Explorer: A. Connect to the Internet. B. Go to the Internet Explorer Homepage [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm] and follow the download instructions. C. Restart the CD-ROM after you have downloaded the browser. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Nothing starts when I try to run the CD. I use a Mac. A. On your desktop, double-click the CD icon. B. Find a file [StartCD.exe] and double-click it. This will start the CD-ROM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. I can’t hear the sound when I start some of the activities. A. Check that your speakers are turned on and are plugged into the computer. B. Check that the volume in Windows is turned up and not muted. This can be done by clicking on the small yellow speaker icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. A volume slide bar will appear when you click on the icon. Move the slide bar up near the top. Make sure that the box next to ‘Mute’ is blank. NOTE: Some versions of Windows do not have the yellow speaker icon. C. Make sure that no other program is playing sound while you are playing the activities. Usually only one program can play sound at a time. If your computer is playing music or sound from another program, the activities may not have any sound. D. Check that your soundcard is connected correctly. One way to check this is to run another program or game that plays sound. If you can hear the sound in another program, then your soundcard is probably connected correctly. If other programs or games do not play sound when they are supposed to, there may be a problem with the way your soundcard is connected. Contact the support team for your soundcard. They may be able to help you with any connection problems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. What do I do if the CD-ROM does not start automatically after I insert it in the CD-ROM drive? A. On your desktop, double-click "My Computer". B. Double-click your CD-ROM drive letter. C. Find a file "StartCD.exe" and double-click it. This will start the CD-ROM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. I can’t start some of the activities. I use a Mac. My browser is Internet Explorer. A. Connect to the Internet. B. Go to the Netscape web site [http://www.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html] and follow the instructions to download Netscape Navigator 4.7. C. Restart the CD-ROM once you have downloaded Netscape Navigator. D. Make sure that you use Netscape Navigator and not Internet Explorer every time you start the CD-ROM. If Netscape Navigator is not your default browser, you will need to open it from the Start menu before starting the CD-ROM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. My problem is not here. If you need further assistance, send a detailed description of your difficulty to support@eslprosystems.com. Please include the following information in your message: A. Your computer type (Pentium II, Macintosh PowerPC, etc.). B. Your operating system (Windows 98, Macintosh OS 7.1, etc.). C. The amount of RAM in your computer (16 Megs, 128 Megs, etc.). D. The browser you are using (Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape Communicator 4.76, etc.). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------