CD Review 67/cdreview-67-1997.iso/player/linksls/readme.txt

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README         Links LS - 1997 Edition - V 1.30

                       DOWNLOAD VERSION

                           1/10/97

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Refer to the sections below for information on the following subjects:

1.    Installation.
2.    Running under Win 95.
3.    Running in 'MS-DOS Mode' under Win 95.
4.    Running under DOS.
5.    (Not Applicable to this download version)
6.    Technical support for Links LS.
7.    Automatic Crash Recovery.
8.    Application startup sound (Crash).
9.    DOS Error:    "DOS 16m....Involuntary Switch To Real Mode"
10.   Network or Modem game out of sync.
11.   Video distorted - images shifted to upper right.
11a.  Video distorted - partial image seen through wavy lines.
12.   STB video card problems (VESA Local Bus Version).
13.   How to force a Reconfiguration of Links LS.
14.   Diamond 2000 3D Video card problems.
15.   Number Nine video card problems.
16.   Use UNIVESA if possible.
17.   Changes and fixes in Links LS version 1.10.
18.   Using KALI to play a Links LS IPX game.
19.   Changes and fixes in Links LS version 1.20.
20.   Changes and fixes in Links LS version 1.30.


1.  INSTALLATION:  To install this product under Win 95, run SETUP.EXE from
the START menu - RUN option.  (This download version does NOT have a DOS
installer, although the full version will install from DOS.)

The installation requires approx 30 MB of hard drive space.


2.   RUNNING UNDER WIN 95
Install the Links LS Preview by running SETUP.EXE from the CD.  After the
program files have been installed, you will enter the configuration phase of
the setup.  Here you can choose to try running under Win 95 or in 'MS-DOS
mode' under Win 95.  We suggest you try Win 95 first.  This mode uses the
Windows device drivers and operates very similar to a native Windows
application. If this mode works, it will provide the fastest launch of Links LS
and the quickest return to the Windows desktop, however it does use about 2
MB of your RAM for Windows overhead.  If the system locks up or fails to
function correctly for some reason, you should try different video and sound
configurations in an attempt to make it work.  The configuration phase of the
setup will try to inform you as to which part of the system is not working
correctly.  Be sure to read the warning and message dialogs carefully.  If you
are unable to get the game working under Win 95, you will have to try
entering MS-DOS mode.  See below for instructions on how to do this.


3.   RUNNING IN MS-DOS MODE UNDER WIN 95 (All CD-ROM references exclude
     'Downloadable' version).
Install Links LS as described above but choose 'MS-DOS mode' during the
configuration phase of the setup.  This mode partially exits Windows and sets
up DOS 7.  For Links LS to function properly in MS-DOS mode, the CD-
ROM drive and mouse will have to be operational.  Some computers set up
these devices automatically for MS-DOS mode, while others leave this task to
the user.  Links LS will check to see if the CD-ROM and mouse are available
before it attempts to configure itself for play in MS-DOS mode.  If they are
not available, you will have to set them up if you want Links LS to have full
functionality.  There is a way to run Links LS in MS-DOS mode without a
CD-ROM drive, although you will not have access to flybys, tours, or
anything which requires the CD.  See RUNNING IN MS-DOS MODE
WITHOUT A CD-ROM DRIVE below for instructions on how to do this.


4.   RUNNING UNDER DOS (All 'Install' references exclude 'Downloadable
     version).
Install Links LS by running INSTALL.EXE (on the CD) from the
DOS prompt.  YOU CANNOT RUN LINKS LS FROM WINDOWS 3.X.


5.   (Not Applicable to this download version)


6.   TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR LINKS LS (Not included in 'Downloadable' version).
If you are having PROBLEMS WITH LINKS LS, please use the Manual, the
On-Line Help, or refer to the Access 'TECHBOOK' (See instructions below)
before calling our technical support department.  We have tried to cover
a broad range of potential questions and problems.  Try the HINTS and TIPS
section, the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS section, and the
TROUBLE SHOOTING and TECHNICAL SUPPORT section.

    Technical Support:
       [phone] (Mon-Fri, 7:30am to 8:30pm Mountain Time)
    Updates:    WWW.AccessSoftware.com
    Fax:        [phone]
    TECHBOOK:    The Access TECHBOOK requires Win95.  To setup and use the
                TECHBOOK, do the following:

                1.  Place Disk#1 in the CD-ROM drive.
                2.  Click on the START button and then select RUN.
                3.  Enter D:\ATS\DISK1\SETUP.EXE and click OK. (where D: is
                    the drive letter of your CD-ROM)

        This will install the TECHBOOK and create an icon in your LINKS LS
        folder. To use the TECHBOOK, double click on the TECHBOOK icon.


7.  AUTOMATIC CRASH RECOVERY
Links LS is designed to run with DOS and, if possible, with Windows 95.  To
make sure that any crash is fully recoverable, Links LS has a built-in
Automatic (Emergency) Save feature.  The last two games you were playing,
whether terminated normally or not, are saved as LASTGAME and
OLDLAST.  You can resume either of these games by simply clicking on
the RESUME button at the bottom of the Links LS main menu screen.  If a
crash occurs, simply restart Links LS as usual.  When the game starts, it will
recognize that an abnormal termination occurred and will ask you if you want
to resume the previous game.  If you say YES, it will automatically resume
LASTGAME.  If you say NO, you can   still re-enter the game later by
clicking the RESUME button and then selecting LASTGAME from the list of
saved games.  Of course, if you start a new game, it will take the place of
LASTGAME and LASTGAME will take the place of OLDLAST.  The
previous version of OLDLAST will be erased.

If you're running under Win 95 and resuming your LASTGAME continues to
crash, try restarting Windows.

8.  APPLICATION STARTUP SOUND CRASH with an AZTEC sound card.
Under WIN95, you can set up a .wav file to play whenever you start an
application.  If you have assigned a long .wav file as this startup sound and
the sound is still playing when the game starts, it can crash the program.

9.  DOS ERROR:  "DOS 16M....Involuntary Switch To Real Mode"
Some cloaked mouse drivers can cause this error.  To solve the problem you
will have to remove the CLOAK.EXE entry in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.

10.  NETWORK OR MODEM GAME OUT OF SYNC
It is possible for a network or modem game to get out of sync, especially
when using a recorded player.  If this happens, you can 're-sync' by ending
the game, clicking on RESUME, and then selecting LASTGAME from the list of
saved games.

11.  VIDEO DISTORTED - IMAGES SHIFTED TO UPPER RIGHT
Some Video cards with S3 chips will configure correctly during setup, but
will later malfunction and produce distorted or shifted video.  To correct the
problem, first delete the LINKSLS.INI file in the Links LS directory (folder).
This will force a reconfigure of the video system.  Then run Links LS as
usual.  You will immediately enter the Video Configuration module.  When
you come to the screen which says TRIAL #1, press 'S' to skip to the next
trial.  Keep skipping until you get to TRIAL #7, then press the space bar to
perform this test.  This will use a special 'Jump mode' which should correct
the problem.  If TRIAL #7 does not appear, it means that the mode associated
with that trial is not available on your card.  You will have to perform the
above procedure for each available trial number until you find one that works
consistently.  There are 9 possible trials for both the UniVESA BIOS and the
On-Board/TSR BIOS for a total of 18.

11a.  VIDEO DISTORTED - PARTIAL IMAGE SEEN THRU WAVY LINES
If your video card frequencies and your monitor frequencies are not in sync,
your video may be slightly to very distorted.  I