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Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide Readme File
Welcome to Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide. Please read the information below for simple instructions
on installing and running Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide on your PC computer running Microsoft(r)
Windows(tm)3.1 or Windows(tm)95.
System Requirements
Minimum Configuration
486/33 MHz
8MB RAM
256 colors/640x480 resolution
Windows 3.1
QuickTime for Windows 2.0.3 (Included)
Double Speed CD-ROM drive
Windows compatible sound card
External self-powered speakers or headphones
Recommended Configuration
Pentium CPU
12MB RAM
256 colors/SVGA/640x480 resolution
Windows 3.1 or Windows95
QuickTime for Windows 2.0.3 (Included)
Quad Speed CD-ROM drive
Windows compatible sound card
External self-powered speakers or headphones
Ink Jet or Laser Printer
Installation
Install the Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide using the instructions
included with the CD-ROM.
QuickTime for Windows Installation
The Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide requires installation of QuickTime for Windows for proper
playback of music, videos and photos. We strongly recommend that you install QuickTime for Windows
2.0.3, which is provided on the Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide CD-ROM drive. QuickTime for
Windows 2.0.3 can be installed during the Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide installation process or at
anytime after the application is installed.
The QuickTime for Windows 2.0.3 installer will search for existing versions of QuickTime for Windows and
will provide you with the opportunity to quit the installer, if QuickTime for Windows
2.0.3 is already loaded.
If an old version of QuickTime for Windows is detected and replaced, you must restart Windows before
loading Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide. If you do not restart Windows, Frommer's Interactive Travel
Guide will display a General Protection Fault.
Help
Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide includes "context sensitive" help for every screen. When using the
Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide, just click the "?" button and instructions will appear.
Known Conflicts
The Novell CD-ROM driver, NWCDEX.EXE is not compatible with QuickTime for Windows. The driver
will produce an "Integer divide by Zero" error. The Microsoft MSCDEX.EXE CD-ROM driver provided
with Windows 3.11 can be used in place of the Novell driver.
Technical Support
For 24-hour technical support, call Starpak at (970) 339-7137.
Please have the following information available when you call:
* Product Name
* Model, total memory and configuration of your computer
* Any additional system information, such as type and
make of your monitor, video card, printer, modem and
external CD-ROM drive.
* Operating System version number (i.e Windows 3.1)
* Description of your problem
We have included a file on the Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide CD-ROM which provides information on
your computer. The folder cdmatch contains a small program called cdmatch. It is strongly recommended
that you have a print out or screen display of this information available during any calls to Tech Support
screen
For more information on other CD-ROM titles by Macmillan Digital USA, check out our World Wide Web
site at http://www.macdigital.com.
Installation Problems
"Installation fails because Windows cannot create a program group." In Windows 3.1, you can only have 40
Program Groups at one time. Try removing unnecessary Program Groups and reinstall Frommer's
Interactive Travel Guide.
"Divide by Zero error while installing QuickTime."
This message means the system has run out of DOS memory. Try booting from a floppy disk with minimal
autoexec.bat and config.sys, then install QuickTime. Once QuickTime is installed, restart your
computer in the normal fashion.
"The QuickTime installer cannot delete VIEWENU.DLL (an icon file for the Viewer Windows item)
because it is "in use." Quit the QuickTime installer, leaving a partial, incomplete install. Restart Windows
and reinstall QuickTime.
Problems with QuickTime Movie playback within Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide. "Movies are not
playing smoothly, frames are dropping out, etc." Your software CD-ROM caching may be interfering with
QuickTime's' internal caching. Turn off external caching (for example, SmartDrive.) Refer to your DOS
manual for help with SmartDrive.
"Your audio or video drivers may be out of date." Turn the volume all the way down during playback of
Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide. If the video plays smoothly without the sound, then the problem
probably resides with your sound or video card. Refer to the instruction manuals for these cards for help
diagnosing and resolving driver problems. Obtain the latest drivers for your sound and video cards from the
manufacturers.
"Virtual memory may be interfering with QuickTime's' internal caching." Turn off virtual memory.
"You may be using the Microsoft Speaker driver which does not allow sound and video to play at the same
time." Contact your computer hardware manufacturer or Microsoft for information on replacement drivers.
"Your computer may not be running in Turbo mode." Make sure the turbo button on the front of your
computer is on.
"There may be a DMA conflict between hardware components in your computer" Reconfigure the drivers
for your hardware so there are no overlapping DMA assignments. Refer to the instructions/manuals for your
hardware components for help with reconfiguration.
Note: The Frommer's Interactive Travel Guide is designed for optimal viewing at 640 x 480.