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- Problem Solving Information
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- Copyright 1994 Exaggerated Software. All Rights Reserved.
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- Introduction
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- This text file contains information to hopefully solve any
- problems you may encounter when playing Evasive Maneuvers.
-
- Your first course of action should be to swear loudly. If
- you have a cluttered computer desk, you should then take an arm
- and wipe the desk clean with one quick back-hand motion.
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- Now you've let off sufficient steam...
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- Error Messages
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- Evasive Maneuvers generates the following error messages
- when an error occurs. Following each message is the solution
- to the problem.
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- "This program requires at least a 386."
-
- Evasive Maneuvers requires at least a 386 processor to run
- and it doesn't detect one.
-
- "Evasive Maneuvers requires VGA"
-
- Evasuve Maneuvers requires VGA to run and it doesn't detect
- one.
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- "Run SETUP.EXE to configure Evasive Maneuvers for your System"
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- Evasive Maneuvers hasn't been setup for your system.
- Normally, Evasive Maneuvers will run the SetUp program for
- you, if it can't do that it displays this message. The solution
- is to run SETUP.EXE yourself then run EVASIVE.EXE again.
-
- "Evasive Maneuvers requires <some number> bytes of free memory
- with this SetUp!"
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- Evasive Maneuvers checks how much free conventional memory
- (below 640K) you have when it first runs. If you don't have
- enough Evasive Maneuvers aborts with this message. The solution
- is to free up more memory or lower Evasive Maneuvers' memory
- requirements, for example, turn sound and/or music off.
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- "<Somewhere>: Resource File Error!"
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- A resource file is missing or there is a problem reading
- it. Re-install the game. If that doesn't help, it maybe
- necessary to obtain another copy from a different source.
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- "<Somewhere>: Resource Error!"
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- Evasive Maneuvers was unable to load a file it requires.
- Most likely the game requires even more memory then it checked
- for at the beginning. The solution is to free up more memory
- or lower Evasive Maneuvers' memory requirements, for example,
- turn sound and/or music off.
- It's also possible the resource is bad, in which case you
- may try re-installing the game. If that doesn't help, it maybe
- necessary to obtain another copy from a different source.
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- "Installing <some device> driver"
-
- Evasive Maneuvers is having a problem loading a driver
- you've specified in SETUP.EXE. Try rebooting to reset the
- device. A previous program using the device may have left it
- in an unstable state. If there are still problems, run
- SETUP.EXE and pick another device from the same group.
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- Computer Lock-Ups
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- For unknown problems such as a computer hanging, things
- become more difficult to solve. Obscure software and/or
- hardware conflicts can occur because everyone's computer is
- different. Here are some suggestions:
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- - Change your sound effect selection to No Sound.
- - Change your music selection to No Music.
- - Re-install the game in a new directory
- - Reboot with as little as necessary running. Try a clean
- boot disk.
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- I've heard of random hangs when using the PC Speaker with
- QEMM in Stealth mode. Disabling QEMM allowed the PC Speaker to
- work flawlessly. Also selecting No Sound for the sound effects
- selection allowed the game to play under Stealth mode.
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- Still Having Problems?
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- When all else fails, perhaps a friend, someone on a network,
- or a co-worker may be able to solve your problem. You may also
- write to us, the address is in the order form, however it's a
- slow process and not very interactive. Please include detailed
- information about your problem and your computer, such as
- print-outs of AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. We probably won't be
- able to help out with hangs, but as more people write we'll see
- common components among the computers and maybe able to
- identify the problem.
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