Microsoft Multimedia Pack 1.0 - Drivers Notes ============================================= February 8, 1993 ================ This document contains important information that is not included in HyperGuide or in online Help. Using Notepad to View This Document If you enlarge the Notepad Window to its maximum size, this document will be easier to read. To do so, click the Maximize button in the upper-right corner of the window. Or open the Control menu in the upper-left corner of the Notepad window (press ALT+SPACEBAR), and then choose the Maximize command. To move through the document, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN or click the arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar along the right side of the Notepad window. To print the document, choose the Print command from the File menu. For Help on using Notepad, press F1. Drivers and Microsoft Multimedia Pack 1.0 ========================================= Accompanying the Microsoft (R) Multimedia Pack version 1.0 product are certain display and audio driver software programs created by the manufacturers of such hardware. Please note that these third-party driver programs are not part of the Microsoft (R) Multimedia Pack product. Microsoft makes no warranties or claims regarding the quality, stability or performance characteristics of the driver programs, which are included AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY. The included driver programs are the latest releases available to Microsoft, and are included for your convenience only. Should you experience any difficulties with the driver programs, please contact the manufacturer of the display or audio device you are using with your computer system to inquire about obtaining a more recent version. The \DRIVERS directory of the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM contains the latest releases of device drivers for the following laserdisc player and audio cards: Device Driver Description Pioneer laserdisc Player [MCI] Pioneer 4200 Videodisc Media Vision Pro Audio Media Vision Pro Audio (Original) Spectrum (Original) Wave/MIDI/Aux Media Vision Pro Audio Media Vision Pro Audio & Spectrum Plus CDPC Wave/MIDI/Aux Media Vision Pro Audio Media Vision Pro Audio & Spectrum 16 CDPC Wave/MIDI/Aux Note: If you experience problems using the Media Vision audio drivers, you should contact their technical support department at 1-800-638-2807 to get an updated driver. To install a driver for an audio device or for the laserdisc player: -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Insert the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM in the appropriate disc drive. 2. From the Control Panel, select the Drivers icon. 3. Choose Add. The Add dialog box appears. 4. From the list of driver choices, select "Unlisted or Updated Driver." 5. Choose OK. The Install Driver dialog box appears. 6. Identify the CD-ROM drive containing Multimedia Pack disc. 7. Choose OK. The Add Unlisted or Updated Drivers dialog box appears. 8. Select the driver you want to install. 9. Choose OK. 10. If your driver requires additional configuration information, choose the appropriate settings. 11. Choose OK. You'll also need to restart Windows to use the newly-installed driver. The Multimedia Pack CD-ROM also contains the following display drivers: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- S3 640x480 32K colors VGA 320x200 256 colors VGA 640x480 16 shades of gray VGA 640x480 16 palettized colors To install a display driver: ---------------------------- 1. Start the Windows Setup application. 2. From the Options menu, choose the Change System Settings command. The Change System Settings dialog box appears. 3. From the list of displays, select "Other display (requires disk from OEM)." 4. Identify the CD-ROM drive containing Multimedia Pack disc. 5. Choose OK. The list of display drivers appears. 6. Select the driver you want to install. 7. Choose OK. 8. Choose OK again. 9. Follow any additional instructions from the Setup application. The device-independent portion of the Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX.EXE) is also included in the \DRIVERS directory of the Multimedia Pack. If the version of MSCDEX.EXE you are using is less than 2.11, replace this file on your multimedia PC with the version on the Multimedia Pack CD-ROM.