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TROUBLESHOOTING MatchMe
ALL THE COLORS KEEP CHANGING AND ARE EXTREMELY WEIRD:
This happens because the BMP images supplied with MatchMe each use a
different 256 color palette. To fix this you can do one of the following:
1. Change your number of desktop colors to at least 32K. (recommended)
2. Substitute BMP's that all use the same palette.
3. Substitute BMP's that use a 16 color palette.
FILE ERROR: CANNOT FIND AAPLAY.DLL
MatchMe requires the files AAPLAY.DLL and AAVGA.DLL to be present
in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory to run properly. If these files
have been removed from this archive or diskette, you may be able to find
them on a local BBS. They are also in the ASOFT forum on Compuserve.
FILE ERROR: Error loading animation file: <filename>
The animation load routine was unable to locate the animation or script
file, or there was an error in the script file. Use a text editor
(Notepad) to verify the file path and name in the matchme.ini file are OK.
If the file is a script, use the text editor to verify each line in the
script file contains a valid path and file name.
CORRUPTED DISPLAY or WON'T DISPLAY ANIMATIONS PROPERLY.
Try changing the Int 2f setting. You may also need to restart Windows.
SCREEN GOES BLANK AND/OR SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN MatchMe PLAYS ANIMATION
If you have already tried changing the Int 2f setting, your hardware may
be incompatible with the animation player routines in AAPLAY.DLL. Cirrus
Logic and S3 chipset video cards (Diamond Stealth) appear to work fine
with the AAPLAY routines. If you aren't going to change video cards soon,
and still want to play the animation, there are other FLI animation
players available. Check around on local BBS's for AAPLAY.EXE or
QUICKFLI.EXE, two great freeware DOS animation players. You can also
probably find a player by checking on Compuserve, AOL, or other online
information services.
ANIMATION IS NOT PLAYING FULL SCREEN
Make sure that AAVGA.DLL is in the C:WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Sometimes
changing the Int 2f setting helps. If not, your video card or drivers may
be incompatible with the animation player routines in AAVGA.DLL. Win95
users may need to disable any desktop "Navigator" type programs to get full
screen animation.
MIDI WARNING DIALOG APPEARS BUT NO CURSOR IS PRESENT
This annoying problem occurs when Windows detects a non-standard header
on the MIDI file being accessed by your script. Unfortunately, MatchMe
has hidden the cursor at this point, making it nearly impossible to
select the little checkbox that will disable the warning. Fear not, the
solution is at hand. Hold down the <Alt> key and press <F4>. A dotted
line will appear around the checkbox and its associated text. Now press
the spacebar. An "X" will appear in the little checkbox. Press enter
and the warning will be gone the next time you start MatchMe. Should
you wish to reenable the warning: Open the file c:\windows\system.ini in
any text editor (like Notepad). Find the section beginning with:
[mciseq.drv]
Find the entry: disablewarning=true
and change it to read: disablewarning=false
Save the file and exit. The warning will now reappear.