Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Demo

Readme.txt
Copyright 1999, Electronic Arts.€ All rights reserved.
December 2nd, 1999
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Contents:
1. Installation
2. Windows 95/98
2.1 Microsoft DirectX
2.2 Microsoft Office Toolbar
3. Troubleshooting
3.1 Known Video Card Issues
3.2 Known Sound Card Issues
3.3 Known DirectX Issues
3.4 Virtual Memory Settings
3.5 Known System RAM Issues

1. Installation
To install the Tiberian Sun Demo, run the self-extracting archive tsdemo.exe
.€ This will create a
Westwood\TS Demo directory in the folder from which you ran the file and cop
y all of the necessary
files into that directory. € Once these files have been successfully copied in
to that directory, you can run the
demo by double-clicking on the Sun.exe file, which will be located in the ne
w directory.
If you wish to create a Shortcut to the Tiberian Sun demo on your desktop, s
imply click and hold the left-mouse
button on Sun.exe and drag it onto the desktop. € The icon will have a small a
rrow superimposed on it to
indicate that a Shortcut to that file is being created.€ If this arrow does no
t appear, you can hold Ctrl-Shift while
releasing the mouse button to create the Shortcut.€ Once the Shortcut is creat
ed, you can rename it by
right-clicking it and selecting "Rename".
2. Windows 95/98
2.1 Microsoft DirectX
The Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Demo is a Microsoft DirectX applica
tion.
The demo requires DirectX 6.0 or greater.€ The latest version of DirectX
is available from Microsoft's web
site (http://www.microsoft.com/directx).
2.2 Microsoft Office Toolbar
If you make use of this feature of Microsoft Office and it appears ove
r the game screen when playing the
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo you will have to disable the Office
Toolbar before playing.
3. Troubleshooting
 3.1 Known Video Card Issues
Video monitor settings may need to be adjusted after installing the Mi
crosoft DirectX video drivers. If your
screen distorts, or is shifted horizontally or vertically, you can ret
urn it to normal by adjusting the controls
on your monitor.
Most video display problems can be corrected by installing the latest
drivers for your particular card.
Please consult your video card documentation for details on how to get
the latest drivers for your card.
If you are using a Microsoft Theme Pack and have selected a custom cur
sor, video corruption can occur.
For best results, please use default cursors while playing the Command
& Conquer Tiberian Sun demo.
3.2 Known Sound Card Issues
Old SoundBlaster AWE 64 and AWE 32 sound card drivers can cause skippi
ng and repeating sound that
may cause your computer to run the Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo
much slower than normal. If
you have one of these sound cards and are experiencing these symptoms,
please contact your card
manufacturer for latest drivers.
Most sound card problems can be corrected by installing the latest dri
vers for your particular card. Please
consult your sound card documentation for details on how to get the la
test drivers.
If you are using USB speakers, do not turn off the speakers during gam
eplay.€ Doing so may cause the
game to crash.
3.3 Known DirectX Issues
If another application is using the sound card while trying to run the
demo, a "DXSound Error" will appear. If
this error occurs, please close all applications and run demo again.
3.4 Virtual Memory Settings
The Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo may need to use more RAM than
is present on your system.
Windows 95/98 automatically takes care of this by using what is known
as "Virtual Memory" - which 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 95/98 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 Wi
ndows 95/98 manage the
Virtual Memory, go to the Windows 95/98 start menu, select 'settings\c
ontrol panel', then double-click
'system', click 'performance\file system\virtual memory' and then sele
ct 'Let Windows manage my virtual
memory settings (recommended).'
3.5 Known System RAM Issues
Certain systems contain video cards that use system memory as video me
mory. With these systems, it is
 possible that the Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun demo will not run pro
perly if you have only 32MB of
memory. Since the video card uses system memory, usually 4MB or 8MB, o
n 32MB machines there is not
enough memory left to run the game. In order for the demo to run prope
rly you will need to increase your
system memory or use a video card with dedicated video RAM.
Still having problems?€ If none of the above information has helped and you are st
ill unable to successfully run
the Tiberian Sun demo, then you can send e-mail to tshelp@westwood.com to reques
t technical support.
All information included herein is © 1999, Electronic Arts