Ordering Catz for yourself or for a friend is simple - visit your local
software retailer.
For more information and other fun stuff, check out the PF.Magic Web Site at:
www.pfmagic.com
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
486DX, 50 MHz or higher
Windows 3.1 Enhanced Mode or WinÆ95
15 MB hard disk space, 4 MB RAM required
WinÆ95 requires at least 16 color video card and monitor
Windows 3.1 requires at least 256 color video card and monitor
Optional: Windows-compatible sound card and speakers
CATZ QUICK START
Getting Started
- After you install Catz, you'll see a "Catz" icon in a Windows Program
Group (or under the "Programs" item of the START menu in Windows '95)
named "Yourname's Catz" (where "yourname" is your first name).
- Start Catz by double-clicking on the icon named "Catz" (or simply
selecting the "Catz" item in the Start menu under Windows '95).
- This will open the Catz Adoption Kit.
- You can pet and play with any of the five Catz breeds and decide which
one is best for you!
- When you decide which one you want to adopt, click the "Adopt Me
Now" button.
In the Adoption Kit you can pet and play with five different breeds of Catz.
Once you have adopted your own Catz, you will have many other things to do.
You will be able to feed and play with your Catz. You will be able to groom
them to change their color. Your Catz will take CatNapz, protecting your
computer from monitor burn-in and file snoops. Over time, your adopted
Kittenz will grow up to be a full-size Catz.
IN THE ADOPTION KIT TRY THIS...
Picking up your Catz
- To pick up Catz and move them to a new location, click the right mouse
button while the cursor is anywhere over the Catz.
- Don't worry - this won't hurt it. Releasing the mouse button will drop
your Catz safely to the desktop.
- In the Adoption Kit, you can drop the Kittenz back on top of its basket
and then click on a new basket to play with a different Kittenz.
Catz love to be petted!
- You can pet your Catz at any time. To do this, simply click and hold the
left mouse button while the cursor is over the Catz. The cursor will change
to a "petting hand."
- Stroke the Catz with the cursor while holding down the left mouse
button.
- If you pet your Catz just right and long enough, it might roll over to let
you scratch its stomach, purr, or even go to sleep.
Sleeping
- If you leave Catz alone for several minutes, they usually nod off to sleep.
You may even catch them dreaming!
- A nice way to wake up Catz is to pet them while they're sleeping.
AUTOMATICALLY LAUNCHING CATZ AT STARTUP (Windows 95)
- If you follow these steps, Catz will automatically launch every time you
start your computer:
1) Open the Catz directory so you can see the Catz program icon.
2) Click on the Catz program icon with the right mouse button,
and choose "Create Shortcut".
3) Leave this window open and visible on your desktop.
In a separate window, open the following directory:
Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp.
4) Drag the shortcut of Catz from Step 2 into the StartUp window.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- Catz love to run around on your computer screen.
- Whenever you let a Catz loose on the screen, you will not be able to click
on any other application until you...
1) Return Catz to playpen mode, or
2) Quit Catz, or
3) Press ALT-TAB to switch to another application
KNOWN MISBEHAVIORS ("TROUBLESHOOTING")
"I'm having trouble putting Kittenz back into their baskets."
- Make sure your cursor hand is positioned over the right basket when you drop
the Kittenz off.
- Or, you can click on that Kittenz' basket and wait for the Kittenz
to jump back into it.
"My Catz disappears from the screen."
- Like a real cat, your Catz will sometimes be busy with its own projects.
- Try double-clicking the mouse to call your Catz back (it may come, it may
not).
"My Catz sometimes freezes on the screen."
- Catz need to behave well, and make sure they don't slow down your
system. If an important application needs to control your computer for a
few seconds, your Catz will hold still until that application lets go.
It's nothing to worry about!
"The Catz Playpen window has changed colors."
- If you change your Display resolution or color palette while Catz is
running, your Catz colors may shift undesirably. To fix this, simply quit and
relaunch Catz.
- Also, when running on a system with only 256 colors, opening or
selecting another application can sometimes cause Catz colors to change (the
programs are competing for the same palette colors). If your Catz turns black,
changes colors in an unexpected way, or the Playpen background colors become
distorted, try minimizing the Playpen window and re-opening it.
- If this does not work, close and re-open Catz and the problem should go
away.
"My Catz color changed and looked awful during the screensaver."
- If you are running certain other applications and the CatNapz screensaver
activates, sometimes the Catz will only have 16 colors instead of its
normal 256 colors. With only 16 colors, a Catz can look quite strange.
There is no need to be alarmed over this. Your Catz will regain its normal
appearance in the Catz application, and in the screensaver under most
conditions.
"CatNapz requires a password, but I did not set one!"
- If you had already set a password for another screen saver, you may find
that this password is still required for CatNapz.
"I'm not hearing any sounds."
- To hear your Catz, you need a SoundBlaster(tm) compatible sound card
installed.
- Remember that if Catz is ever minimized or another application is opened
on top of Catz, your Catz will keep quiet.
Only when Catz is the foremost application will sounds be heard.
"The Playpen window sometimes appears on screen over my screen saver."
- If you set the Playpen window to be "Always on Top" and Catz is left
running in Full Screen mode, on some computers, the Playpen window will be
visible above other screen savers when they appear on screen.
To eliminate this problem, either turn off the "Always on Top" setting or
be sure to put your Catz back into the Playpen when you are finished playing
with them.
"Does Installing Catz affect my system files?"
- The files that come with PF.Magic Catz are as system-friendly as possible.
Catz won't crawl into your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files and mess them up.
"Windows or Catz puts up an error message saying 'File Not Found' or 'Cannot Load'".
- This is probably because the file really isn't there. Verify the file in
question exists. If it is truly missing, reinstall Catz.
- This could be the result of an error occuring during installation.
If you had an error during installation, try reinstalling Catz.
- Often, Windows will display this message if you are low on memory.
Try quitting applications and/or restarting your computer to free-up memory.
- If none of the above work, and the file is present, the missing file may in
turn require additional files to be loaded. For example, CATZDLL.DLL requires
CTL3DV2.DLL. If the latter is not present, Windows will complain about the
former. This situation is difficult to diagnose because there's no indication
as to what is the missing file. Try reinstalling Catz.
* No animals were harmed in the making of this product. *
* No imitation cheese. *
Catz and Your Computer Petz are trademarks, and PF.Magic a registered
trademark of PF.Magic, Inc. Copyright 1996, PF.Magic, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
Troubleshooting Guide
[How to Uninstall Catz PC Users]
Before reinstalling Catz please make sure that you have deleted all files
and directories related to the Catz program. You must also exit the Catz
program before attempting the deletion process. If you installed from the
Catz floppies or CD ROM the following files were created:
In the root of the drive label C: or the drive you elected to install Catz,
delete all directories labeled Catz.XXX (where XXX is the first three letters
of your first name or the letters "fir").
In the Windows directory (C:\Windows, Win95 or Win) delete the following 2 files:
1) Catz.ini
2) Catznapz.scr
In the Windows system directory (C:\Windows\system) delete the following 4 files:
1) Catnapz.dll
2) Catzdll.dll
3) Catzrezx.dll
4) Soslib03.dll
If you prefer to use DOS instead of File Manager or Windows Explorer you can refer to
the instructions below.
Windows 3.1 & 3.11 Users:
Locate and launch the MS-DOS Prompt program (usually located in the MAIN program
group by default).
Windows 95 Users:
Click on the Start button, select Programs then MS-DOS Prompt.
You should see the following:
C:\Windows >
1) Type del catz*.* <ENTER>
2) Type cd.. <ENTER> (You should now see just C:>)
4) Type deltree catz.* <ENTER>
5) Press Y for Yes
6) Type exit to return to the Windows environment
After each del command you should just the DOS prompt (C:\Windows).
[If Catz does not run after installation or program indicates that `Wing.dll or
one of it's components are missing"]
Please perform the following:
Whenever you install Catz the following files will also be installed to the Windows' system directory (C:\Windows\System).
1) ctl3dv2.dll
2) dva.386
3) wing.dll
4) wing32.dll
5) wingde.dll
6) wingdib.drv
7) wingpal.wnd
To make sure that Catz will update the above files you must move them into some sort of temporary directory then reinstall
Catz. Once Catz is running you can delete the files you moved
to the temporary directory.
[Program crashes after installation]
In most cases this is a result of the video driver not support WinG. To overcome this problem
please contact your Video Card's manufacturer to obtain the very latest drivers.
[I forgot the password for my screensaver]
The Catnapz screen saver uses the same interface that built-in
Windows screen savers use. Therefore, if you have ever set a
password for another module, Catz will see it and ask for it.
To start fresh, open the file called "control.ini" located in your
Windows directory. This is at the root level of your C:\ drive
(C:\Win95 for Windows '95, or you may have named it "Win").
In this file, scroll down to the section with this header: [Screen Saver]. There is a line under this which reads "password=xxxx". Highlight this line and delete it! Then exit
and save the "control.ini" file.
Restart your computer if you want to be completely safe.
Next time you launch Catz, you will be able to set a new password in Catnapz Options, or leave it be if you don't want
a password at all.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Should you experience any problems with this software,
such as it failing to operate, please contact our
Technical Services Department:
Address:
Technical Services,
Mindscape International Ltd,
Priority House,
Charles Avenue,
Maltings Park,
Burgess Hill,
West Sussex, RH15 9TQ
England.
Telephone from inside the UK:
01444 239 600
Telephone from outside the UK:
{International code} (+44) 1444 239 600
Fax from inside the UK:
01444 248 996
Fax from outside the UK:
{International code} (+44) 1444 248 996
UK Website:
http://www.mindscapeuk.com
Hours of business:
09:30 to 13:00 hrs and 14:00 to 16:30 hrs Monday to Friday
We regret that we cannot offer game hints and tips,
as the service is provided for resolving technical difficulties only.
