Windows 95 Drivers and Tools Version 1.03 Installation Guide Dynamite 128/Video July 23rd, 1996 CONTENTS Introduction Important Note For Those Upgrading From Version 1.00 If You're Updating From An Earlier Release Running The SETUP Program What's New In This Release Known Limitations How Do I Get Help? Introduction ============ This guide contains the information you need to install our Windows 95 drivers and tools for your Hercules product. Important Note For Those Upgrading From Version 1.00 ==================================================== The UnInstall utility contained in Version 1.00 of the Windows 95 software for the Dynamite 128/Video was found to have problems. DO NOT uninstall the 1.00 software using the UnInstall program. We recommend installing the 1.03 release in the same directory and program group to avoid complications. Follow the instructions found in "Running the SETUP Program" below. If you are upgrading from Version 1.01, you may use the UnInstall program as described in "If You're Updating From An Earlier Release" below. If You're Updating From An Earlier Release ========================================== If you already have an earlier version of our Power Drive Windows 95 driver installed, you should run the UnInstall program located in the Hercules PowerTools program group before continuing. Doing this removes the previous release of software from your hard drive, as well as all old references to the drivers and utilities in your configuration files. The UnInstall program will also change your display driver back to the standard VGA driver. After running the UnInstall program, restart your computer. You will be asked for the first diskette of the new Hercules software. Windows 95 will install the new driver. When asked to restart the computer, select "No". You will now be ready to install this new software for the Windows 95 desktop. Running the SETUP Program ========================= If you received this software release on diskettes, you'll find the SETUP.EXE program on Disk 1 of our Windows 95 Driver and Utilities diskettes -- the very same diskette that contains this README.TXT file. If you've downloaded our software from one of our online services, you'll find the SETUP.EXE in the archive -- it will be in the same directory as is this README.TXT file. To install the driver and utilities, just run our SETUP.EXE program. If you run it from the task bar, make sure you type the entire path to the directory that contains SETUP.EXE. Otherwise, you might accidentally launch somebody else's setup program. SETUP.EXE can install the Power Drive driver, our new Touch 95 and Hercules Entertainment Center utilities, or both. To automatically install everything, choose the "Typical" option when using Setup's "wizard" installation interface. There's nothing more to do! What's New In This Release ========================== Release 1.03 of this software contains the following improvements over 1.00: - Bug fixes This driver fixes DirectDraw problems which cause slow MPEG playback using the XingMPEG player in high color modes. Known Limitations ================= - A green flicker has been identified when playing MPEG files using the XingMPEG driver in a full window (bordered with the title bar) in high color and true color modes. This problem can be alleviated by playing the MPEG file at full screen (no border, no title bar). We are currently working with Tseng Labs to resolve this problem. How Do I Get Help? ================== Please see our Installation Guide for complete instructions for contacting us, or click on "Reach Us" within Touch 95 or Hercules Entertainment Center. We'll be happy to help you with any questions or difficulties you may have. We've set up a page on our Internet World Wide Web site just for Windows 95 users. It contains the latest information on Windows 95 drivers and utilities, as well as the answers to our most frequently asked questions, so you'll want to check it first before contacting us. The URL is: http://www.hercules.com/support/Win95/ *** End of File ***