WINBENCH® 98 VERSION 1.0 README

This is the README file for WinBench® 98 Version 1.0 . This file contains the WinBench 98 license agreement, installation instructions, important notes, known problems, and any other late-breaking information about WinBench 98. Before you run WinBench 98, you must first read and agree to the license agreement.

This readme file includes the following sections:

•	License agreement for Ziff-Davis' WinBench® 98 version 1.0 
•	Installing and Uninstalling WinBench® 98 version 1.0 
•	Important WinBench 98 notes
•	Known problems in WinBench 98 version 1.0  
•	On-line documentation
•	Contacting ZDBOp 
•	Trademarks
•	Copyrights

License Agreement 
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ZIFF-DAVIS' WINBENCH® 98 VERSION 1.0

READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE EMBODIED IN THE WINBENCH® 98 VERSION 1.0 CD-ROM OR, IF PRELOADED ON YOUR HARD DISK, DOWNLOADED OR IF PROVIDED AS PART OF A COLLECTION, THE PRELOADED, DOWNLOADED OR COLLECTED FILE(S) (the “Media”). Embodied in the WinBench 98 Media is the WinBench 98 computer program and related documentation (the “Software”). Ziff-Davis Inc., having a place of business at One Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (“Ziff-Davis”), is the licensor under this Agreement and you are the licensee. By using the Software, in whole or in part, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, promptly return the Software to Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation at 1001 Aviation Parkway, Suite 400, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 (or, if downloaded or preloaded on your hard disk, delete the Software, or if provided as part of a collection, cease use of the Software). Title to the Software and all copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights therein are owned by Ziff-Davis. All rights therein, except those expressly granted to you in this Agreement, are reserved by Ziff-Davis. 
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This Agreement grants you only limited rights to use the Software. Ziff-Davis grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Software on a single dedicated computer or on a file server networked with multiple PC computers for the sole purpose of conducting benchmark tests to measure the performance of computer hardware and operating system configurations. You have the right to make a single copy of the Software for archival purposes and the right to transfer a copy of the Software across an internal local area network only to the PC computers attached to such network; provided, however, that all such copies are considered Software hereunder, that all uses of such copies are governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that you shall be responsible for all uses of such copies in violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
Ziff-Davis hereby grants you the right to publish, except in any country where a third party claims during the term of this license that such publication infringes that party’s proprietary rights, benchmark test results obtained by you from your use of the Software, provided that with the publication of each such result you: 
A.	Identify Ziff-Davis, the name and version number of the benchmark Software used (i.e., Ziff-Davis’ WinBench® 98 Version 1.0);
B.	State that the test was performed without independent verification by Ziff-Davis and that Ziff-Davis makes no representations or warranties as to the result of the test; 
C.	Follow proper trademark usage and acknowledge Ziff-Davis' trademark rights (e.g., “[ ] achieved a Business Graphics WinMark™ 98 score of X on WinBench® 98 Version 1.0. WinBench is a registered trademark or trademark and WinMark is a trademark of Ziff-Davis Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.”);
D.	Identify the specific WinBench 98 score(s) being reported (i.e., Ziff-Davis’ WinBench® 98 Version 1.0 Business Graphics WinMark™ 98);
E.	Identify the exact name, processor speed and type, number of processors, amount of RAM, amount of secondary RAM cache, if any, hard disk model, type of hard disk controller, hard disk file system, and size of hardware hard disk cache, if any, of the PC used for the test (e.g., WXY Corp. Model 466 with 66‑MHz Intel® dual 486DX2‑66 CPU, 8MB of RAM, 64KB RAM cache, 200MB hard disk, IDE controller, FAT file system, and no hardware disk cache); 
F.	Identify the exact graphics adapter name, amount and type of RAM on it, graphics driver name and date, graphics resolution and color depth, refresh rate, and CODEC version that produced the result (e.g., XYZ Corp. XYZ Graphics adapter with 2MB VRAM with XYZ.DRV version 1.1 driver, 800 by 600 pixels with 256 colors, a refresh rate of 72 Hz, and Intel Indeo® Video version 3.2 CODEC); 
G.	Identify the exact CD-ROM drive model, CD-ROM controller model, CD-ROM controller RAM cache size, if any, and CD-ROM-specific software cache and size (if any) that produced the result (e.g., XYZ Corp. XYZ CD-ROM Quad-Speed drive, XYZ Corp. CD-ROM controller, with no controller RAM cache and no CD-ROM specific software cache); 
H.	Identify the operating system version (e.g., MS‑DOS® 7.0 and Microsoft® Windows® 95), size and type of software disk cache, if any (e.g., system cache using all available memory), and any other special conditions used to achieve the result (e.g., disk compression utility ABC version 1.0 enabled); and
I.	State that all products used in the test were shipping versions available to the general public.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and only if, you wish to publish the benchmark test results obtained by using the Software in advertisements, you may do so, provided, that you:
1.	Identify Ziff-Davis, the name and version number of the benchmark Software used (i.e., Ziff-Davis’ WinBench® 98 Version 1.0);
2.	State that the test was performed without independent verification by Ziff-Davis and that Ziff-Davis makes no representations or warranties as to the result of the test; 
3.	Follow proper trademark usage and acknowledge Ziff-Davis' trademark rights (e.g., “[ ] achieved a Business Graphics WinMark™ 98 score of X on WinBench® 98 Version 1.0. WinBench is a registered trademark or trademark and WinMark is a trademark of Ziff-Davis Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.”);
4.	Identify the specific WinBench 98 score(s) being reported (i.e., Ziff-Davis’ WinBench® 98 Version 1.0 Business Graphics WinMark™ 98); and
5.	Include a statement in the advertisement that a description of the environment under which the test was performed is available upon request and you shall provide a fax number, telephone number,  e-mail address or URL on the World Wide Web where such information may be obtained.  Upon such request, you shall provide the information required under paragraphs E through I above.
This Agreement and your rights hereunder shall automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any provision of this Agreement. Upon such termination, you shall cease all use of the Software, cease the transfer of any copies of the Software and cease the publication of benchmark test results obtained by you from use of the Software. Further you shall delete the Software and destroy all tangible copies of the Software and other materials related to the Software in your possession or under your control, or, if downloaded or preloaded on your hard disk or if provided as part of a collection, you shall cease use of and destroy any and all copies of the Software in your possession or under your control.
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INSTALLING WINBENCH® 98 VERSION 1.0 

Automatic install
If you have AutoPlay enabled in Windows, then the benchmark install program starts up when you put the CD-ROM in the drive. At the opening screen, click on the "Install WinBench® 98" text.

Manual install
To install the benchmark from the CD-ROM, run SETUP.EXE from the \ZDBENCH\WB98 directory on the CD-ROM. 

If you want to run the installer program, so you can install other benchmarks on the CD-ROM, run INSTALL.EXE from the CD-ROM's root directory.

Silent install
A silent install requires no input from you. This mode is useful if you're installing the benchmark on a large number of machines and don't want to specify directories, program groups, etc., on each one. The silent install uses the benchmark installation defaults of C:\ZDBENCH for the install directory and Ziff-Davis Benchmarks for the program group.

Here's how to use it:
1.	From the Start menu, click on Run. 
2.	In the Run dialog box, click the Browse button to navigate to the benchmark's SETUP.EXE file.
3.	Click on the SETUP.EXE file and click Open.
4.	In the Run dialog box, add "-s" to the end of the command line in the Open box.
5.	Click OK to run the silent setup install.

Specify the drive and directory
The installation program lets you specify the drive and directory where you want to install the benchmark. We suggest you use the default directory of C:\ZDBENCH. This makes it simpler to install and use other Ziff-Davis benchmarks.

Tip:	If you're installing more than one Ziff-Davis benchmark, you must put them all into the same directory, preferably C:\ZDBENCH. The setup's dialogs will warn you if you try installing other ZD benchmarks into different directories.

Starting WinBench 98
Display the Ziff–Davis Benchmarks program menu and click the WinBench 98 icon.

The first time you run WinBench 98, the licensing and registration windows will appear. You must agree to the license and register your copy of the software before you can run any tests.

Uninstalling WinBench 98
You should always uninstall the benchmark before installing it again.  Also, do not uninstall or install while the benchmark is running. 

To uninstall the benchmark:

1.	From the Start menu, click Settings.
2.	From the Settings menu, click Control Panel.
3.	In the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
4.	Highlight WinBench 98 in the list of installed programs and click the Add/Remove button.

Note:	When the uninstaller runs, it will prompt you to delete each shared file. You can click on Yes for each file or click on Yes to all to delete all the shared files.

What the Uninstall doesn't remove
Be aware that uninstalling the benchmark doesn't remove all installed items from the hard disk.  The following items remain:

•	The RESULTS directory.
•	The ZDBENCH installation directory (since it contains the RESULTS directory).
•	Any files the user created under ZDBENCH (export files, results files).
•	The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ziff-Davis\PC Benchmarks registry key.  It will be deleted and recreated the next time a benchmark is installed.
•	The WB98.INI and ZDBUI32.INI files (although most entries are removed).

Note:	If you uninstall Winstone and WinBench in the same order as you installed them, ZDBENCH may contain other empty subdirectories. If you uninstall the benchmarks in the opposite order as you installed them, ZDBENCH should contain no empty subdirectories.

IMPORTANT WINBENCH 98 NOTES
The following list provides information you need to know BEFORE you run WinBench 98. Read these notes before running the software.

1.	You must read and agree to the license information listed at the beginning of this file before you run WinBench 98. The same information appears on your PC's screen when you first run WinBench 98. If you don't agree to the licensing information, delete all copies of WinBench 98 in your possession or under your control (or cease its use and delete all local copies if you received it as part of a collection of software) and return the media on which you received WinBench 98 and all accompanying materials (including any documentation) to the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation (ZDBOp) at the following address:

Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
1001 Aviation Parkway, Suite 400
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

2.	WinBench 98's minimum hardware and software requirements include:
•	Microsoft® Windows® 95 or later or Windows NT® 4.0 (build 1381) Service Pack 3 or later.
•	An 80386 (or compatible) or higher processor.
•	8MB of RAM, when used with Windows 95, 16MB of RAM, when used with Windows NT (WinBench 98 will run in less RAM, but it may produce invalid results due to paging activity.)
•	10MB of free disk space for a minimal installation, 160MB for a full install.
•	170MB plus the amount of physical RAM on the PC as additional free disk space for the Business Disk WinMark 98 tests; 160MB plus the amount of physical RAM on the PC as additional free disk space for the High-End Disk WinMark tests. 
•	A CD-ROM drive if you're planning to run the CD-ROM or video tests.
•	A VGA resolution (640x480) or higher graphics adapter.
•	The Business Graphics WinMark tests require a resolution of 800x600 or higher.
•	The High-End Graphics WinMark tests require a resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
•	Small fonts for all Graphics WinMark tests.
•	A sound card (recommended for the video tests).
•	DirectX™ 2 or later (available from Microsoft®'s web site: http://www.microsoft.com) if you want to run the DirectDraw™ inspection tests.
•	ActiveMovie (available from Microsoft's web site) if you want to run the MPEG Video tests. (ActiveMovie is included with Windows 95 OSR2.)
•	An Indeo® 4.x Video CODEC (available from Intel®'s web site: http://www.intel.com) if you want to run the Indeo 4.x Video tests. (Indeo 4.3 is optional if you want to test non-Intel MMX processors.)

3.	WinBench 98 is the most recent release of this product. This release differs from previous releases in many important ways. As a result, you can meaningfully compare WinBench 98 results only with other WinBench 98 results. Don't attempt to compare results from WinBench 98 with results from earlier versions of WinBench.

4.	You can interrupt an executing test or group of tests by pressing the Esc key. When the test aborts, WinBench 98 asks if you want to try running the failed test again, abort the rest of the test run, or continue the test run.

5.	SETUP.EXE installs a Sample WS WB.ZTD results file. This file contains both Winstone 98 and WinBench 98 results collected from machines in our research center. (The online help refers to this file as SAMPLE98.ZTD. )

6.	Use the following command-line option if Winstone 98 fails with an error during initialization: /NOSYSCHECK. This option disables Winstone 98's automatic detection of the System Info fields.

7.	If you're testing WinBench 98 on notebook or green computers, you should disable any power-saving features for best results. 

8.	If WinBench 98 misidentifies the system configuration and prevents you from running the tests, you can override the configuration checks by adding the following entry to the WB98.INI file:

		[ZDBOp]
		TreatConfigProblemsAsWarnings=TRUE

9.	Under Windows NT, the System Info dialog may classify some Cyrix® CPUs as "Unknown Cyrix" if you are using Windows NT.

10.	When the test system plays a video clip without the proper driver, such as an Indeo 4.1 or MPEG driver, the following problems occur: WinBench 98 displays the clip as a field of diagonal hash marks and the maximum frames per second score is extremely large. You should disregard all scores for this clip until you install the correct driver.

11.	You may see the following message: "During this test the interrupts may have been disabled..." What's happening is that a driver on the system has disabled the interrupts for an inappropriate length of time. You may be able to find the driver causing the problem depending on the test you're running (in WinBench 98, for example, if you see this message during a graphics test, then it's likely a graphics driver is causing the problem). The message indicates the driver should be replaced with an updated driver. 

Using a driver that causes this error could lead to other problems on your system, such as errors when downloading files and breaks in audio. 

12.	We strongly recommend you reboot the test system after you install  the benchmark on Windows 95 and Windows NT.

KNOWN PROBLEMS IN WINBENCH 98 VERSION 1.0  
The following is a list of known problems in WinBench 98 Version 1.0 :

1.	When you're running in demo mode, WinBench 98 doesn't trap key strokes when it displays the Table of Results. This means that, if you want to halt demo mode, you should wait until a demo mode test is running and then press the Esc key.

2.	WinBench 98 will sometimes fail during its graphics tests. A majority of these failures are the result of problems in graphics adapter drivers. The most common problems are GPFs in the graphics driver and drawing outside of the test screen that corrupt the title, menu, or status bars. For more information, and a workaround, open the WinBench 98 online help, double-click the WinBench 98 Test Settings topic, and double-click the topic "Graphics WinMarks test settings."

3.	On some systems, the Graphics WinMark tests may not reproduce the exact colors used in the corresponding Winstone 98 tests. However, the images are recognizable and the loss of color fidelity does not impact the results from the WinBench 98 test.

4.	Under Windows NT 4.0, you may receive a warning that the paging file is too small when running some tests.  You can usually ignore the warning and retry the test.  Windows NT seems to issue the warning whenever it needs to grow the paging file.  To avoid the warning, you should make sure the minimum paging file size is set to 1.5 times the size of physical memory (see the System Control Panel).

5.	In the Results Viewer, notes displayed in the pop-up windows sometimes display offscreen.

ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION
WinBench 98 Version 1.0 comes with the following on-line documentation.

README.RTF
This is the file you're reading right now. In this file, you'll find the WinBench 98 license agreement and any late-breaking information. You should read this information before you install or run WinBench 98. You'll find this file in the \ZDBENCH\WB98 directory.

On-line help
Because the PC benchmarks share the same user interface (UI), we've put interface-specific help in its own file and benchmark-specific help in their own files. 

Interface-specific help includes such information as selecting and running tests, creating batch files, saving results, using the Table of Results and Results Viewer, and so on. Benchmark-specific help includes information on specific tests, tips on interpreting a specific test's results, and explanations of UI elements (such as test settings) specific to a benchmark. 

You can access the help files from each benchmark's Help menu.

CONTACTING ZDBOP
If you have problems installing or running WinBench 98, send a Problem Report Form to WinBench 98 Technical Support at ZDBOp. You can find a Problem Report Form on ZDNet™/World Wide Web Edition (http://www.zdbop.com) and in the online help file.

You can send the Problem Report Form to us in a variety of ways, though we can answer your questions more quickly if you use email. Fill out the form and send it via:

•	Email to zdbopwebmaster@zd.com
•	Fax to 919-380-2879
•	Mail to Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation 1001 Aviation Parkway, Suite 400 Morrisville, N.C. 27560 ATTN: Tech Support

If you want a quicker response, please include your Internet email address or fax number.

When you send the Problem Report Form to us, it helps us a lot if you include the following information:

•	Exactly what was the benchmark doing when the problem occurred (if you know)?
	
•	If there were any dialog boxes or messages on the screen, what were they?
	
•	When you started the test, did the benchmark display its Warning dialog box? If so, which items in the box were checked?
	
•	Can you reproduce the problem?
	
•	Can you send us the PC's system information? Look for the file SYSINFO.INI in the ZDBENCH directory; the file contains lots of configuration information about the benchmark and your system. You can fax this information to us or you can include it in a message on ZDNet.
	
•	Can you send us the ERRORS.TXT file? This file is created in the \ZDBENCH directory where you installed the benchmark. The file contains a list of all error messages the benchmark reported. You can fax this information to us or you can include it in a message to Technical Support. 
	
The Problem Report Form provides space for you to answer these questions. If you don't want to send in a Problem Report Form, please include the above information in any faxes or communications you send to us.

TRADEMARKS
MacBench®, NetBench®, ServerBench®, WinBench®, and Winstone® are registered trademarks and 3D WinBench™, BatteryMark™, CPUmark™, WebBench™, WinMark™, ZDigit™, and ZDNet™ are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Inc.
Cyrix® is a registered trademark and 5x56™, 6x86MX™, 6x86™, and Gx86™ are trademarks of Cyrix Corporation. 
Encarta®, Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, PowerPoint®, Visual C++®, Win32s®, Wingdings®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks and ActiveMovie™, DirectDraw™, Direct3D™ , and DirectX™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Indeo®, Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks and MMX™ is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
InstallShield™ is a trademark of InstallShield Corporation, Inc.

Copyrights
PSAPI.DLL  Ó 1987-1996. Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
InstallShield © 1990-1997, InstallShield Corporation, Inc. All rights reserved.
WinBench 98 Version 1.0 Ó1993-1998. Winstone 98 Version 1.0 Ó 1993-1998, 3D WinBench  98 Version 1.0 © 1997-1998, BatteryMark Version 1.0 © 1997, Ziff-Davis Inc.  All rights reserved.