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- Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Demo
- Readme.txt
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- Copyright 1999, Electronic Arts.á All rights reserved.
- December 2nd, 1999
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- For all the latest news on Westwood products, visit our web site at www.westwood.com.
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- Contents:
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- 1. Installation
- 2. Windows 95/98
- 2.1 Microsoft DirectX
- 2.2 Microsoft Office Toolbar
- 3. Troubleshooting
- 3.1 Known Video Card Issues
- 3.2 Known Sound Card Issues
- 3.3 Known DirectX Issues
- 3.4 Virtual Memory Settings
- 3.5 Known System RAM Issues
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- 1. Installation
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- To install the Tiberian Sun Demo, run the self-extracting archive tsdemo.exe.á This will create a
- Westwood\TS Demo directory in the folder from which you ran the file and copy all of the necessary
- files into that directory. á Once these files have been successfully copied into that directory, you can run the
- demo by double-clicking on the Sun.exe file, which will be located in the new directory.
- If you wish to create a Shortcut to the Tiberian Sun demo on your desktop, simply click and hold the left-mouse
- button on Sun.exe and drag it onto the desktop. á The icon will have a small arrow superimposed on it to
- indicate that a Shortcut to that file is being created.á If this arrow does not appear, you can hold Ctrl-Shift while
- releasing the mouse button to create the Shortcut.á Once the Shortcut is created, you can rename it by
- right-clicking it and selecting "Rename".
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- 2. Windows 95/98
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- 2.1 Microsoft DirectX
- The Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Demo is a Microsoft DirectX application.
- The demo requires DirectX 6.0 or greater.á The latest version of DirectX is available from Microsoft's web
- site (http://www.microsoft.com/directx).
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- 2.2 Microsoft Office Toolbar
- If you make use of this feature of Microsoft Office and it appears over the game screen when playing the
- Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo you will have to disable the Office Toolbar before playing.
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- 3. Troubleshooting
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- 3.1 Known Video Card Issues
- Video monitor settings may need to be adjusted after installing the Microsoft DirectX video drivers. If your
- screen distorts, or is shifted horizontally or vertically, you can return it to normal by adjusting the controls
- on your monitor.
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- Most video display problems can be corrected by installing the latest drivers for your particular card.
- Please consult your video card documentation for details on how to get the latest drivers for your card.
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- If you are using a Microsoft Theme Pack and have selected a custom cursor, video corruption can occur.
- For best results, please use default cursors while playing the Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo.
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- 3.2 Known Sound Card Issues
- Old SoundBlaster AWE 64 and AWE 32 sound card drivers can cause skipping and repeating sound that
- may cause your computer to run the Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo much slower than normal. If
- you have one of these sound cards and are experiencing these symptoms, please contact your card
- manufacturer for latest drivers.
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- Most sound card problems can be corrected by installing the latest drivers for your particular card. Please
- consult your sound card documentation for details on how to get the latest drivers.
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- If you are using USB speakers, do not turn off the speakers during gameplay.á Doing so may cause the
- game to crash.
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- 3.3 Known DirectX Issues
- If another application is using the sound card while trying to run the demo, a "DXSound Error" will appear. If
- this error occurs, please close all applications and run demo again.
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- 3.4 Virtual Memory Settings
- The Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo may need to use more RAM than is present on your system.
- Windows 95/98 automatically takes care of this by using what is known as "Virtual Memory" - which uses
- space on your hard disk to simulate the memory it needs and swaps data back and forth from your hard
- disk as required. Windows 95/98 allows you to manually set the amount of hard drive space it uses for
- Virtual Memory: WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT DO THIS! To let Windows 95/98 manage the
- Virtual Memory, go to the Windows 95/98 start menu, select 'settings\control panel', then double-click
- 'system', click 'performance\file system\virtual memory' and then select 'Let Windows manage my virtual
- memory settings (recommended).'
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- 3.5 Known System RAM Issues
- Certain systems contain video cards that use system memory as video memory. With these systems, it is
- possible that the Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo will not run properly if you have only 32MB of
- memory. Since the video card uses system memory, usually 4MB or 8MB, on 32MB machines there is not
- enough memory left to run the game. In order for the demo to run properly you will need to increase your
- system memory or use a video card with dedicated video RAM.
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- Still having problems?á If none of the above information has helped and you are still unable to successfully run
- the Tiberian Sun demo, then you can send e-mail to tshelp@westwood.com to request technical support.
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- All information included herein is ⌐ 1999, Electronic Arts