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- How to Setup War Diary:
-
- If you do not setup the game as shown below, you will not be able to load any
- games that you save (the program will crash when you attempt to load them).
-
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- Windows '95
-
- Click on "Setup" to configure your system
- for War Diary.
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- When finished:
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- Right click on the file "Gamedemo".
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- Click on "Properties" in the pop-up menu that
- appears.
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- Click on the "Program" tab (2nd tab in at the top).
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- Click on the "Advanced" button.
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- Check (by clicking on it) the "MS-Dos mode" box
- (third box down).
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- The program is now ready to play.
-
-
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- DOS/Windows 3.1
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- It is best to run the game directly from Dos.
- Exit Windows 3.1 before setting up or playing.
-
- Games will not be saved properly if an expanded memory manager (such as
- EMM386 or QEMM) or Smartdrive is running while you play the
- game. The saved files will be corrupted.
-
- In order to save games, you will need to prevent these programs from loading
- into memory when you start your computer.
-
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- How to do this:
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- The computer reads two files -"config.sys" and "autoexec.bat" when it starts
- up. This tells it to load the expanded memory manager and Smartdrive.
- We can edit these files and prevent the programs from loading.
-
- The easiest way to do this, is to create a special setup for War Diary
- by using a boot disk:
-
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- Place a blank floppy in drive A:
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- type "format a:/s" at the Dos prompt and hit the [enter] key on your keyboard
- (formats a disk in drive a and transfer
- essential system files to the disk).
-
- type "C:" and hit [enter]
- (switch to drive C)
-
- type "cd\" and hit [enter]
- (change to the root directory)
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- type "copy config.sys a:" and hit [enter]
- (copies the config.sys file to the floppy in drive A)
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- type "copy autoexec.bat a:" and hit [enter]
- (copies the autoexec.bat file to the floppy in drive A)
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- type "a:" and hit [enter]
- (switch to the floppy in drive A)
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- type "edit config.sys" and hit [enter]
- (edit the config.sys file in drive A)
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- Towards the top of the file is a line with "EMM386" or "QEMM386" or
- something similar. At the beginning of this line type "REM".
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- e.g. c:\dos\emm386.exe
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- becomes:
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- REM c:\dos\emm386.exe
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- Save and exit.
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- type "edit autoexec.bat" and hit [enter]
- (edit the autoexec.bat file)
- In this file there will be a line with "Smartdrv.exe".
- Again, at the beginning of this line type "REM".
-
- e.g. c:\windows\smartdrv.exe
-
- change to:
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- REM c:\windows\smartdrv.exe
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- The "REM" tells the computer to ignore this line, so the program will not
- load. You can put REM in front of any line, to prevent any programs that you
- do not need for playing War Diary, from loading. This will free up more
- memory. You will need sound (e.g. a line with SET BLASTER=) and a mouse
- (e.g. a line with mouse.exe)
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- Save and exit.
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- Leave the floppy in drive A and restart your machine.
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- At the Dos prompt, switch to the drive and directory (or folder)
- where you installed the War Diary demo.
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- type "setup" to configure the game for your machine.
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- type "gamedemo" to start War Diary.
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- To play War Diary in future, place this floppy boot disk in your A drive and
- restart your machine.
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- Have fun!
-
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- If you still have questions or require additional help please
- contact us by email at: support@gamefactory.com
-
- or call us at +1 203 776 8608
-