Classic Fond 1/ClassicFond01.iso/simulato/stúcom.zip/HELP.TXT

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This program is used to install the game, Strike Commander,
     from floppy disks onto a computer's internal hard disk.

Strike Commander also needs to know some information
     about which sound cards you have (if any) so that
     the music, speech, and sound effects can be brought
     to you in the highest quality possible.

Also, the install program can be used to alter
     Strike Commander's configuration of a game that
     is already installed.
This may be necessary if a sound card is added or removed
     from your computer.
::01With this menu you select what you want the installation
     program to do for you.  You have the options of:

1) Installing the entire game.
     This procedure copies the entire Strike Commander game
     onto your hard drive.  Requires 35 Megs of space.
2) Partially installing the game.
     For people who do not have all the room to fully
     install their game, this installs pieces of Strike
     Commander at a time.  Periodically, the game will
     pause and create new maps for the next mission.
     Requires 27 Megs of hard drive space.
3) Changing the game configuration.
     Selected this when the game is already installed and
     you need to change your configuration (usually by
     adding or removing a sound card).
::02
The version of DOS (Disk operating System) currently
     running on the present system is too old to run
     Strike Commander.

You need DOS version 5.0 or higher.  It can be purchased
     at almost any computer dealer.
::03
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) detected on this machine
     is not compatible with Strike Commander.

Due to its complexity, Strike Commander requires a computer
     with an Intel CPU that is either an 80386, an 80486,
     or an 80586 CPU.
Unfortunately, the older 8088 and 80286 processors do not
     have the processing power required to play
     Strike Commander.

If you DO have an 80386, it is possible that your processor
     is defective.  Please call Customer Support for help.
::04
The total amount of memory detected is not enough to run
     Strike Commander.

Either there is simply not enough memory on this machine,
     or the EMS driver (usually called EMM385 or QEMM386) is
     not active.
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DOS memory is the 640 kilobytes of memory that DOS can
     access.  Strike Commander requires about 586 kilobytes
     to be available to run properly.  Unfortunately, not
     enough has been detected.

This can be usually be remedied by altering your
     AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or your CONFIG.SYS files.
::06
Even though there is insufficient DOS memory to run
     Strike Commander, you can still install the program
     onto your hard drive right now.  You can always alter
     your system to free up more DOS memory later.

This menu allows you to continue with the installation
     process, assuming that you will modify your system
     later.

Or you have the option of terminating the installation
     process right now.
::07
This menu lets you select which floppy drive you are to use
     to install Strike Commander.

The floppy disks (even though they may be in a hard plastic
     casing, the disks inside are still quite floppy) that
     come with the game are inserted one by one into the
     selected floppy drive.

Please choose which drive you want to use.
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All the available logical drives are listed in this menu as
     possible destinations for the installation of
     Strike Commander.

Please choose a logical drive that:
1)  Is indeed a hard (sometimes called "fixed") drive that
     is local to your computer--that is, no network drives
     or tape drives.
2)  Has enough room available to hold Strike Commander
     (approximately 35 Megabytes);
::09The game Strike Commander needs to know which sound cards
     your computer system has so that it can provide the
     best music and sound effect quality possible.
Select the menu item that most closely reflects the sound
     cards of your computer.
For example:
   If you have an Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro,
      LAPC-1, or a Pro Audio Spectrum sound card, select
      the pertaining menu item.
   If you have a Sound Blaster clone such as a
      Thunderboard, select "Sound Blaster".
   If you have BOTH a Sound Blaster (or compatible) AND a
      Roland/LAPC-1, select the menu item that reflects
      this.

You can also abort the program by selecting the Abort menu
     selection.
::10
The Sound Blaster/Pro Audio Spectrum card you have selected
     can be installed on your computer in several different
     ways.

The Input/Output address (also called the Port) of your
     card is typically 220H (the H stands for Hexadecimal
     notation--or base 16).  Unless you have purposely
     altered this address, your sound card will have this
     factory default setting.
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The Sound Blaster/Pro Audio Spectrum card you have selected
     can be installed on your computer in several different
     ways.

The IRQ (interrupt number) is normally given the factory
     default of 7 for the Sound Blaster and 5 for the Pro
     Audio Spectrum.  Unless you have physically altered
     your sound card, it should still be set to this number.
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Look at the settings displayed to the left of this menu.
     If you see any parameter that does not match your
     computer, select NO and change the settings to the
     correct ones.

This is your last chance to change your mind about the
     system configuration before the installation process
     actually begins.

You also have the option of quitting the installation
     process entirely right now by selecting the abort
     option.
::13
The game could not be copied from your floppy disks to
     your hard drive.

The reasons are quite numerous, but here are some of
the most common:
     The floppy drive setting was set to the wrong drive.
     There was a glitch in the disk reader.
     Your computer has a virus.
     The floppy disk has a damaged or missing file.
     The hard disk has an error.

There are many more possible explanations.  Most of the
     time, trying to install the game again will fix the
     problem.
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An error was been detected with an install configuration
     file.

Two major possibilities have occurred:
     1)  A file needed by the installation program to
     properly determine your computer's configuration was
     not found.  It could be deleted, damaged, or moved.
     Also, the disks directory structure could be altered
     from the time of the initial installation.

     2)  The installation program was unable to write a
     configuration file.  The hard disk could be full or
     contain undetected errors.  Another possibility is
     that the computer's memory is somehow preventing the
     installation from writing this file.  Try installing
     again.
::15
Strike Commander creates the maps it uses for its
     landscapes using a special form of math functions
     called Fractals.

During the installation process, the maps could not be
     properly created and moved to your hard drive.

The typical causes of this problem is that there is not
     enough memory on your computer to generate these maps,
     or your hard drive does not have enough room to store
     these maps.
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You don't need any help here!

As far as this program can tell, you have just successfully
     installed Strike Commander onto your computer.

Congratulations!

Now go and have a good time playing the game.
::17
Strike Commander is a very large game.  Although we have
     tried very hard to keep its size under control, we are
     under the opinion that sacrificing the quality of a
     game just to reduce the number of disks we have to
     ship (and the amount of hard drive space you have to
     free up) is simply not what Origin is about.  We take
     pride in bringing you the best computer games in the
     world.
The selected hard drive does not have enough space to
     install Strike Commander right now.

Free space can be created your hard drive by deleting
     files you no longer need.  After doing so, try
     installing the game again.
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This is your last chance to change your mind about aborting
     the installation of Strike Commander.

If you decide to go ahead and quit now, you will have to
     start the installation process all over again.
::19
This program tries to automatically detect the existing
     disk drives on your computer.

For some reason, it is unable to find either a floppy or
     a hard drive on your computer.

Please check to make sure that your CONFIG.SYS and
     AUTOEXEC.BAT files are properly working and fully
     executed.  Also check the actual connections to your
     disk drives.
::20
A drive error has been detected.

The most probable cause of this error is that none of the
     detected hard drives has enough space to hold Strike
     Commander.

Try freeing some space on your hard drive by deleting
     unnecessary files.  You can save around 10 megabytes
     of disk space by PARTIAL installing the game.
::21
The directory that holds the Strike Commander game and its
     data files could not be created.

This is typically caused by a drive that does not have
     enough room or a drive that you do not have "Write
     Privileges."  Please try installing again.
::22
You are about to finish running the installation program,
     and it is terminating without properly installing
     Strike Commander.


Either some sort of error has occurred (which hopefully
     has already been explained) which prevented this
     program from installing, or you have chosen to abort
     the installation.
::23
The hard drive that you have selected to put Strike
     Commander on either is not writable or does not have
     enough room to hold the game.

This menu gives you the option of going back and selecting
     another hard drive or aborting the installation right
     away.
::24The installation program is moving Strike Commander
     from the floppy disks and putting it on the hard disk.

The Strike Commander files are stored on the floppy disks
     in a compressed format.  The install program is
     currently decompressing files.  To keep you informed
     about what is happening, a progress indicator is
     displayed to tell you how far along each file is in
     its decompression.

You may abort the installation progress at this time by
     pressing the <ESCAPE> key.  But be careful, quitting
     this program before it is completely finished will
     require you to start all over at the beginning again
     to install the game.
::25This window is asking you to put a certain disk in a
     specified drive.  To do this, you should:

     1).  Check to see if any disk is in the drive already.
     If so, take it out.

     2).  Put the specified disk in the floppy disk drive
     slot with the label side up.

     3).  Press any key when you are done.

If there is an error, a window will pop up asking you to
     either insert the correct the disk number, or telling
     you that it has not detected a disk in the drive
     (try inserting it fully in the slot for 3.5" disks
     or securely closing the latch for 5.25" disks).
::26
You have opted to partially install Strike Commander on
     your computer.  This saves quite a bit of space on
     your hard drive, but at the cost of having to repeat
     the installation process periodically (albeit an
     abbreviated installation).

In order for Strike Commander to keep track of the partial
     installation, it needs several data files.  And the
     problem here is that one or more of these files
     could not be found and opened by this program.

This happens sometimes when the installation program is
     run from a different directory than it was expecting
     to be run, or the needed files have been altered,
     moved, or deleted.

Try changing directories to the location of Strike
     Commander (if it is already installed) or to the
     floppy drive with the Strike Commander disk one.
::27Not enough EMS memory has been found to continue the
installation process.

EMS (Expanded Memory System) is memory not available to DOS,
but can be accessed by programs designed to use such memory.

Strike Commander makes extensive use of this memory.  In
fact, it needs to use some even while installing the game
onto your hard drive.

You can increase the amount of EMS memory available on your
system in various ways.  Consult your memory guides or the
installation manual for assistance.
::28Strike Commander requires the presence of a VCPI
compatible memory management system to run.

An incompatible system has been detected.  This could mean
that you are running this program through OS/2 or some other
non-standard operating system.

The installation process can proceed despite this problem.

However, you must remember to change your EMS memory manager
so that Strike Commander will run properly.
::29EMS (Expanded Memory System) is memory not available to
DOS, but can be accessed by programs designed to use such
memory.

Strike Commander makes extensive use of this memory.  In
fact, it needs to use some even while installing the game
onto your hard drive.

While enough EMS memory has been found to install Strike
Commander onto your computer system, more is needed to
actually play the game.

You can increase the amount of EMS memory available on your
system in various ways.  Consult your memory guides or the
installation guide for assistance.
::30If you want to customize the directory Strike Commander
 will reside, here is the place to change it.  To use the
 default directory of "\SC" simply hit return.

To change the directory, select the "No" menu item.  This
 will take you to another window which will let you type
 in your own directory.  Any good DOS path name is
 acceptable.

After typing in the new directory, you will again have the
 option of accepting the directory, making a new directory,
 canceling the changes you have made, or aborting outright.

Canceling the changes reverts the directory to the last one
 that was approved.
::31Memory cannot be initialized error.

There are two common reasons for this message to appear:

    1).  The memory that is present is not VCPI compatable.
    This usually means that you are running under OS/2,
    Windows, or some unusual operating system.  Switch to
    DOS version 5.0 to install and run the game.

    2).  You are using EMM386 as a memory manager AND are
    connected to a network.  Remove the network initiali-
    zations from your autoexec.bat file and reboot your
    machine to eliminate the network presence.
::32
The files on the floppy disk could not be copied to the
designated hard drive.

This could happen if there is not enough room on your
hard drive, or there was a read/write error on either
drive.

Please try installing again as these problems usually
do not repeat themselves.
::33Please type in the directory that holds Strike Commander
and hit return.  Example:

          C:\origin\strike
             └─────┬─────┘
                   │
          You type in this part.

The default directory is SC.  To use it, simply type "sc".

If you make a mistake, use the Back Space key or the
left arrow key to correct your typing.

Hitting <Esc> cancels this operation.
::34Because your computer currently does not have enough
     memory to play Strike Commander, you may need to
     create a frugal boot disk.

This program helps you automate this process.  All you
     need to supply is a formatted disk that fits in
     your A: drive.  If you don't have one, exit this
     program and type

          FORMAT A:

     at the DOS prompt.  Restart this program and
     select "YES" at the create boot disk menu.  This
     program will take care of the rest.
::35The installation program could not create a boot disk.

The possible reasons are:

     1). The floppy disk is full.  Delete some files on
     the floppy disk to make more room.

     2). The program could not find some DOS files that
     are needed to create a boot disk.  Please consult
     the Installation Guide.

     3). The floppy disk is not formatted properly.
     Try formatting again (type FORMAT A:).
::36
Strike Commander has detected that you have changed
     DOS versions.  In order to be compatible with the
     new DOS, you will have to re-install the game.

The files of Strike Commander need to be reconstructed
     to work with the new DOS.  Your saved games will
     remain intact.  You may resume the game where you
     left off as soon as re-installing is complete.
::37
You have the option of going ahead and re-installing
     Strike Commander (now where did I put those
     floppy disks?) or aborting the process and re-
     installing later.

If you select re-install now and later decide to abort,
     you may lose your saved games.
::38
With this menu you select what you want the installation
     program to do for you.  You have the option of:

1) Installing the entire game.
     This procedure copies the entire Strike Commander
     game onto your hard drive.  Requires 35 Megs of
     space.

2) Partially installing the game.
     For people who do not have all the room to fully
     install their game, this installs pieces of Strike
     Commander at a time.  Periodically, the game will
     pause and create new maps for the next mission.
     Requires 27 Megs of hard drive space.
::39The installation program can try to detect sound cards
     that are already installed on your computer.  To
     let the program go ahead and do this, select "YES."

Detecting sound cards is a risky endeavor.  It can cause
     the computer to hang or crash if there is something
     other than a sound card at the typical sound card
     locations on the computer.  SCSI drives or unusual
     hardware can cause this behavior.

If you have problems with the Strike Commander Install
     program immediately after this menu, you should
     select "NO." and select your sound card parameters
     using the menus later on in this program.
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