Davidson’s Reading Blaster Junior Demo for Windows® 3.1 and Windows® 95 Version 1.0c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have included this ReadMe file to supply you with up-to-the-minute information about the program. (Please open this window to its maximum size and turn on WordWrapfor better readability.) INSTALLING READING BLASTER JUNIOR DEMO ---------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 3.1: 1. In Program Manager, choose the File menu, then choose Run; 2. At the Command Line box, type in "D:\setup.exe", where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive; 3. Click on OK and follow the prompts. Windows 95: 1. Place the Reading Blaster Jr. Demo CD-ROM in your CD drive; 2. If your system supports Windows 95's AutoPlay feature, then the Setup will start automatically. Just follow the prompt; 3. However, if your system does not support auto-launch, then select the Start button; 4. Choose Run from the Start Menu; 5. At the Open box, type "D:\setup.exe", where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive; 6. Click on OK and follow the prompts. *************************************************************************************************************** UNINSTALLING READING BLASTER JUNIOR DEMO --------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 3.1.x: 1. Open the Reading Blaster Junior Demo program group; 2. Double-click on the unInstallSHIELD icon and follow the prompt. Windows 95: 1. In the Start Menu, select Programs, and choose the Reading Blaster Junior Demo group; 2. Select unInstallSHIELD and follow the prompt. *************************************************************************************************************** TO EXIT READING BLASTER JUNIOR DEMO ----------------------------------------------------------- Reading Blaster Junior Demo provides a childproof exit feature. To prevent young players from accidentally exiting to Program Manager, Reading Blaster Junior Demo has no menus or Exit buttons inside the game. Players must press a keyboard combination (Ctrl-Q or Alt-F4) to exit the game. Pressing ESC at any time inside the program will bring up the keyboard combination reminder. *************************************************************************************************************** Windows 95 Users: If you have deleted or uninstalled any parts of the program and are having problems reinstalling, follow these steps to manually reinstall Reading Blaster Junior Demo: 1. Select the Start button; 2. Choose Run from the Start Menu; 3. At the Open box, type in "D:\setup.exe -ffixreg.ins", where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive; 4. Click on OK and follow the prompts. *************************************************************************************************************** SYSTEM PERFORMANCE TIPS ------------------------------------------------ These tips are designed to improve your overall system performance. OPTIMIZE YOUR HARD DISK TO INCREASE DISK ACCESS PERFORMANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With MS-DOS 5.0 or older, you'll need to use a separate utility for disk optimization. If you're using MS-DOS 6.0 or newer, use the following steps to defragment and optimize your disk: 1. Exit Windows. At the C:\> prompt, type "defrag C: /f" and press ENTER. This process will take a few minutes. 2. Reenter Windows and run the program. INCREASE THE AVAILABLE MEMORY FOR WINDOWS PROGRAMS TO RUN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change the SMARTDrive cache size to make more memory available. If you have more than 8 MB of RAM, skip this process. 1. Go to the Program Manager. 2. Select Run from the File menu. 3. At the command box, type 'sysedit' and click OK. 4. The Sysedit window will appear. Click on the Autoexec.bat window to bring it to the front. 5. Locate the line that shows smartdrv.exe and type in the appropriate sizes. If you have 4 MB of RAM, add 256 256. Your Smartdrive setting should look like this: smartdrv.exe 256 256 (you have typed in 256 256). If you have 8 MB of RAM, add 1024 1024. Your Smartdrive setting should look like this: smartdrv.exe 1024 1024 (you have typed in 1024 1024). Note: Leave any other options on the smartdrv.exe line as they are set. For example: (before) smartdrv.exe /q (after) smartdrv.exe 256 256 /q 6. If you've made changes, select Save from the File menu. 7. Select Exit from the File menu. 8. Exit Windows and restart the computer. SET UP VIRTUAL MEMORY TO GIVE WINDOWS MORE MEMORY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Note: If you are running any disk-compression software, refer to the software manual or call the software manufacturer for assistance in setting up a permanent swap file.) 1. Run Defrag as described above. 2. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. 3. Double-click the 386 Enhanced icon in the Control Panel group. 4. Click the Virtual Memory button on the right side. 5. Make sure the current settings have the Size set to at least 2000 KB if you have 8 MB of RAM. Also make sure Type is set to Permanent. 6. If it is not currently set, click the Change button. 7. Under New Settings, make sure the Type is Permanent and the Size is set according to #5 above. The bigger the swap file size, the better performance you will have. We recommend setting the size to at least 8000 KB (but not exceeding 16000 KB). This will improve your overall system performance. 8. Click OK. Follow the prompt to restart Windows. ************************************************************************************************** GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS -------------------------------------------------------- If the Program Is Very Slow: ---------------------------------------- 1. Close any unnecessary applications that may be running. 2. Be sure you are running Windows in enhanced mode and that the Virtual Memory settings are active. Refer to the performance tips above or your Windows documentation. 3. Make sure that your display setting is at 640x480 resolution and 256 colors. Refer to your system or Windows documentation. If the Program Does Not Run When You Double-Click on RBJR.EXE Ffrom The File Manager or Type RBJR.EXE from the Command Line ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 3.1 Users: If you are experiencing audio breakup while playing Reading Blaster Junior Demo, you can change the sound buffer setting for this program. Doing this will not affect any of your Windows settings; this sound buffer change is specific to our program. To change the sound setting, following the directions below: 1. In Program Manager, choose the File menu, then choose Run; 2. At the Command Line box, type in "D:\support\sound\setup.exe", where D the letter of your CD-ROM drive; 3. After the initialization, follow the easy prompts to change the sound setting. Feel free to experiment with several settings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Blaster Junior Demo requires a command line parameter for its executable in order to run. We recommend running the program from its installed icon; refer to Installing Reading Blaster Junior above to install the icons. IF DISPLAY PROBLEMS OCCUR ------------------------------------------------- If you experience graphics problems while running Reading Blaster Junior Demo, contact your video card or systems vendor to obtain the latest version of their video driver. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ---------------------------------- If you are continually experiencing problems running Reading Blaster Junior Demo™, call or contact our Technical Support for assistance. Telephone: Call (310) 793-0600, M-F, 7 A.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific Time. Fax: Our fax number is (310) 214-7937, 24 hours daily. America Online Forum keyword: Davidson E-mail: support@davd.com World Wide Web address: http://www.davd.com Davidson’s Bulletin Board Service: (310) 793-9966, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We support up to 14,400 baud with data bit 8, parity N, and stop bit 1. Reading Blaster Junior Demo is a trademark of Davidson & Associates, Inc. Windows® and Windows® 95 operating systems and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft® Corporation.