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- TRAINER PROBLEMS (That is if you have ANY) :
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- Since I have had minor comatibility Problems and numerous Conflicts with
- various Memory Managers,Device Drivers,TSR's and different Machine Harware
- BIOS(s) I have tried to include a few new features in the Trainer Engine to
- hopefully Eliminate these Troubles and to better help Diagnose the cause.
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- First off I will try to explain a little about what the Trainer does and how
- it relates to the main problem users have had.When the Trainer begins to Load
- the Game it is designed to work with it attempts to gain Control of the
- Keyboard BIOS.It gets this from the Game code which is usually attempting to
- do the same thing for it's own input routines.If for some reason due to some
- Conflict with something else in the system or due to some quirk in the Hardware
- BIOS it cannot do this then the Trainer never sets up a method to get it's
- input and it will just sit there and do nothing when you press Trainer Keys.
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- Now I have added a few Checksums to the Engine to at least let you the User
- know what has happened instead of leaving you wondering.If for some reason
- the Trainer fails to hook itself into the Keyboard BIOS it will now display
- a Message letting you know this when you EXIT the Game and Trainer.
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- Also the Trainer checks to see if the Game Code it is attempting to Interface
- with is the Code it Expects.If the code doesn't match either becuase it has
- already been tampered with,damaged or it is a different Version of the Game
- it will also Report an Error Message regarding this on Termination of the Game
- and Trainer.
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- WHAT TO DO (PROBLEMS) :
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- The Trainer is a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident Program) which basically
- means it just sits around in memory waiting to perform its function.Many
- things can conflict with it.Here are some things you can try if you get an
- Error Message indicating that the Trainer has failed to Hook the Game/BIOS
- input or some other problem :
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- 1. Try removing any Device Driver's or other TSR programs in memory that you
- do not need.You may want to boot from a CLEAN Boot disk or if you have
- DOS 6.0 + press F5 at the loading MSDOS prompt to bypass your Config.sys
- and Autoexec.bat files (if applicable).
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- 2. If you have a Gravis Ultrasound Card or other type of Soundcard that
- emulates SoundBlaster Sound via device/drivers (if applicable) try
- turning the Sound Option for that Card OFF and see if that works.
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- 3. Attempt to use the game with some different Options.Try to disable some
- Options in an effort to locate the Conflict with the Trainer.
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- 4. If you are attempting to use the Trainer under Windows,OS/2 or Windows
- NT then stop.The Trainer code is specific to the 0886 instruction set
- and a DOS operating environment.The above operating systems won't
- allow the Trainer to operate as it was designed to under DOS.You can
- only use the Trainer (safely) under DOS.
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- 5. If the Trainer fails to work Properly or cause the game to crash when
- you press certain Functions then check to see if the Trainer is for
- a Specific Version of the Game.Usually the first Trainer put out for the
- first version of a Game is labeled V1.0 or V1.0s.Make sure you have the
- right Trainer for the right Version.
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- 6. If you are still having Problems or have to disable an Important Game
- Option or Device Driver/TSR then please READ the WCA-PAT.NFO file for
- another option.
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- If the Trainer is still not working properly and/or the Patch program
- did not fix the problem either please send me the following information:
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- 1. Brand/Make of Computer
- 2. Type of CPU
- 3. BIOS Brand and Date
- 4. Complete Contents of CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
- 5. List of Peripherals attached to System
- 6. Version number of Game and Trainer
- 7. List of any other TSR's or Memory Managers you are using
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- This makes it easier to diagnose the trouble.Leave E-Mail,Feedback or comments
- to me :
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- Prodigy ID#BGRB28C
- Compuserve ID#71052,1742
- America Online ID=Network1
- Genie ID=D. Jury
- Internet Mail to : 71052.1742@Compuserve.com
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- Please!If you are on America Online don't send me Internet Mail on Compuserve!
- I WILL reply to your messages addressed to NETWORK1 on AOL.
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