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- COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT DEMO
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- Copyright (c) 1997 WESTWOOD STUDIOS, INC. All rights reserved
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- Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert and
- Westwood Studios are trademarks of Westwood Studios, Inc.
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- Febuary 3, 1997
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- For latest goodies, news and updates visit WWW.WESTWOOD.COM
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- Contents:
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- 1. Windows 95
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- 1.1. Microsoft DirectX
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- 1.2. Known video card problems
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- 1.2.1. S3 TRIO video cards
- 1.2.2. Screen distorts after installing Microsoft DirectX
- 1.2.3. Unable to allocate primary video buffer
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- 1.3. Uninstalling Red Alert
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- 1.4. Virtual Memory Settings
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- 1.5. Microsoft PowerToys
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- 2. General Troubleshooting
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- 2.1. CD-changers and multi-drives
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- 2.2. Microsoft Home Mouse and Natural Keyboard
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- 2.3. Display Problems
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- 2.4. CD Presence
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- 2.5. Compressed Hard Drives
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- 1. Windows 95
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- 1.1. Microsoft DirectX
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- The Windows 95 version of C&C:RA is a Microsoft DirectX application.
- Version 3.0 of Microsoft DirectX is included on the CD and you have
- the option to install it when C&C:RA is installed.
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- If you have difficulty running Windows 95 after these new
- Microsoft DirectX drivers have been installed, please contact
- your local Microsoft subsidiary, or write:
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- Microsoft Customer Sales and Service,
- One Microsoft Way,
- Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA
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- USA telephone: 1-800-426-9400
- International telephone: ++1-206-882-8080
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- All Microsoft DirectX drivers are located in the Dxsetup folder
- off of the root of the CD. To reinstall the Microsoft DirectX
- drivers go into the Dxsetup folder and run Dxsetup.exe.
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- 1.2. Known video card problems
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- Here are some hints and tips for specific video cards found
- while testing C&C:RA under Windows 95.
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- 1.2.1. S3 TRIO video cards
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- We have noticed corruption on screen during both game and movies
- with some (but not all) examples of video cards with this chipset.
- There is no specific workaround but you should check with your
- video card manufacturer for updated driver information.
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- 1.2.2. Screen distorts after installing Microsoft DirectX
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- We've found that 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 normality by adjusting the controls on your
- monitor. You should only need to do this once.
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- 1.2.3. Unable to allocate primary video buffer
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- If you receive an "Unable to allocate primary video buffer
- - Aborting." error message try reinstalling the Microsoft DirectX
- drivers. If reinstalling the Microsoft DirectX drivers does not solve
- this problem, then that means that your video card manufacturer has
- not updated their video drivers to be Microsoft DirectX compliant.
- Call your video card manufacturer for updated drivers.
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- 1.3. Uninstalling Red Alert
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- After running the Uninstall program, if the Red Alert group is
- still present, try rebooting your computer. This should clean up
- the Red Alert start menu folder.
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- 1.4. Virtual Memory Settings
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- C&C:RA may need to use more RAM than is present on your system.
- Windows 95 automatically takes care of this by using what is
- known as "Virtual Memory" - it 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 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
- manage the Virtual Memory, go to the Windows 95 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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- 1.5. Microsoft PowerToys
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- If you have the Microsoft PowerToys system extensions installed
- on your system (including QuickRes and FlexiCD) you may experience
- a black screen upon booting C&C:RA, although the sounds may still
- be audible. If this happens, you should remove the MicroSoft
- PowerToys while playing C&C:RA.
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- 2. General Troubleshooting
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- 2.1. CD-changers and multi-drives
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- C&C:RA does not support multiple CD-ROM drives or CD-changers and
- assumes that you only have one CD-ROM drive. If you have more than
- one CD-ROM drive, you should insert the C&C: Red Alert CD you are using
- into the first CD driver letter. For example, if you have drives E:, F:
- and G:, your C&C:RA CD should be inserted into the E: drive.
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- 2.2. Microsoft Home Mouse and Natural Keyboard
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- If you are using a Microsoft Home Mouse, the Microsoft Natural
- Keyboard or are using Microsoft's IntelliPoint Tools and
- Controls Software, having the "Sonar" setting on under "Visibility"
- in the "Mouse Properties" section in the "Control Panel" can cause
- C&C:RA to crash. Please turn this setting off when playing
- C&C:RA.
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- 2.3. Display Problems
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- If you experience any problems with the appearance of the graphics in
- C&C:RA, then try the following:
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- The below entries are present under the [Options] section in redalert.ini.
- Use any text editor to modify these entries, save the file as plain ASCII text.
- experiment with the settings to see if it fixes your problem.
- The defaults are as shown.
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- [Options]
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- Resolution=0 ; 0=640x400, 1=640x480
- HardwareFills=0 ; 0= hardware filled blits disabled
- VideoBackBuffer=1 ; 1= put hid page in video memory if poss
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- 2.4. CD Presence
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- You must always have the CD installed in your CD drive to play the Red Alert
- Demo, failure to do so will result in a "Unable to read scenario" error message.
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- 2.5. Compressed Hard Drives
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- You must have 30 MB of free hard drive space to install the Red Alert Demo. If you are
- using a disk compression system (such as DriveSpace) you must double the amount of
- drive space needed. (Aprox. 60 MB) This is accountable to not every file being compressed
- at 2:1. We do not recommend the use of drive compression systems with the Red Alert Demo.
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