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10/03/95
Thank you for using ScruTiny in the Great Round!
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT AND TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR WINDOWS
If you have trouble running ScruTiny, the first thing to try
is to quit the program and launch it again. This sometimes
helps initialize QuickTime for Windows if you're running in
Windows 95.
If that doesn't help, quit ScruTiny, quit Windows, reboot your
computer, re-launch Windows, and try running ScruTiny again.
If re-launching ScruTiny doesn't help, or if you would like
to verify that your computer is configured to get the best
possible performance, please examine the following suggestions:
* Please quit all other programs in Windows while ScruTiny is running.
To free up as much memory as possible, only the Program Manager and
ScruTiny should be running. To verify that no other programs are
running:
1. In Windows, while holding down the CONTROL key, press the
ESCAPE key to display a Task List of currently running programs.
2. For each program that doesn't need to be running, select the
program and click End Task to close it.
3. If you have a screen saver running, try disabling it.
4. If you're connected to a network, try disconnecting from it.
5. If you have file sharing running, try disabling it.
* Do you have at least 8Mb of RAM? ScruTiny requires 8 megabytes
of RAM. For speediest performance, we highly recommend at least
12 MB of RAM. If you have less than 12 MB RAM, we recommend that
you enable Virtual Memory (sometimes called a "Swap File"), which
uses some space on your hard disk as RAM.
To enable Virtual Memory in Windows 3.x:
1. Verify that Windows is running in 386-Enhanced mode.
Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95 always run in
386-Enhanced mode. If you're running Windows 3.1, go to the
Windows Program Manager, pull down the HELP menu to "About
Program Manager..." and see if it says "386 Enhanced mode."
If it does not, you can launch Windows in 386-Enhanced mode
by quitting Windows, typing "WIN /3" at the DOS prompt, and
pressing Return.
2. Go to the Windows Program Manager, open the Main group,
open the Control Panel, and open the 386-Enhanced
Control Panel.
3. Click the "Virtual Memory" button on the right.
4. Click "Change."
5. We suggest that you set a permanent swap file for best
performance. Set the new size to the size recommended
by Windows. Make sure the new size is at least 4 MB.
6. Click "OK".
7. When you see the message "Are you sure you want to make
changes to virtual memory settings?" click "Yes".
8. Restart Windows.
You can remove this swap file at any time in the future by
returning to the 386-Enhanced Control Panel.
To enable Virtual Memory in Windows 95:
By default, virtual memory is handled automatically by Windows 95.
We suggest you do not change the recommended option set by the
Performance tab of the System control panel.
* Are you using a 2X (double-speed) or faster CD-ROM drive? If so,
have you enabled it's fastest speed setting?
* Are there finger prints, scratches or other smudges on the surface
of the CD? If so, you should carefully clean the surface and try
again.
* If you experience problems with video or audio, you may want to
contact the manufacturer of your video or audio card and obtain the
latest drivers for your particular card. Video and audio card
manufacturers often update their drivers with newer versions that
either fix problems or improve performance.
* Verify that your video driver is set to display at a resolution of
640 X 480 pixels in 256 colors. Other settings are possible, but this
is the optimum setting.
Check the documentation that came with your graphics device to make
sure it is capable of displaying 256 colors at 640 x 480 pixels.
Your device must have a minimum of 512 KB of video RAM to do so.
Many graphics drivers are installed in Windows using the Windows
Setup program. Please refer to the instruction manual or README file
for your graphics device to see if drivers for your device are
installed using Windows Setup. If they are, follow the steps below
to check your display setting.
Your graphics device may come with a custom control panel or program
such as the "Winmode" program that comes with many graphics devices
based on the Cirrus Logic chips. If this is true, use the custom
program instead of the Windows Setup program.
USING WINDOWS 3.x SETUP TO CHANGE VIDEO DRIVERS
1. Open the Main group of Program Manager.
2. Double-click on the Windows Setup icon.
The top line in the dialog box which appears is your display
setting. If the setting does not indicate that your display
is set to 640 x 480, 256 colors, continue.
3. Choose Change System Settings from the Options menu.
4. Click the "down arrow" to the right of the text box that
contains the name of the currently-installed graphics display.
5. Scroll through the list of display drivers until you find one
that is at least 256 colors, with a resolution of at least
640 by 480 pixels.
NOTE: Do not load the Video Seven Super VGA drivers unless you
are absolutely certain that you have a Video Seven card.
6. Select the appropriate driver.
7. Close the Setup dialog box.
8. Restart Windows.
If none of the listed drivers are compatible with your graphics
device, you will need to provide a third-party disk that
contains the driver. Such a disk probably came with your graphics
device. If it didn't, get one from the device's manufacturer, or
from the place where you bought the device.
When you have the third-party disk, follow the manufacturer's
instructions, or complete steps 1 - 3 above and then do the
following:
1. Scroll down to the bottom of the display driver list and
choose Other display.
2. Follow the instructions that the Setup program provides.
VIDEO DRIVER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS 95
1. Open the control panel using the Start menu.
2. Double click on Display, in the control panel window.
3. Choose the Settings tab.
4. Set the Color palette to "256 Color".
5. Set the Desktop area to "640 by 480 pixels.
You can get more information on installing Windows drivers by
referring to the Windows User's Guide.
* Does your computer have a SoundBlaster compatible sound card that
can play 8-bit, 22kHz sounds? If you are unsure, check with your
audio card's documentation or your dealer.
* Is your sound board properly installed? If you had been hearing
sound with other applications, your sound board probably was
installed correctly. If this is the case, verify that:
1. You have no loose cables
2. Your speakers are turned on
3. The sound volume on the sound card's output is turned up.
4. If your sound card came with a sound mixer program, turn up both
the master volume control and the wave audio volume control.
If you still don't hear any sound, ScruTiny might not have enough
memory available to play the sounds. Please examine the above
suggestion regarding virtual memory.
If you don't hear sound with any other applications, you may not
have installed the correct sound driver for your sound card.
Check your sound card's documentation for the name of the appropriate
waveform sound driver. Note that this driver is different from one
you may have installed for your non-Windows programs. To check
whether the driver is installed:
1. a. In Windows 3.x,
Go to the Windows Program Manager, open the Main group,
open the Control Panel, and open the Drivers control panel.
b. In Windows 95,
Go to the Multimedia control panel, and click on the the
Audio tab.
2. If your driver is listed, then it's installed. For example,
if you have a Sound Blaster 16 card, the list of installed
drivers in the Drivers control panel should include
"Creative Sound Blaster 16 Wave and MIDI."
3. a. In Windows 3.x,
To check the driver's settings, select it, then click the Setup
button. If none of the listed drivers are compatible with your
sound card, click the New button to add it. You will need to
provide a disk that contains the driver. Such a disk probably
came with the card. If it didn't, get one from the card's
manufacturer, or from the place where you bought the card.
b. In Windows 95,
Follow the instructions of the Add New Hardware Wizard in the
Add New Hardware control panel.
* Sometimes Windows will give you an error message, or even fail to
operate if there is not enough free Conventional Memory available.
If you experience such problems while using ScruTiny, you should
check and increase the available Conventional Memory using the
following steps:
1. Exit Windows.
2. At the DOS prompt, type MEM and press RETURN.
3. If the free Conventional Memory is less than 500K, you might
want to try to free up some Conventional Memory by running a
utility such as MS-DOS's MEMMAKER.
WINDOWS 95 USERS
If you are using Windows 95, we have a couple of suggestions for you:
1. The taskbar at the bottom of the screen will conflict with ScruTiny.
To hide it, go to the Start menu, choose 'Taskbar...' from the
'Settings' group. In the Taskbar settings window, be sure that
the 'Always on Top' option under the 'Taskbar Options' is not checked.
2. On the Windows 95 CD-ROM (or diskettes), there is a patch for
QuickTime for Windows which enhances the performance of Quicktime
in Windows 95. It is in a directory called QTWFIX, located in the
\drivers\other directory.
Thank you to all of the individuals and companies who have
contributed information that appears in this README file.