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Welcome to Star Warped.
This "Read Me" file contains the latest information
about running Star Warped to insure the best playing
experience possible. Please refer to the printed "User
Guide" for Star Warped instructions. Also, please refer
to the printed "Online Guide" for details on configuring
Star Warped to launch your browser and going online to
the Star Warped web site.
System Requirements
====================
To run Star Warped, your Windows PC must have at least:
- A 66 MHz 486 processor (Pentium processor
recommended)
- 8 MB RAM for Windows 3.1x (16 MB recommended) or
16 MB RAM for Windows 95
- 10 MB free hard disk space
- A double speed CD-ROM (quad speed recommended)
- SVGA video (640x480 resolution with 256 colors)
- QuickTime 2.1.2 (supplied on the CD-ROM) or later
- 8-bit sound
To connect to the Star Warped web site, you must also
have:
- A 14.4 Kbps modem (28.8 Kbps recommended)
- Netscape Navigator version 2.0 or later, or
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later
- A subscription to an Internet Service Provider (ISP),
or America Online 3.0 or later
Troubleshooting
===============
Video, Animation and Sound:
If you are experiencing problems with video, animation
or sound:
1. Set your monitor graphics mode to display 640x480
resolution with 256 colors.
2. Before running Star Warped, exit all running
programs, including those that run automatically when
you start Windows (such as screen savers and toolbars).
3. Computers with slower components (66 MHz 486's, 60
MHz Pentiums, 2X CD-ROM drives) or smaller memories
(8 MB RAM) may exhibit poor audio/video performance
and long delays (loads) between screens.
4a. For Windows 95 users: If you don't see the opening
Star Warped title video, you may not have QuickTime for
Windows (QTW) installed, or could be running an older or
16-bit version. You can check to see if you have QTW
installed and your QTW version number. From the Start
menu, select Programs, QuickTime for Windows, "QuickTime
Read Me 32-bit." If you don't see the "32-bit" suffix,
you have 16-bit QTW installed.
The 32-bit Star Warped program (normally used with
Win 95 systems) requires 32-bit QTW, version 2.1.2
(or later), which is included on the CD-ROM. To install
this version, select Run from the Start menu, and then
click the Browse icon. Select your CD-ROM drive, open
the Qtime folder and run the file QT32INST.EXE. If you
have a version earlier than 2.1.2, uninstall it
beforehand, or choose to delete it when prompted by the
QTW installer. Installing 32-bit QTW will not delete
nor interfere with an installed version of 16-bit QTW.
DO NOT install an earlier version of QTW over a later
version.
4b. For Windows 3.1x users: If you don't see the
opening Star Warped title video, you may not have
Quicktime for Windows (QTW) installed, or could be
running an older version. You can check to see if you
have QTW installed and your QTW version number. From
the Program Manager, open the QuickTime for Windows
program group and double-click the "QuickTime Read Me"
file.
The 16-bit Star Warped program (normally used with
Win 3.1 systems) requires 16-bit QTW, version 2.1.2
(or later), which is included on the CD-ROM. To install
this version, select Run from the Program Manager File
menu, and then click the Browse button. Select your
CD-ROM drive, open the Qtime folder and run the file
QTINSTAL.EXE. If you have a version earlier than 2.1.2,
uninstall it beforehand, or choose to delete it when
prompted by the QTW installer.
DO NOT install an earlier version of QTW over a later
version.
5. For Windows 95 users: Some video chips, boards and
drivers (such as STB boards utilizing the S3 Virge 3D
chip) don't work well with 32-bit QTW. If your
QuickTime movie video tend to skip, stutter or break up,
you should try installing the 16-bit version of Star
Warped. From the Start menu, select Settings, Control
Panels, Add/Remove Programs and remove Star Warped.
Then reinstall 16-bit Star Warped, which also installs
16-bit QTW.
6. If your QuickTime movie sound tends to skip, stutter
or play at the wrong speed, open the QuickTime control
panel. For Windows 95 users, from the Start menu,
select Settings, Control Panel, QuickTime; and for
Windows 3.1x users, from the Program Manager, open
the Main program group, open Control Panels, and double
click the QuickTime icon. Then click the "More" button
at the bottom right and then the "Audio" tab at the top
left. Set "Requested Hz" to "Actual Hz", and uncheck
the "Automatic Rate Adjustment" box. Then click the
"Close" button at the bottom.
Going Online:
If you have trouble visiting the Star Warped web site
from within the Star Warped program:
1. Run Browser Setup to configure Star Warped to launch
your browser.
2. Make sure that your browser and dialer are configured
to connect to your ISP, then try launching your browser
to a well-known web page BEFORE running Star Warped
and going online. If you don't see the web page (make sure
it's not "cached" on your hard drive), call your ISP for
support. If you do see the web page, try launching your
browser to http://www.parroty.com next. If you can't
enter the Parroty site, our web server may be busy or
unavailable, so please try again later.
3. You must run Browser Setup after installing the AT&T
Worldnet browser, or any updated browser you choose to
install later.
4. On Windows 95, Browser Setup will not find 16-bit
versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Microsoft does
not support running 16-bit versions of Internet Explorer
under Windows 95.
Other:
1. Win 95 allows you to run multiple copies of programs.
Make sure that you are running only one copy of Star
Warped.
2. Uninstalling Star Warped will not delete the Parroty
and Star Warped folders, as well as any user created
files (PD.INI, *.USR). If you reinstall Star Warped,
your browser and user tracking information will remain
intact. To completely remove all traces of Star Warped,
delete these folders and files manually.
3. Be careful not to click your right mouse button while
running Star Warped. Clicking the right mouse button
may disable the next left mouse button click.
4. Be careful not to move the cursor to the extreme top
or bottom of the screen. This action may activate any
toolbars you may use (such as the Microsoft Office
toolbar), and deactivate the Star Warped program.
Star Warped Technical Support
=============================
phone: 812-829-1007
fax: 812-829-1020