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Welcome to PYST.

Please refer to the printed Parroty Interactive Online Guide for
details on setting up a browser and going online in PYST.

System Requirements
====================

To run Pyst, your Windows PC must have at least:

Windows 3.1, Windows 95: (Windows 95 recommended) 486/66  MHz or
Pentium,  8 MB RAM, (16 MB strongly recommended for Windows 95),
10 MB free hard disk space, SVGA monitor, double-speed CD-ROM drive,
8-bit sound card.

To connect to the Pyst web site, you must also have:

 - A 14.4 Kbps modem (28.8 Kbps recommended)
 - Netscape Navigator version 2.0 or later, or
        Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later
 - A subscription to an Internet Service Provider (ISP), or
        America Online 3.0 or later


Troubleshooting
===============

Video, Animation and Sound:

If you are experiencing problems with video, animation or sound:

1. Set your monitor graphics mode to display 640x480 resolution
with 256 colors.

2. Before running Pyst, exit all running programs, including
those that run automatically when you start Windows (such as screen
savers and toolbars).

3. Computers with slower components (66 MHz 486's, 60 MHz Pentiums,
2X CD-ROM drives) or smaller memories (8 MB RAM) may exhibit poor
audio/video performance and long delays (loads) between screens.

4a. For Windows 95 users:  If you don't see the opening Enstasis
logo video, you may not have QuickTime for Windows (QTW) installed,
or could be running an older or 16-bit version.  You can check to
see if you have QTW installed and your QTW version number.  From the
Start menu, select Programs, QuickTime for Windows, "QuickTime Read
Me 32-bit."  If you don't see the "32-bit" suffix, you have 16-bit
QTW installed.

The 32-bit Pyst program (normally used with Win 95 systems)
requires 32-bit QTW, version 2.1.2 (or later), which is included on
the CD-ROM.  To install this version, select Run from the Start menu,
and then click the Browse button.  Select your CD-ROM drive, open the
Qtime folder and run the file QT32INST.EXE. If you have a version
earlier than 2.1.2, uninstall it beforehand, or choose to delete it
when prompted by the QTW installer.  Installing 32-bit QTW will not
delete nor interfere with an installed version of 16-bit QTW.

DO NOT install an earlier version of QTW over a later version.

4b. For Windows 3.1x users:  If you don't see the opening Entasis
logo video, you may not have Quicktime for Windows (QTW) installed,
or could be running an older version.  You can check to see if you
have QTW installed and your QTW version number.  From the Program
Manager, open the QuickTime for Windows program group and double-
click the "QuickTime Read Me" file.

The 16-bit Pyst program (normally used with Win 3.1 systems)
requires 16-bit QTW, version 2.1.2 (or later), which is included on
the CD-ROM.  To install this version, select Run from the Program
Manager File menu, and then click the Browse button.  Select your
CD-ROM drive, open the Qtime folder and run the file QTINSTAL.EXE.
If you have a version earlier than 2.1.2, uninstall it beforehand,
or choose to delete it when prompted by the QTW installer.

DO NOT install an earlier version of QTW over a later version.

5. For Windows 95 users:  Some video chips, boards and drivers (such
as STB boards utilizing the S3 Virge 3D chip) don't work well with
32-bit QTW.  If your QuickTime movie video tend to skip, stutter or
break up, you should try installing the 16-bit version of Star
Warped.  From the Start menu, select Settings, Control Panels,
Add/Remove Programs and remove Pyst.  Then reinstall 16-bit
Pyst, which also installs 16-bit QTW.

6. If your QuickTime movie sound tends to skip, stutter or play at
the wrong speed, open the QuickTime control panel.  For Windows 95
users, from the Start menu, select Settings, Control Panel, QuickTime;
and for Windows 3.1x users, from the Program Manager, open the Main
program group, open Control Panels, and double click the QuickTime
icon.  Then click the "More" button at the bottom right and then the
"Audio" tab at the top left.  Set "Requested Hz" to "Actual Hz", and
uncheck the "Automatic Rate Adjustment" box.  Then click the "Close"
button at the bottom.

Going Online:

If you have trouble visiting the Pyst web site from within the
Pyst program:

1. Run Browser Setup to configure Pyst to launch your browser.

2. Make sure that your browser and dialer are configured to connect
to your ISP, then try launching your browser to a well-known web page
BEFORE running Pyst and going online.  If you don't see the web
page (make sure it's not "cached" on your hard drive), call your ISP
for support.  If you do see the web page, try launching your browser
to http://www.parroty.com next.  If you can't enter the Parroty site,
our web server may be busy or unavailable, so please try again later.

3. You must run Browser Setup after installing the AT&T Worldnet
browser, or any updated browser you choose to install later.

4. On Windows 95, Browser Setup will not find 16-bit versions of
Microsoft Internet Explorer.  Microsoft does not support running
16-bit Internet Explorer under WIndows 95.

Other:

1. Win 95 allows you to run multiple copies of programs.  Make sure
that you are running only one copy of Pyst.

2. Uninstalling Pyst will not delete the Parroty and Pyst folders,
as well as any user created files (PD.INI, *.USR).
If you reinstall Star Warped, your browser and user tracking
information will remain intact.  To completely remove all traces
of Pyst, delete these folders and files manually.

3. Be careful not to click your right mouse button while running
Pyst.  Clicking the right mouse button may disable the next
left mouse button click.

4. Be careful not to move the cursor to the extreme top or bottom
of the screen.  This action may activate any toolbars you may use
(such as the Microsoft Office toolbar), and deactivate the Pyst program.


To reach PYST technical support:
phone:  [phone]
fax:    [phone]