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CHOMPER * installation instructions and trouble shooting * Version 1.0
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CHOMPER Requires:
* A 386 or better IBM-compatible PC
* 560K free conventional memory.
* VGA graphics (local bus video card recommended)
* Approximately 4 megs of hard drive space
* Joystick or gamepad recommended but not required
* Sound card recommended but not required
CHOMPER supports the following sound cards:
* Sound Blaster, SB Pro, SB16, AWE32 and compatible sound cards
* Gravis Ultrasound
* Media Vision ProAudio spectrum
* Roland sound canvas
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INSTALLATION
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Installing CHOMPER is easy, the first time you install CHOMPER it will run
you through the installation and setup automatically. Below are
directions for installing CHOMPER under DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
INSTALLATION under DOS:
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Below are some simple directions:
1. Type install from the current direcorty (the directory where this file is
located).
2. Follow the instructions from the installation program.
3. After the installation is finished the setup program will start.
4. Select the proper sound and music drivers from the setup program.
5. Select the proper controller type.
6. Exit the setup program and run CHOMPER.
To run CHOMPER from DOS, change to the directory where the game is
installed and type "CHOMPER". To run the setup again, type "setup".
Setting up CHOMPER to run under Windows 3.1:
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1. Select File in program manager.
2. Select Run from the File menu.
3. Type the full path to the setup program and press Enter.
(Example: c:\temp\setup)
4. After the setup program has finished an icon will be created.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
-CHOMPER will not run properly in Windows 3.1 unless setup is used.
Please do not run CHOMPER from Windows 3.1, unless you are using the icon
created by setup.
INSTALLATION under Windows 95:
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1. Click on the start button.
2. Select Run from the start menu.
3. On the command line, type the full path to the CHOMPER setup program and
press Enter.
(Example: c:\temp\setup)
4. Follow the instructions from the setup program.
5. Select the proper sound and music drivers from the setup program.
6. Select the proper controller type.
7. Exit the setup program and run CHOMPER.
For best results under Windows 95, use the shortcut created by setup.
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FREEING MORE MEMORY
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If the installation program has told you don't have enough free memory to
run CHOMPER, try the following suggestions.
1. From the DOS prompt, type "MEM" and press Enter.
2. You'll see a lot of information about your computer's memory. Look at the
number following the words "largest executable program size". This is
how much free conventional memory your computer has available. If this
number is less than 573,440 your computer does not have enough free
conventional memory for CHOMPER to run properly.
Tips on freeing more memory:
1. Make sure you are not running any type of menu program such as
"DOSSHELL". To make sure that you are not, type "exit" at the DOS
prompt, this will return you to the menu program if you are currently
using one. Exit the menu program completely and type "mem" again to
see if there is enough free conventional memory.
2. If you have DOS 6.0 or higher you can free more conventional memory
by running memmaker. To run memmaker type "memmaker" from the DOS
prompt and follow the instructions given. For more information on how
to use memmaker, consult your DOS 6.X manual.
3. If the above suggestions do not fix the problem and you have DOS 6.0 or
higher, then you can do the following.
A. Reboot your computer.
B. Wait for the message "starting MS-DOS..." to come up. As soon as
you see this message, press the [F5] key on your keyboard. This
will cause DOS to bypass all of your TSRs, memory managers and
other programs that normally occupy conventional memory.
C. Now change to the CHOMPER directory and type "CHOMPER".
4. If you have a version of DOS below 6.0, then you need to create a
"boot disk", to allow you to boot your computer without loading any
unwanted TSRs or other programs that might use conventional memory.
A. Put a blank disk in your A: drive and type the following.
FORMAT A: /S
(NOTE: Don't do this from your B: drive, because you may not be able to
boot from your B: drive.)
B. After the disk has been formatted, reboot your computer with the
disk in the A: drive. From now on, whenever you want to run
CHOMPER, reboot your computer with the boot disk in the A: drive.