CD Home Sampler 4.0: Readme.txt Contents 
Article ID: Q137321
Revision Date: 01-FEB-1996


The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Home CD Sampler, version 4.0



SUMMARY 

The following article contains the complete text of the Readme.txt file
that comes with the Microsoft Home CD Sampler, version 4.0.



MORE INFORMATION 



Microsoft(r) Home CD Sampler README Document - September 1995 
(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995

If you would like more information on how to obtain the
products shown on the Microsoft Home CD Sampler, please call
Microsoft's Customer Service Department at 1-800-426-9400.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 - What is the Microsoft Home CD Sampler?
 - System Requirements
 - Startup Instructions
 - Troubleshooting



WHAT IS THE MICROSOFT HOME CD SAMPLER? 

Microsoft Home CD Sampler is a CD-ROM based multimedia
catalog of Microsoft Home products that allows you to
explore information on business applications, games,
reference materials, programming languages, on-line forums
on the Microsoft Network and children's software products
available from Microsoft.

It provides you with access to:

 - An overview of each product

 - Product features information

 - System requirements

 - The ability to view product demonstrations

 - "Try These" information about other similar or
   complementary products

 - Various free software and shortcuts to on-line services

 - "Try These" information about other similar or
   complementary products



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 

Either of the following:

 - Microsoft Windows(r) 95

 - Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher (Using MS-DOS 3.1 or
   higher)

 - 386DX/25 processor or higher processor

 - 4 MB RAM (8 MB recommended)

 - CD-ROM drive (double speed or better recommended)

 - Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

 - VGA + display (256 color video recommended)

 - Windows-compatible sound card recommended



STARTUP INSTRUCTIONS 

To run Microsoft Home CD Sampler:



Under Windows 95 

Insert the CD in the CD-ROM Drive. It should start on its
own or:

 - From the Start Menu:

   1. Click Start, Run and type:

      D:\cdsample  (where D is the CD-ROM drive)

 - From Windows Explorer:

   1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then
      click Windows Explorer.

   2. Click the icon for your CD-ROM drive.

   3. Double-click the Sampler application icon.

 - From My Computer:

   1. Double-click the My Computer icon.

   2. Click the icon for your CD-ROM drive, click the File
      menu, and then click Open.

   3. Double-click the Sampler application icon.



Under Windows 3.1 or Higher 

1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2. From the Windows Program Manager, choose Run from
   the File menu.

3. In the Command Line box, type d:\sampler (where d is
   the letter of your CD-ROM drive).



TROUBLESHOOTING 

A small number of product demos will not run with early
versions of Windows NT or early beta releases of Win '95.
These problems were corrected in the later releases of
Window NT and Windows '95.



System Color Requirements 

The Microsoft Home CD Sampler is meant to run specifically
in 256 colors. If you have trouble running the demo, it runs
slow, or the colors look funny, or you receive error
messages relating to your video driver, you may want to
change your display driver settings. To do this go to
Program Manager and go into Windows Setup in the "main"
program group and change the display driver to one that uses
256 colors. You may also want to change the resolution to
640x480 for better performance.



Video Problems 

There might be some problems running the Microsoft Home CD
Sampler with some ATI Mach 8 or 32 video drivers. If you
have a problems with the CD Sampler when using these cards,
go to the settings for these drivers in Program Manager and
turn the "Device Bitmaps" off.

There have also been conflicts found with the Compaq/CL5428
video drivers which ship with on-board Compaq video cards.
If you are unable to view demos and you have that video
configuration; change your video driver to SVGA or another
compatible 256- color driver.



Windows-compatible Sound Support 

The Microsoft Home CD Sampler will run without a sound card,
but it is much more informative and entertaining if you are
able to play sounds on your computer. If you have a sound
card but it is not working with the CD Sampler (or Windows)
you need to set up the card to play under Windows.. Make
sure that your speakers are plugged in and that the volume
for is set at an audible level.

A small number of Media Vision sound card drivers (Pro Audio
Spectrum cards) may not play the sound in the Microsoft Home
CD Sampler correctly. You may hear choppy sound or sentences
cut off. If you have a Media Vision card and experience
problems, you may need to upgrade your driver. Contact Media
Vision Technical support to find out how to obtain a new
driver.



Running The Demo Files 

There are different ways to exit from some of the demos. You
can exit from any demos that do not have an Exit button
displayed by pressing the ESC key.

If you encounter other problems, exit all other
applications; there may be a conflict with the CD Sampler,
an individual demo or there might not be enough much
available memory.

If you encounter other problems viewing the demos; you may
have a hardware or video conflict; or you may need to
upgrade your video driver. For more information, please
contact your hardware manufacturer.

There may be problems running some of the demos if you have
a partially installed or corrupted version of Video for
Windows. Make sure that you have a complete version of Video
for Windows installed on your system. If you do not have
Video for Windows installed, or it is not correctly
installed on your system, you can install it directly from
the Microsoft Home CD Sampler.

To install Windows Media Player (Video for Windows) from the
Home CD Sampler:

1. Quit the CD Sampler.

2. Click on the letter for your CD-ROM drive in Explorer or
   File Manager.

3. Click on the folder VFW11.WIN.

4. Double click on Setup.Exe.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions until Setup is
   complete. You may need to reboot your system for the new
   system files to load.

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