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- "Gazillionaire"TM
- (an adventure/strategy game in outer space!)
- (c) 1994 LavaMind
-
-
- I. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- In order to install the executable game to Windows 3.1, the SETUP ROUTINE requires three
- blank formatted 3.5" HD floppy disks.
-
- 1) First, extract the DISK files by typing PKUNZIP GAZ1.ZIP
- PKUNZIP GAZ2.ZIP
- PKUNZIP GAZ3.ZIP
-
- You should see three disk files DISK1.ZIP, DISK2.ZIP and DISK3.ZIP
-
- 2) Go to the directory on your hard drive where DISK1.ZIP is located.
-
- Insert a blank 3.5" HD disk in drive A: (assuming A: is your floppy disk drive)
- Type PKUNZIP DISK1.ZIP A:
- Once PKUNZIP has extracted all the files to your disk, remove the disk from drive A:
-
- Insert another blank 3.5" HD disk in drive A:
- Type PKUNZIP DISK2.ZIP A:
- Once PKUNZIP has extracted all the files to your disk, remove the disk from drive A:
-
- Insert another blank 3.5" HD disk in drive A:
- Type PKUNZIP DISK3.ZIP A:
- Once PKUNZIP has extracted all the files to your disk:, remove the disk from drive A:
-
- 3) You have now completed creating your Gazillionaire floppy disk installation set.
- Follow the instructions below to install Gazillionaire onto any Windows 3.1 compatible
- computer. NOTE: You may now delete all the .ZIP files, such as DISK1.ZIP, DISK2.ZIP,
- DISK3.ZIP, GAZ1.ZIP, GAZ2.ZIP and GAZ3.ZIP. This will free up over 6 MB of hard disk space.
-
- 4) To install Gazillionaire from the FLOPPY DISKS follow these instructions:
-
- i) Start Microsoft Windows
- ii) Insert DISK # 1 in drive A: (assuming A: is your floppy disk drive)
- iii) From Program Manager, select FILE menu and choose RUN
- iv) Type A:\SETUP
-
- II. RUNNING THE GAME:
-
- The installation has been completed. Now it is time to play the game.
-
- i) Go to the "Gazillionaire" program group.
- ii) Double click on the icon labeled "Gazillionaire".
- iii) The game "Gazillionaire" should run.
-
- **************************************************************************************************************
- To order a FULL version of "Gazillionaire", just send a check or money order for $39 plus $4
- shipping/handling payable to LavaMind, 3627 Moraga St., San Francisco, CA 94122. Remember
- to include your full name, address and day time phone number. Please specify whether you want
- the CD ROM version or the 3.5" HD floppy disk version. Also, don't forget to include a mailing
- address and clearly specify what you are ordering so we don't confuse it with other orders. In
- addition to this, you can order a GAZILLIONAIRE HINTS AND STRATEGIES GUIDE (on 3.5" HD
- floppy disk) for $9 plus $2 shipping/handling. NOTE: California residents please include sales
- tax. If you are ordering from outside the U.S. or Canada, please include an additional $6. Thanks!
- **************************************************************************************************************
-
- III. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
-
- a) Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later. 3.5" HD disk drive.
- b) A 386, 486 or Pentium-based DOS-compatible computer, VGA graphics, color monitor.
- c) 11 Megabytes of hard disk space.
- d) 4 Megabytes of RAM.
-
- NOTE: The graphics look best if you are running in 256 color mode. If you run the game and the
- planets do not look like real planets with hundreds of colors, then you are probably running in 16
- color mode. You should use VGA, 640 by 480 graphics, 256 colors, small fonts. To change your
- system settings (Windows Setup), contact your computer manufacture's technical support. They
- should help you install the necessary graphics drivers.
-
- IV. POSSIBLE ERRORS:
-
- If you encounter an error not on this list, please let us know.
-
- 1) If you have any trouble with the display, text size or colors, try switching Windows to VGA
- graphics. "Gazillionaire" looks best if you use VGA, 640 by 480 graphics, 256 colors (8 bpp),
- small font size.
-
- 2) All programs running under Microsoft Windows share resources, and this tends to cause
- problems. If you encounter any problems, try closing down any power hungry applications like
- Photoshop or MS Word. They may be stealing resources from "Gazillionaire". If you are still
- having problems, try rebooting your computer and running "Gazillionaire" without any other
- programs active at the same time.
-
- 3) "Gazillionaire" uses a lot of memory, so if you are having memory problems, you should go to
- the Windows Program Manager, double click on the MAIN program group icon, double click on
- CONTROL PANEL icon, double click on 386 ENHANCED icon, select VIRTUAL MEMORY.
- Check to see that your VIRTUAL MEMORY is set to at least 6 megabytes.
-
- 4) If you try installing "Gazillionaire" on your hard drive and get the message "Error - Could not
- copy file: VER.DL_", then just go to your Windows directory and delete file VER.DL from the
- hard drive. Try installing "Gazillionaire" again. It should install without a problem, and don't worry,
- "Gazillionaire" will install a copy of VER.DL and VER.DLL on your hard drive. This same rule
- applies any time you get the message "Error - Could not copy file: ". Just make sure not to
- delete a newer version of the .DLL or .VBX files.
-
- 5) "Gazillionaire" copies several .VBX files and .DLL files into your Windows system directory. If
- you already have these files installed, the installation program will NOT overwrite them. Other
- Windows applications may also be using these same files. If you have older versions of these
- files already on your hard drive, the older versions may not be compatible with the new versions.
- This is a design problem with Microsoft's component software system. Microsoft has not yet
- figured out how to solve this problem. If you encounter this problem, you need to delete the older
- .VBX and .DLL files yourself using the FILE MANAGER. Be sure to check the version number
- before deleting any of the .VBX and .DLL files in your Windows System directory and Windows
- directory. NOTE: We have included WPS.EXE to help you check the version numbers. Just go
- to FILE MANAGER, select RUN, and type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WPS.EXE. WPS allows you
- to load in any file from any directory and check its version number.
-
- Once you have deleted any outdated files, try installing "Gazillionaire" again. The "Gazillionaire"
- setup program will install all the .VBX and .DLL files required to run the game. Listed below are
- the .VBX and .DLL files we use in connection with "Gazillionaire". All these files are from either
- Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0 or VideoSoft VSVBX version 4.0. If you have any questions
- regarding later versions, please contact either Microsoft or VideoSoft.
-
- GRID.VBX, GRAPH.VBX, GSWDLL.VBX, SPIN.VBX, THREED.VBX, VSVBX.VBX,
- VER.DLL, VBRUN300.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL, SETUPKIT.DLL