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- Catz II, Your Virtual Petz, by
- PF.Magic.
-
- Contents:
- 1. Installation
- 2. Product Overview
- 3. Key Features
- 4. Tips and Fun Stuff
- 5. Troubleshooting
- 6. Platform Requirements
- 7. How to Order
-
- 1. Installation
- CATZ II RETAIL CD-ROM
- On your Catz II CD, click on the "Install Catz II"
- button, or at the root level of the CD in the
- Catz II directory, double-click the file called
- "Setup.exe" to launch the installer.
-
- DOGZ II ADOPTION KIT (Included on Catz II Retail CD-ROM)
- On your Catz II CD, click on the "Dogz II Demo"
- button, or at the root level of the CD in the
- Dogz II Demo directory, double-click the file
- called "Setup.exe" to launch the installer.
-
- CATZ II ADOPTION KIT (3 floppy disk set)
- Insert Disk 1 of the Catz II Adoption Kit.
- Double-click the file called "Setup.exe" to
- launch the installer. Follow the instructions
- to complete your Catz II Adoption Kit installation.
- Note - some of the features described below are
- only in the full retail version of Catz II.
-
- Remember, each Petz II Adoption Kit comes with
- 5 Petz breedz and a limited number of toyz. You
- can only have one Petz out at a time in the Adoption
- Kits. When you purchase the full version of Dogz II
- or Catz II, you'll be able to enjoy all the cool new
- features such as having two Petz out at once, (yes,
- Dogz and Catz can play together now), a whole
- collection of fun new toyz, and the ability to download
- new breedz and toyz from our Web site at: www.petz.com
-
- Please note: When you install a Petz II product,
- Microsoft DirectX is also installed, but will not
- overwrite drivers you already have. Once Installation
- is complete, restart your computer, then go to the
- folder called PF.Magic on your hard drive, and double-
- click the file called "Petz II.exe" to launch and
- begin playing with your new Petz.
-
- 2. Product Overview
- Dogz II and Catz II are the newest releases in
- PF.Magic's best-selling line of Virtual Petz. These
- products continue PF.Magic's mission to deliver the
- best virtual Petz experience in the world. In Dogz II
- and Catz II no two Petz are alike - every Petz
- looks unique and has a unique personality. Your
- virtual Petz are now even more intelligent and can
- play and interact with each other! Also, more breedz
- of Petz and more toyz are available on the Web for
- users to download.
-
- Dogz II and Catz II are sold separately. When both
- products are installed, Dogz and Catz can play with
- each other and with each other's toyz.
-
- There are 3 separate areas in Catz II:
- Playpen - This is the primary area. Play
- with adopted Petz and toyz here. (You can also let
- your Petz out of the Playpen into the Fullscreen
- Mode - here you can play with your Petz right on your
- desktop as you work in other applications or windows.)
- Adoption Center - Check out all the
- different breedz and adopt your Petz here. Also,
- connect directly to the Online Adoption Center to
- see what new breedz are available to download.
- Toybox - Get new toyz and rearrange your Supply
- Shelf here. Also, connect directly to the Online
- Toy Shop to download new toyz.
-
- Owner's responsibility: All Catz that you adopt
- require daily attention. Although you can adopt
- as many Catz as you like, you need to care for them
- properly. If you neglect or abuse your Petz, they
- will run away. Proper care for your Petz means playing
- with them, feeding them food and water, and giving
- them attention everyday that you launch Catz II.
-
- 3. Key Features in Catz II:
- The most lifelike and warmest Virtual Petz.
- Multiple Character Interaction:
- 2 Petz can be out at once and
- play together (Catz-Catz, and if
- you also own Dogz II, Dogz-Dogz and
- Dogz-Catz). Interactions include:
- Play w/ toyz together, chase, wrestle,
- fight, square off or be friendly.
- Adding New Content:
- Download new breedz & toyz from the Web:
- www.petz.com
- Customizable Interface:
- Stock the Supply Shelf with your
- favorite toyz - including multiple
- copies of any toy.
- Improved look:
- Catz are more expressive than ever
- before and are true real-world breeds.
- Adopt Multiple Petz:
- Adopt multiple Petz of the same breed,
- all are unique, individual Petz.
- No two Catz are exactly alike.
- Improved Training:
- Affect your Catz' behavior with positive
- and negative reinforcement.
- Screen Saver:
- Petz will show off in the Showcase mode.
- The Slide Show mode presents all your
- Petz photos.
- Import Old Petz - Backwards compatibility:
- Adopted Petz from Catz 1.0 can be imported
- into Catz II, so you don't have to abandon
- your previously adopted Petz.
- Copy a Petz:
- Make a copy of your favorite Catz and
- post them on the Web for others to play
- with or take your Petz to a friend's
- computer to play. (Your friend will need
- to own Catz II for this to work.)
- Make an Adoption Kit:
- Make a Petz II Adoption Kit for a friend.
- In Catz II, you can make either a Catz II
- or a Dogz II Adoption Kit! In the Adoption
- Kit, you can play with all 5 Catz or 5 Dogz
- breedz and some fun toyz.
-
- 4. Tips & Fun Stuff
- PETTING:
- Stroke your Petz with the cursor while
- holding down the left mouse button to pet
- them.
- PICK THEM UP:
- Click and hold down the right mouse button
- while over a Petz to pick it up and carry it.
- Let go of the mouse button to drop your Petz.
- TRAIN YOUR PETZ:
- Reward your Catz with a yummy Fish Treat for
- behavior you like or use the Spray Bottle to
- teach your Petz what not to do.
- FEED YOUR PETZ:
- Catz need to be fed food and water daily.
- PLAY WITH THEM:
- There is endless fun to be had with all the
- toyz provided.
- TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM:
- If you neglect or abuse your Petz, they will
- run away. Proper care for your Petz means
- playing with them, feeding them food and water,
- and giving them attention every day that you
- launch Catz II.
- MICE:
- Catz II comes with 2 Mice. Take the Cheese off
- the shelf to lure the Mice out of their mouse hole.
- To get a mouse to go away, pick it up (right
- mouse-button click on the mouse) and shake it,
- then let go. It will shriek and go home.
- GAMES:
- Watch two Catz wrestle with the Yarn Ball. See
- if you can get two Catz to play games with each
- other. Take out the Cat Dancer and watch your
- Petz go wild!
-
- 5. Troubleshooting:
- ** I AM GETTING A FILE NOT FOUND ERROR
- - Make sure you have virtual memory turned on. To do
- this, open System in your Control Panels and select the
- Performance tag. Then, click on the Virtual Memory
- button at the bottom and choose "Let Windows manage my
- virtual memory settings."
- - Also, you need to make sure that the hard disk where
- your virtual memory swap disk is has at least 50 MB free.
- This is generally your C:/ drive.
-
- ** I GET AN ERROR INSTALLING PETZ II
- - As with all setup programs, you should exit any open
- applications before running setup, including any other
- Petz programs. Make sure you exit out of ALL open
- applications before installing Petz II.
-
- ** I HAVE A PROBLEM RUNNING SCANDISK AND PETZ II
- AT THE SAME TIME
- Due to the complexity of Petz II, and the large amount
- of unique animation and sound, Petz II will often prevent
- ScanDisk from running to completion. This is due to
- signifigant amounts of swap activity in Windows virtual
- memory. If you experience trouble, we recommend you
- close Petz II before running ScanDisk.
-
- If you run ScanDisk automatically, we suggest using the
- Slideshow Screen Saver. Slideshow uses minimal system
- resources, and will allow ScanDisk to complete.
-
- ** MY MODEM REGISTRATION FAILS
- - This is most likely due to an error in your modem setup.
- Try re-hooking up your modem. You may also have trouble
- registering through LAN modem networks. An easy solution
- to both of these problems is to print out your Petz II
- Registration card and Mail or Fax it to the address or
- number provided on the printout.
-
- ** I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- WHEN MY PETZ ARE IN FULLSCREEN
- - There are incompatibilities between Internet Explorer
- 4.0 and Petz II Active Background mode. To fix this,
- disable Active Background mode by unchecking "Active
- Background Mode On" in the General Options menu under
- your Options Menu item. You will still be able to go
- to Fullscreen mode, but you will not be able to access
- files underneath your Petz II program.
-
- ** ACTIVE BACKGROUND IS NOT WORKING, AND I AM NOT
- USING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0
- - If you are experiencing problems in Active Background
- Mode, such as not being able to pick up your Petz, you
- may be able to fix this by adding a line to your
- "Autoexec.bat" file. To do this, go to the root level
- of your C:\ drive and find "Autoexec.bat". Right-click
- on "Autoexec.bat" and select "Edit" from the pull-down
- menu; this will open the file as an editable text file.
- Add the following line to the bottom of the file:
-
- Path="The Path to your PetzII.exe file";%PATH%
-
- For example, if you have installed Petz II to its
- default directory, the line would read:
-
- Path="C:\Program Files\PF.Magic\Petz II";%PATH%
-
- Close "Autoexec.bat" and click "Yes" when prompted to
- save these changes. You will need to restart your
- computer for these changes to take effect.
-
- ** I GET WINDOWS POP-UP MENUS WHEN I TRY TO
- CLICK ON THE SUPPLY SHELF
- -In Petz II Active Background mode, Diamond InControl
- Tools' left-click or right-click popup menu may appear
- when clicking on the Supply Shelf. To stop this from
- happening, go to Popup Menus under Display Properties
- and uncheck "Start Menu" under Left Mouse Button Popup
- Menu and/or "Enable Customized Popup Menu" under Right
- Mouse Button Popup Menu.
- -You can also choose to disable Petz II Active Background
- mode if you want to keep your customized InControl Tools'
- mouse options active. To do this, uncheck the "Active
- Background Mode On" option in your Petz II General
- Options menu. Remember, if you disable the Active
- Background mode, you will no longer be able to work in
- your open windows while Petz II is running.
-
- ** I'VE LOST MY PETZ II SCREEN SAVER PASSWORD
- -If you forget your Petz II Screen Saver password while
- in the Screen Saver, you will need to restart your
- computer and enter a new password in your Display
- Properties/Screen Saver dialog. You can do this by
- launching Petz II, choosing "Screen Saver Options" from
- the Options menu and clicking on the Change button next
- to the "Password protected" option box. Type in and
- confirm your new password and then click "Ok" to save
- your new password.
-
- ** MY SCREEN SAVER IS SET TO PETZ II EVEN THOUGH
- I DIDN'T CHOOSE IT IN THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES
- -Selecting "Screen Saver Options" from the Petz II
- Options menu automatically switches any previously-
- enabled non-Petz screen saver to the Petz II screen
- saver. You will need to go back into your Screen
- Saver properties to choose a different screen saver.
-
- ** I'M EXPERIENCING STRANGE BEHAVIOR WITH MY
- PETZ OR THEIR TOYZ
- -Do not worry - your Petz probably just need a rest.
- Simply close the application re-launch it. That is
- likely to cure many of the problems you may have.
- -You can first try resetting your PF.Magic registry by
- holding down the Control key, Shift key and Home key at
- the same time that you launch Petz. You will get a
- dialog asking if you want to reset the registry. Click
- OK and your program will launch.
- -If Petz II continues to act up, you may want to try
- reinstalling your Petz II program. To do this, first
- uninstall Petz II by opening the Add/Remove Programs
- Properties in your Control Panel at the root level of
- My Computer or under Settings in the Start Menu. In
- the Install/Uninstall menu, select Petz II from the
- list and click on the "Add/Remove..." button. Choose
- "Yes" in the "Confirm File Deletion" dialog. NOTE:
- Uninstalling Petz II will NOT delete your Adopted
- Petz. They will be waiting for you in their Playpen
- after you reinstall. Reinstall Petz II by launching
- "Setup.exe" from your Petz II CD-ROM.
-
- ** NO SOUNDS ARE HEARD, OR THE SOUND IS NOT
- PLAYING PROPERLY
- -Make sure the "Play Sound Effects" option is checked
- in the "General Options" menu and that you don't have
- "Play Sound Effects Only if Front Window" selected.
- If you're not hearing sounds in the Screen Saver, you
- may not have the "Petz II Sound Effects" option selected
- in your "Screen Saver Options" menu.
- -Petz will not make sounds when the Playpen is minimized
- (this is a quick way to quiet your Petz down!). Make
- sure the Playpen is open on the screen or that you are
- in Fullscreen mode.
- -You may have a problem with your DirectX sound drivers.
- Try reinstalling Petz II. If this does not work, we
- suggest you try getting the most recent DirectX sound
- drivers directly from Microsoft by downloading it off
- their web site at: www.microsoft.com/directx/default.asp
-
- ** MY OTHER APPLICATIONS GET NO SOUND WHEN PETZ II
- IS RUNNING; EVEN WHEN PETZ II SOUND IS TURNED OFF
- -Sorry, Petz II needs to initialize the sound channel when
- launched, whether or not you have sounds on. This means
- that Petz II needs to have constant access to the sound
- channel, therefore not allowing other applications to
- play sound. You will still be able to play CD's in your
- CD-Rom drive, though. Quit Petz II in order to hear
- sounds in other applications.
-
- ** I GET A CRASH TRYING TO RUN PETZ II WITH
- ANOTHER APPLICATION
- - Many older programs cannot run with newer programs
- that use Microsoft's DirectX. Since Petz II uses
- DirectX's sound drivers, you may not be able to run
- Petz II at the same time as some of these older programs.
-
- ** THE GENERAL OPTIONS PULL-DOWN MENU TAKES
- A LONG TIME TO APPEAR
- -If you had a network connection but no longer do, and
- have a link to the network in your Startup folder, you
- will experience long pauses in the Petz II program when
- you open the General Options Menu. To fix this, either
- reconnect to the network, or delete your network link
- in "Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup."
-
- ** I CANNOT "IMPORT" PETZ FROM A FOLDER THAT
- MY FRIEND COPIED FOR ME
- -The import feature is only for importing Petz from
- Dogz I or Catz I. It is not for bringing in Petz from
- Petz II that friends copied for you or that you
- downloaded off of the internet. In these cases, you
- need to copy your new Petz file into your "Adopted Petz"
- folder.
-
- ** I CAN'T STOP PLAYING WITH PETZ II
- -That's OK. Just be sure to play with all of the Petz
- you have adopted equally, so that none feel left out.
-
- ** MY NON-VIRTUAL DOGS AND/OR CATS ARE GETTING JEALOUS
- WHEN I PLAY WITH PETZ II
- -Don't forget to give your other pets love and affection,
- food and water, and all the care that they need. We know
- that your other pets may also want to join in the fun
- with Petz II, but we haven't gotten there yet.
-
- 6. Platform Requirements
- Win95
- Pentium 75 MHz or higher
- 16mb RAM
- 40mb free hard disk space
- 256 colors
- Sound-blaster or compatible 16-bit sound card
-
- 7. How to Order Petz II
- TO ORDER VIRTUAL PETZ
- Just call TOLL-FREE: 1-800-48-ADOPT (1-800-482-3678)
- Dogz II and Catz II are available for Windows 95.
-
- Also available are Dogz, Catz & Oddballz - the
- original Virtual Petz! These Petz make great
- gifts! For Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Macintosh.
-
- Please have your credit card ready when you call.
- VISA, Mastercard & American Express Cards accepted.
-
- PF.Magic Virtual Petz are also sold through most
- retail software and toy channels.
-
-
- No animals were harmed in the making of Petz products.
-
- ⌐ PF.Magic, 1997
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