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4. Turn off the Autorun and DMA settings on your CD-ROM drive: | 4. Turn off the Autorun and DMA settings on your CD-ROM drive: | ||
1. Right | 1. Right click on the ‘My Computer’ icon and choose ‘Properties’. | ||
2. Click on the | 2. Click on the ‘Device Manager’ tab. | ||
3. Click on the | 3. Click on the ‘+’ sign next to the CD-ROM line so that it becomes a ‘-’ sign. | ||
4. Click on the line that appears under the CD-ROM line so that it is highlighted, then | 4. Click on the line that appears under the CD-ROM line so that it is highlighted, then | ||
click on the | click on the ‘Properties’ button. | ||
5. Click on the | 5. Click on the ‘Settings’ tab. | ||
6. Look for the Auto-insert Notification and DMA lines. If there is a check mark in | 6. Look for the Auto-insert Notification and DMA lines. If there is a check mark in | ||
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the boxes next to either of these lines, click on the box to remove the check mark. | the boxes next to either of these lines, click on the box to remove the check mark. | ||
7. Click on the | 7. Click on the ‘Apply’ button, and then click on the ‘OK’ button. | ||
8. When you are asked if you want to restart your system, choose | 8. When you are asked if you want to restart your system, choose ‘Yes’. | ||
You can restore all of the CD-ROM settings back to normal after the game has been successfully | You can restore all of the CD-ROM settings back to normal after the game has been successfully | ||
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on the screen, choppy sound, or no sound. | on the screen, choppy sound, or no sound. | ||
There is probably a conflict between your video or sound card and | There is probably a conflict between your video or sound card and Microsoft’s DirectX. | ||
For Windows 95 and 98 users: | For Windows 95 and 98 users: | ||
1. Press the | 1. Press the ‘Start’ button on the Windows 95/98-task bar and select ‘Run’. | ||
2. Type | 2. Type “dxdiag” or “c:\Program Files\directx\setup\dxdiag.exe” then click on the ‘OK’ | ||
button. This will run the DirectX Diagnostics Tool. | button. This will run the DirectX Diagnostics Tool. | ||
3. Make sure all your files are DirectX 6 compatible. Select the | 3. Make sure all your files are DirectX 6 compatible. Select the ‘DirectX Files’ tab make | ||
sure there are no exclamation points next to the file names. If you find exclamation | sure there are no exclamation points next to the file names. If you find exclamation | ||
points under this tab you will need to reinstall DirectX 6 by going to the | points under this tab you will need to reinstall DirectX 6 by going to the ‘START’ | ||
Button on the Windows 95 task bar then select | Button on the Windows 95 task bar then select ‘RUN’ and type your CD-ROM drive | ||
letter followed by | letter followed by “:\DirectX\dxsetup.exe” and click on the ‘Reinstall DirectX’ button. | ||
This will reinstall DirectX 6. | This will reinstall DirectX 6. | ||
4. Make sure all of your drivers are DirectX 6 compatible. Select the | 4. Make sure all of your drivers are DirectX 6 compatible. Select the ‘DirectX Drivers’ | ||
tab and make sure there are no exclamation points next to any of the file names. If | tab and make sure there are no exclamation points next to any of the file names. If | ||
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5. Test your hardware with the DirectX 6 Diagnostics tool. Run the tests that are | 5. Test your hardware with the DirectX 6 Diagnostics tool. Run the tests that are | ||
available on the | available on the ‘Display’, ‘Sound’, and ‘Input’ tabs. If one or more tests fail, this | ||
could be due to driver incompatibility. Installing the newest drivers available for your | could be due to driver incompatibility. Installing the newest drivers available for your | ||
sound and video card hardware can usually resolve this. | sound and video card hardware can usually resolve this. | ||
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