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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Performance Issues
2. Trouble Shooting
3. About WinTutor 95
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1. Performance Issues
WinTutor 95 employs multimedia techniques, such as audio, full motion
video, and animation. These techniques place a significantly higher load
on your computer system. Thus, you need a more powerful system to run
multimedia applications than you do to run most other types of
applications.
In general, to run WinTutor 95 most effectively, we recommend that you
use a system containing a 486DX66 or faster CPU, at least 8MB of RAM,
at least 10 MB free disk space, a double-speed or better CD-ROM drive,
and an 8 bit or better audio card.
WinTutor 95 is delivered with two versions: a 16 bit version and a
32 bit version. If you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT, make sure
you have installed the 32 bit version. If you are running Windows 3.1,
make sure you have installed the 16 bit version. If you installed
WinTutor 95 by executing setup.exe in the root directory of the
WinTutor 95 CD, then you installed the 32 bit version. If you installed
WinTutor 95 by executing setup.exe in the \setup16 directory of the
WinTutor 95 CD, then you installed the 16 bit version.
WinTutor Audio
WinTutor uses standard Windows audio. This means that you must have an
audio board installed, and the correct Windows audio drivers installed
on your system. If you have speakers connected to your audio board, and
you hear "TA-DA" when you first run Windows, then your audio board is
properly installed.
WinTutor Motion Video
WinTutor 95 employs video clips throughout the CD. To get the full
benefits from these video clips, your system's video must be configured
to support at least 256 colors, and you must have Video for Windows
version 1.1 or greater installed. This means you need a Super VGA video
card and a Super VGA monitor. In addition, you must have the correct
video drivers installed, and your system must be running in a video mode
that supports at least 256 colors.
If you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT, then you don't have to
worry about Video for Windows - it comes with the system. If you are
running Windows 3.1, then you need to install Video for Windows 1.1.
This CD contains the runtime version of Video for Windows 1.1. If you
don't already have Video for Windows version 1.1 or greater installed,
you should have let us install it when you installed this CD. If
you did not, re-install this CD and let us install Video for Windows
for you! Remember, to install the 16 bit version of WinTutor 95, execute
\setup16\setup from our CD.
There is a wide range of video cards and monitors in the marketplace.
Standard VGA supports a maximum of 640X480 resolution using 16 colors.
Other video systems can support as high as 1024X768 resolution using
16 million colors. You can also use different resolutions. Popular
choices are:
640X480 16 colors (Standard VGA)
640X480 256 colors
800X600 256 colors
640X480 64,000 colors
800X600 64,000 colors
640X480 16 million colors
800X600 16 million colors
1024X768 256 colors
Video cards that contain 1M RAM typically support the first four modes.
Video cards with more RAM can support the other modes as well.
So, which mode should you choose? This depends on your video card and
monitor.
If you have a card and/or monitor that supports VGA only, then choose
640X480X16 colors. Our courses will be able to effectively teach you
Windows 95, but the videos and a lot of the graphics won't look very
good!
If you have a 512K or 1M RAM video card, choose 640X480X256 colors.
If you have a 1M card and a fast computer, such as a 486DX66, you may
want to try 640X480X64,000 colors. The video clips will look better
in this mode. However, on some systems they may appear jerky, and the
audio may not be quite in sync with the video.
If you have a 2M or better video card, choose 640X480X64,000 colors.
This course will run in higher screen resolutions, but it looks best
at this video mode.
To change video modes in Windows 95, open the Display icon in the
Control Panel. You can access the Control Panel from the My Computer
icon. To change video modes in Windows 3.1 or Windows NT, use the
Windows Setup program, which is located in your Windows Main Group.
Consult your video card manual to install the correct video drivers
on your system.
If the WinTutor videos seem jerky and out-of-sync with the audio,
you probably have a slow video card. If you plan to purchase and use
other multimedia products, you should consider purchasing a video
graphics accelerator card. This should solve your problem, especially
if the smaller lesson videos are smooth, but the larger videos are
jerky. Keep in mind that our videos are 15 frames a second, while
normal TV and video tapes are closer to 30 frames a second. Thus,
some amount of jerkiness is expected.
Some video cards are more efficient in video modes that use 256
colors than modes that use either 64K or 16M colors. So, if you are
in a video mode that uses more than 256 colors and the videos seem
jerky, try changing your video mode to 640X480X256 colors.
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2. Troubleshooting
The SoftKey Technical support number for WinTutor 95 is: 404-428-0008.
There is a problem with the final beta version of Windows 95. On most
computers, the Windows 95 Taskbar interferes with WinTutor 95, when
the Taskbar has the property "Always on top." The following is the
procedure for turning off this property:
1. Press your <Ctrl> key, and while holding it down, press the <Esc> key.
The Taskbar, along with the Start Menu, should appear.
2. Press your <Esc> key. The Start Menu should disappear, leaving the
Taskbar.
3. Click an empty part of the Taskbar with your RIGHT mouse button. A
menu should appear.
4. Click the Properties... item on the menu. Another menu should appear.
5. If the "Always on top" box is checked, click the checkmark with your
left mouse button to uncheck it.
6. Click the OK button with your left mouse button.
That's it! You can now continue with WinTutor 95. Please remember to
disable the "Always on top" property on the Taskbar whenever you run
WinTutor 95.(This property will stay disabled unless you re-enable it.)
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3. About WinTutor 95
WinTutor 95 was developed by Paragon Consultants, Inc.
(C) 1995 Paragon Consultants, Inc. All rights reserved.
The SoftKey Technical support number for WinTutor 95 is: 404-428-0008.
Credits:
Producer: Paul Para
Curriculum Author: Jennifer Bircher
Graphics Artists: Dave Stirts, Jim Randazzo
Authoring System Developer: Alex Groenevelt
Screen Developer: Linda Buseman
Narrator: Jeremy McCaleb
You can reach Paul, Jennifer, and Linda via Paragon Consultants,
Inc.: Voice: 303-442-1613 E-mail: paulpara@ix.netcom.com
Fax: 303-939-0209
OR, visit our WWW Home Page at: www.pointcom.com/paragon
You can reach Dave or Jim via Digital Creators: 303-473-0807
E-mail:ou812@netcom.com
You can reach Jeremy at: voice: 303-666-4876
E-mail: jmccaleb@netcom.com
You can reach Alex via QSoft: voice: 303-466-4825 Fax: 303-460-0715
E-mail: groeneve@alumni.cs.colorado.edu
Other WinTutor Courses
We have developed several other multimedia products on topics such as
the Internet, Lotus 1-2-3, and Microsoft Office. Contact Paragon
Consultants for more information.
We Can Develop Custom Courses
We can build the same high quality multimedia training that you see on
this CD for your Windows software product. Contact Paragon Consultants
for details.