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Welcome to Weierheiser Concepts Graliens Game Installation Program
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THIS IS ONLY A DEMO - NOT FOR SALE
There are a few things that you should know about this software
before you install it.
********This is a DOS program and WILL NOT run from WINDOWS********
System Requirements: Minimum 386-40Mhz (486-66Mhz recommended)
3 Megabytes Free Hard Drive Space
4 Megabytes of RAM
590K Free Processor Memory
Mouse or Joystick
Sound Card
256 color VGA graphics (320x200 min)
DOS 5.0 or better
Most Importantly: The very most common problem found with
running this software on most machines
is the BASE PROCESSOR MEMORY.
You will need every bit of 590K free on
your processor.
Q: How do I find out how much I have on
my processor.
A: Leave this installation program by
pressing "ESC" and then answering
"N" to the shall we continue question.
You should be at the DOS prompt. If you
are not, and you are trying to install
this program through WINDOWS, you must
first exit and return to DOS.
Then type at the prompt " MEM/C/P ".
This will give you all the TSR's or
TERMINAL STAY RESIDENT programs loaded
into your processor. You will also see
a message saying - Largest Executable
Progam "590K".
If the number after Largest Executable
Program is less than 590K then Graliens
will not run.
Now What ?
Okay, it's not the end of the world. You just
need to do one of two things. The first option
is for the experienced DOS user and should be
bypassed by the novice ! If you don't know
what you're really doing in DOS then go to
the second option !
Option 1) You can run a DOS program called MEMMAKER
if you are an experienced DOS user. If you
are not, please do not try this. You may
make the wrong selections and end up trashing
your system.
If you are an experienced DOS user do as follows.
A) Return to the DOS prompt.
B) Type "MEMMAKER" and press "ENTER"
C) Chose Custom Set-up
D) You will want to use EMS
E) Give your Windows directory if you
have it on your system.
F) At this point you will be on a
screen with six different options.
The ones you will want to answer yes
to are - Use the Upper Memory Blocks
for running programs - Use the Monocrome
Region for running programs. The bottom
two are already answered yes by default.
Leave them alone.
G) Press enter and MEMMAKER will begin to
the rest. You will have to answer a few
yes or no questions along the way. Just
give the obvious answer and everything
will be fine.
H) After MEMMAKER is finished you will be
presented with a comparison of what you
had before and after. This is the big
shakedown. On the Top of the AFTER side
of the screen it should read at the very
least, 590K.
****NOTE****
IF YOU REALLY KNOW YOUR SYSTEM AND UNDERSTAND
WHAT A TSR IS AND YOU STILL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
BASE MEMORY YOU CAN RUN MEMMAKER AGAIN AND
ANSWER YES TO SPECIFY WHICH TSR'S TO INCLUDE.
I MUST WARN YOU THOUGH, IF YOU CHOSE TO EXCLUDE
THE WRONG TSR'S YOU COULD TRASH YOUR AUTOEXEC.BAT
AND CONFIG.SYS FILES. HERE IS A LIST OF SAFE TSR'S
TO EXCLUDE BELOW.
1) DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS
2) DOSKEY
3) VOLUME CONTROL
4) SCREEN UTILITIES
5) SCREEN CAPTURE
6) MUSIC CD UTILTY ( NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
MSCDEX OR ANY OTHER CD
DRIVERS )
7) ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS
Option 2) If you're reading this section either
MEMMAKER has failed to perform to your
needs or you are ready to take the easy
way out. This is the most simple yet
annoying cure for the memory requirement
problem.
A) Go ahead and install the software on
your machine.
B) Then try running the program.
C) If you do not have enough BASE MEMORY
a blue screen will appear with four
options. Chose the one that says make
a bootable floppy.
D) The program will explain itself from
there. Just follow the simple steps
and everything will be fine.
I Don't Have A Memory Problem:
If you know for a fact that you do not have
a memory problem,.... THAT'S GREAT !
Install the game and have fun.
******** Thanks for trying Graliens ********
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