::00 This program installs Wing Commander Academy from floppy disks to your computer's hard drive. The Wing Commander Academy install program needs to obtain information about your sound cards (if any) in order to optimize music, speech and sound effects for your particular configuration. The install program will also alter the specific configuration of Wing Commander Academy after the game has already been installed. This may prove necessary after you remove or add a sound card to your configuration. ::01 The main menu provides you with the following options: 1) Installing the game. This option will copy the entire Wing Commander Academy game onto your hard drive. 5 Megs space required. 2) Changing the game configuration. Select this option if you have already installed the game and you need to change your configuration. This is usually necessary when you add or remove a sound card. 3) Aborting installation. ::02 The DOS (Disk Operating System) version on your system is too old to run Wing Commander Academy. You need a DOS version of 5.0 or higher. DOS upgrades can be purchased from most software dealers. ::03 The CPU (Central Processing Unit) detected on this machine is not compatible with Wing Commander Academy. Wing Commander Academy requires a computer system with an 80386SX, an 80386, or an 80486 Intel CPU. Unfortunately, the older 8088 and 80286 processors do not have the processing power to play Wing Commander Academy. If you DO have an 80386, it is possible that your processor is defective. Please call Customer Support for assistance. ::04 The total amount of memory detected is insufficient to run Wing Commander Academy. There is either not enough memory available on this machine, or the EMS driver (usually called EMM386 or QEMM386) is not active. ::05 DOS memory refers to the 640 kilobytes of memory that DOS can access. To run properly, Wing Commander Academy requires about 586 kilobytes. An insufficient amount of memory was detected. Altering your AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or your CONFIG.SYS files will usually take care of this problem. ::06 Even though there is insufficient DOS memory to run Wing Commander Academy, you can install the program on your hard drive. You will need to alter your system in order to free up more DOS memory before you try to run the game. This menu allows you to continue with the installation process, assuming that you will modify your system later. You have the option of terminating the installation process at this point. ::07 This menu allows you to select which floppy drive you want to use to install Wing Commander Academy. The floppy disks that come with the game are inserted into the selected floppy drive one after another. Please choose which drive you would like to use. ::08 All available drives are listed in this menu as possible destinations for the installation of Wing Commander Academy. Please choose a logical drive that: 1) Is indeed a hard (sometimes called "fixed") drive local to your computer--i.e., no network or tape drives. 2) Has enough room available to install Wing Commander Academy (approximately 5 Megabytes); ::09 Wing Commander Academy needs to know which sound cards are installed in your system in order to optimize music and sound effects accordingly. Select the menu item that most closely reflects the sound card configuration of your computer. For example: If you have an Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, or an LAPC-1 sound card, select the appropriate menu item. If you have a Sound Blaster clone such as a Thunderboard, select "Sound Blaster". If you have BOTH a Sound Blaster (or compatible) AND a Roland/LAPC-1, select the appropriate menu item. You may also abort the program by selecting the Abort menu selection. ::10 The Sound Blaster card you have selected can be installed on your computer in several different ways. The Input/Output address (also called the Port) of your card is typically 220H. Unless you have purposely altered this address, your sound card will have this factory default setting. ::11 The Sound Blaster card you have selected can be installed on your computer in several different ways. The IRQ (interrupt number) is normally given the factory default of 7 for the Sound Blaster. Unless you have physically altered your sound card, it should still be set to this number. ::12 Look at the settings displayed to the left of this menu. If you see any parameter that does not match your computer, select NO and change the settings to the correct ones. This is your last chance to change your mind about the system configuration before the installation process begins. You also have the option of quitting the installation process entirely right now by selecting the abort option. ::13 The game could not be copied from your floppy disks to your hard drive. Some common reasons: Floppy drive setting was set to the wrong drive. Glitch in the disk reader. Virus in computer. Floppy disk has a damged or missing file. Error on hard disk. There are a number of other possible explanations for this error reading. Installing the game again will most likely fix the program. ::14 An error was detected in an install configuration file. This error message indicates two possibilities: 1) A file required by the installation program in order to properly determine your computer's configuration was not found. It could have been deleted, damaged, or moved. Also, the directory structure on your disk might have been altered since the initial installation. 2) The installation program was unable to write a configuration file. The hard disk could be full or contain undetected errors. Another possibility is that the computer's memory is preventing the installation program from writing this file. Try installing again. ::15 ::16 You don't need any help here! You have just successfully installed Wing Commander Academy onto your computer. Congratulations! Now you can enjoy playing Wing Commander Academy. ::17 The selected hard drive does not have enough space to install Wing Commander Academy. You can free up space on your hard drive by deleting files you no longer need. After doing so, try installing the game again. ::18 This is your last chance to change your mind about aborting the installation of Wing Commander Academy. If you decide to go ahead and quit now, you will have to start the installation process again. ::19 This program automatically detects the existing disk drives on your computer. For some reason, it is unable to find either a floppy or a hard drive on your computer. Please check to make sure that your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are properly working and fully executed. Also check the physical connections to your disk drives. ::20 A drive error has been detected. The most probable cause of this error is that none of the detected hard drives have enough space to install Wing Commander Academy. ::21 The directory that holds Wing Commander Academy and its data files could not be created. This is typically caused by a drive that does not have enough room or a drive on which you do not have "Write Privileges." Please try installing again. ::22 The installation program is about to terminate and Wing Commander Academy has not been installed properly. Either an error has occurred, or you have chosen to abort the installation. ::23 The hard drive that you have selected to install Wing Commander Academy on is not writable or does not have enough space to save the game. This menu gives you the option of going back and selecting another hard drive or aborting the installation right away. ::24 The installation program is moving Wing Commander Academy from the floppy disks to the hard drive. The Wing Commander Academy files are stored on the floppy disks in a compressed format. The install program is currently decompressing files. To keep you informed about what is happening, a progress indicator shows you how much of each file has been decompressed. You may abort the installation progress at this time by pressing the key. However, keep in mind that aborting this program before it has completed will require you to re-install the entire game. ::25 This message is requesting that you insert a certain disk in a specified drive. To do this, you should: 1) Check to see if there is already a disk in the drive. If so, take it out. 2) Put the specified disk in the floppy disk drive slot with the label side up. 3) Press any key when you are ready. If there is an error, a window will appear asking you to either insert the correct disk, or telling you that it has not detected a disk in the drive (try inserting it fully in the slot for 3.5" disks or securely closing the latch for 5.25" disks.) ::26 ::27 Not enough EMS memory has been found to continue the installation process. EMS (Expanded Memory System) is memory not available to DOS. It is only accessible to programs designed to use such memory. You can increase the amount of EMS memory available on your system in various ways. Consult your memory guides or the installation manual for assistance. ::28 Wing Commander Academy requires the presence of a VCPI compatible memory management system to run. An incompatible system has been detected. This could mean that you are running this program through OS/2 or some other non-standard operating system. The installation process can continue in spite of this problem. However, you must remember to change your EMS memory manager so that Wing Commander Academy will run properly. ::29 EMS (Expanded Memory System) is memory not available to DOS, but can be accessed by programs designed to use such memory. There is enough EMS memory to install Wing Commander Academy onto your computer system, but more is needed to actually play the game. You can increase the amount of EMS memory available on your system in various ways. Consult your memory guides or the installation guide for assistance. ::30 If you want to customize the directory Wing Commander Academy will reside in, change it at this point. To use the default directory of "\WCA", simply hit return. To change the directory, select the "No" menu item. This will take you to another window which will let you type in your own directory. Any valid DOS path name is acceptable. After typing in the new directory, you will have the option of accepting the directory, creating a new directory, canceling the changes you have made, or aborting. Canceling the changes reverts the directory to the last one that was approved. ::31 Memory cannot be initialized. There are two common reasons for this error message: 1) The memory that is present is not VCPI compatible. This usually means that you are running under OS/2, Windows, or some unusual operating system. Switch to DOS version 5.0 to install and run the game. 2) You are using EMM386 as a memory manager AND you are connected to a network. Remove the network initiali- zations from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and reboot your machine to eliminate the network presence. ::32 The files on the floppy disk could not be copied to the designated hard drive. This could happen if there is not enough room on your hard drive, or there was a read/write error on either drive. Please try installing again as these problems usually do not repeat themselves. ::33 Please type in the directory that holds Wing Commander Academy and hit return. Example: C:\games\wca ÀÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÙ ³ You type in this part. The default directory is wca. To use it, simply type "wca". If you make a mistake, use the Back Space key or the left arrow key to correct your typing. Hitting cancels this operation. ::34Because your computer currently does not have enough memory to play Wing Commander Academy, you may need to create a boot disk. This program helps you automate this process. All you need to supply is a formatted disk that fits in your A: drive. If you don't have one, exit this program and type FORMAT A: at the DOS prompt. Restart this program and select "YES" at the create boot disk menu. This program will take care of the rest. ::35 The installation program could not create a boot disk. Possible reasons: 1) The floppy disk is full. Delete some files on the floppy disk to make more room. 2) The program could not find some DOS files that are required to create a boot disk. Please consult the Installation Guide. 3) The floppy disk is not formatted properly. Try formatting again (type FORMAT A:). ::36 ::37 You have the option of going ahead and re-installing Wing Commander Academy (now where did I put those floppy disks?) or aborting the process and re- installing later. If you select re-install now and decide to abort later, you may lose your saved games. ::38 Select what you want the installation program to do for you. You have the option of: 1) Installing the entire game. This procedure copies the entire Wing Commander Academy game onto your hard drive. Requires 5 Megs of space. 2) Aborting installation. ::39 The installation program will detect sound cards that are already installed on your computer. To let the program detect your sound card configuration, select "YES." Detecting sound cards is a risky endeavor. It can cause the computer to hang or crash if there is something other than a sound card at the typical sound card locations on the computer. SCSI drives or unusual hardware can cause this behavior. If you have problems with the Wing Commander Academy Install program immediately after this menu, you should select "NO." and select your sound card parameters using the menus later on in this program. ::