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- TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS
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- Problem: "Call to Undefined dynalink" error message
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- Microsoft Video For Windows has not been installed properly.
- To re-install, go into File Manager, insert Maabus CD 1, and
- locate the directory called VFW11d. In this directory, there
- should be a file called "setup.exe". Double-click on this file
- to install the Video For Windows driver, and run the game
- as usual, once the installation is complete.
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- If the error message still persists, do a search on your C:\ drive
- for the file "msvideo.dll":
- In file manager, go to FILE and then SEARCH;
- In the "Search For" field, enter "msvideo.dll"
- In the "Start From" field, enter "c:\"
- Ensure that the "Search All Subdirectories" box is X'ed
- Click on OK
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- There should only be one msvideo.dll file on your hard drive, and
- it should be located in the c:\Windows\System directory,
- and dated 9/2/94 (to view the date, go to "View" and then
- "All File Details"). If you have an older file date or have multiple
- msvideo.dll files, delete them and re-install Video for Windows as
- described above.
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- Problem: When I click on "New Game", the screen freezes
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- You are using either an old video display driver or an old Windows
- mouse driver. Without upgrading your driver, you can still get into
- the game by hitting the "Enter" key at that point, instead of using
- the mouse.
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- Problem: System freezes shortly after playing the 2nd opening video
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- If your system doesn't have any problems playing the very first
- opening Microforum demo video but seems to choke on the second
- credits video, then you need to upgrade your sound card drivers.
- The older version can't handle the compressed audio for this large
- video file.
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- Problem: Color Palette shifts/Sensors shifted up or down
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- Commonly occur using ATI or Diamond Video cards.
- Try running in different color depths: you may have success
- running in the 64K or 16.7 million color depths.
- (Go to MAIN>>WINDOWS SETUP>>DISPLAY).
- Upgrade your video driver if the problem remains.
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- Problem: Mmtask \ General Protection Fault errors
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- 1. Go into MAIN>>CONTROL PANEL>>DRIVERS and select the
- MCI Video For Windows driver. Click on "setup" and ensure that
- the "Window" and "Skip video frames if behind" options are
- checked (selected).
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- 2. Try running in different resolutions. You may have success
- in the 16.7 million colr mode.
- (Go to MAIN>>WINDOWS SETUP>>DISPLAY).
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- 3. Go through the re-installation of Maabus, ensuring
- that all three installation options are checked.
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- 4. Go into MAIN>>CONTROL PANEL>>DRIVERS and select the
- MCI Video For Windows driver. Click on "setup" and ensure that
- the "window" and "skip video frames if behind" options are checked
- (selected).
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- 5. Check the date of your "maabus.exe" file in your maabus directory.
- If it is dated 2\10\95, then download the upgraded MAABUS.EXE
- (dated 2\21\95) and SCROLL.FON files from our BBS at (416) 656-0619 under
- "updates and patches". Copy these files into your "maabus" directory
- and run the game as usual.
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- 6. If none of the above work, then you can download an upgraded version
- of the Cinepak Codec driver, used to play video files. This may work on
- some systems. It is located under the directory \CINEPAK and is called
- iccvid.drv.
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- 7. Update your video display driver. We have found that 85% of display
- problems have been fixed by using the latest video driver.
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- GENERAL QUESTIONS
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- Q: Do you have over 100 Consolation / Winner forms yet ?
- A: Yes. We have been inundated with the forms (have received
- over 600!!).
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- Q: Any hints ?
- A: Find all the objects (??) and head to the region of the
- radiation, but you may need to visit one or two more locations
- first. We cannot give away too much at this point but a full solution
- will be shown in the near future.
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- Good Luck and we hope you enjoyed the game!
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