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XATAX Version 1.01s - Information
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OVERVIEW
This file contains information on trouble-shooting and system requirements.
If you experience any problems with the software, please refer to this file
first.
I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Xatax requires the following minimum configuration to function properly:
Required:
* MS-DOS version 4.0 or higher
* 80486, or higher
* 4 Meg RAM, or more
* Color VGA
Optional:
* Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro or Compatible
* Joystick or GamePad
II. COMMAND LINE SWITCHES
Xatax has the following command line switches for your convenience:
/NOSOUND - Totally disables all sound
/ADLIB - Forces XATAX to AdLib compatibility
/SB - Forces XATAX to Sound Blaster compatibility
/SBPRO - Forces XATAX to Sound Blaster Pro compatibility
WARNING - Forcing XATAX into one of the sound card compatible modes can lock
up your system if your card is not compatible. Xatax will autodetect the
sound card, and these should not be used unless absolutely neccessary. You
may note that the /ADLIB mode is the safest of all to use and will work with
almost all sound cards. If Xatax does not autodetect your sound card, this
may be an indication that your sound card is not compatible, or is improperly
configured.
III. ERRORS AND PROBLEMS
Should you experience any problems with Xatax, please contact us immediately.
You may refer to the ORDER.DOC file on information on contacting Pixel
Painters directly.
IV. COMMON PROBLEMS
Problem:
I have enough RAM to run XATAX (at least 4 megs), but I get an out
of memory error.
Question:
How much _available_ RAM do you have?
Solution:
Often a user has many programs loaded onto their system which eats
up RAM. For instance, if you have 4 megabytes of RAM and load
smart drive, smart drive will take an entire megabyte for disk
caching! If you are using DOS 6.0 or higher, try booting the system
"clean." You do this by rebooting your system and pressing the F5 key
when you see the "Starting MS-DOS..." prompt. Then try running XATAX.
If you are using an earlier version of MS-DOS, try commenting out any
unneccessary programs (i.e. smart drive) in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files in your root directory. You should refer to your
MS-DOS manuals for more information.
Problem:
My joystick doesn't work right.
Question:
Was it calibrated?
Solution:
The joystick needs to be configured (actually, calibrated) in order
for the game to use it. To do this, use the keyboard to select
SETUP from the main menu. Then, select JOYSTICK from the SETUP
menu. Then follow the on screen instructions.
Question:
Was it plugged or unplugged while XATAX was running?
Solution:
Unplugging the joystick after the game has begun can cause the game
to respond irratically. If this happens accidentily, you should use
the keyboard to exit the game and then restart the game. In some
cases it may be neccessary to reboot the system in order to get the
joystick to respond correctly.
V. WINDOWS
In short, do not run this program from Windows or any other multi-tasking
environment. If you use Windows, you must exit completely out of Windows
before running Xatax (note: You can not run this program from the DOS shell,
this does not count as exiting from Windows).