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BABYKEYS FOR WINDOWS (SHAREWARE)
README DOCUMENT
==================================
This document contains the following sections:
1. Documents distributed with BabyKeys
2. System Requirements
3. Installation
4. Compatibility
5. Changes from Version 1.0.0
6. Changes from Version 1.0.1
Please read sections 2 through 4 before running BabyKeys.
1. Documents distributed with BabyKeys
----------------------------------------
The following documents are included with this program:
README.TXT This document
BABYKEYS.WRI The user's manual
VENDOR.TXT Notice to Shareware distributors
ORDERFRM.TXT Order/Registration Form
To register this shareware via CompuServe, please GO SWR-1 and
select registration id 13714. Shareware is discussed in greater
detail in the user's manual (BABYKEYS.WRI).
2. System Requirements
------------------------
BabyKeys requires the following hardware and software:
o A 100% IBM compatible 386DX or higher computer.
o 4MB of memory for Windows 3.1 or 8MB for
Windows95. More memory is recommended for better
performance.
o A hard disk with at least 7MB of available space
free for program and data files. Up to 12MB of
disk space may be needed during the installation
process.
o An optional printer for printing the user manual.
o A 640 by 480 display monitor and a VGA card. We
recommend a high resolution monitor (1024 by 768
or better) with at least an SVGA card.
o An internal PC speaker. We recommend a sound card
with external speakers to get the most out of this
program.
o Microsoft, Mouse Systems, Logitech or compatible
mouse.
o Windows 3.1 MS-DOS 5.0 (or higher) or Windows95.
3. Installation
-----------------
1. To install BabyKeys from the Windows Program Manager,
click on the FILE menu and select RUN. At the file name
prompt, type A:\SETUP.EXE (or B:\SETUP.EXE depending on
your computer setup). Then click on the [OK] button.
To install BabyKeys from Windows95, click on the
[START] button on your Task Bar and select RUN. At the
file name prompt, type A:\SETUP.EXE (or B:\SETUP.EXE
depending on your computer setup). Then click on the
[OK] button.
2. After a moment the startup screen will appear. You will
be prompted with the [OK] and [CANCEL] buttons. Click
on the [OK] button to continue.
3. Next, a dialog will appear with the prompt "Please
enter the drive and directory where you wish BabyKeys
to be installed". If "C:\BABYKEYS" is not the path that
you would like to have BabyKeys installed, you can
change it now. Clock on the [OK] button to continue.
4. You will be prompted to "Please insert disk 2". Place
the disk labelled "2" in the floppy drive. Click on the
[OK] button to continue. Respond to the prompts for
disk 3 and disk 4, as they appear, in the same manner.
5. When the installation process is completed, you will be
presented with the "TECHNICAL SUPPORT" screen. Click on
the [OK] button to continue.
6. The final screen you will see is the "Readme.txt" file
displayed in the Notepad program. Please read the
instructions in this file before you continue.
Once completed, the installation program will create all
necessary icons and program groups for you.
4. Compatibility
------------------
Users who have a sound card capable of playing WAV files
should have no trouble using this program. However, users
relying on the Microsoft SPEAKER.DRV device driver may
experience inconsistent results when running this program.
If you experience difficulties when using SPEAKER.DRV, you
may want to do the following:
If you are using Windows 3.1 and would like to remove
this device driver,
1. Double click on the CONTROL PANEL icon under
the "Main" group.
2. Double click on the DRIVERS icon.
3. Under the "Installed Drivers" list, click on
SOUND DRIVER FOR PC-SPEAKER (Speaker.drv).
4. Click on the REMOVE button.
5. A dialog box will appear asking you to
restart Windows. To have the removal take
effect immediately, choose the RESTART NOW
button.
If you are using Windows95,
1. Double click on the MY COMPUTER icon.
2. Double on CONTROL PANEL.
3. Double click on MULTIMEDIA.
4. Click on the ADVANCED tab.
5. Double click on AUDIO DEVICES.
6. Click on AUDIO FOR SOUND DRIVER FOR PC-
SPEAKER then click on [Properties].
7. If you would like to disable the PC-Speaker
driver, then:
(i) Click on the DO NOT USE AUDIO
FEATURES OF THIS DEVICE option.
(ii) Click on the [OK] button.
(iii) The message "These changes may not
take effect until you restart
Windows" will be displayed.
(iv) Click on the [OK] button.
If you would like to remove the PC-Speaker
driver, then:
(i) Click on the [Remove] button.
(ii) The dialog message "If you remove
this driver, you will lose the
Audio features it provides."
followed by the question "Are you
sure you want to remove this
driver?".
(iii) To confirm that you want to remove
this driver, click on the [Yes]
button.
(iv) Click on the [OK] button.
(v) The message "These changes may not
take effect until you restart
Windows" will be displayed.
(vi) Click on the [OK] button.
(vii) Click on the next [OK] button.
8. Click on the [Start] button of the Task Bar.
9. Click the RESTART THE COMPUTER? option and
then click on the [Yes] button.
5. Changes from Version 1.0.0
-------------------------------
With the initial release of BabyKeys, some users received an
"illegal instruction", "illegal operation" or "invalid instruction"
error message. The error message only occurred the first time a
user tried to run BabyKeys. This error message was apparently due
to a bug in VB40016.DLL. This is no longer a problem in version
1.0.1 thanks to a work-around fix.
6. Changes from Version 1.0.1
-------------------------------
BabyKeys will now cycle through all of the available images and
musical scores before they are repeated.
In versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.1, the key-press repeat feature would
cause images to flash across the screen too quickly to be seen. This
problem would occur when you child held down a key for a long time
without releasing it. This feature has now been disabled. In its
place is a key-press timer. When your child holds down a key for more
than 5 seconds without releasing it, BabyKeys will automatically go
on to the next image.
Please refer to your users manual for more information.