Dangerous Creatures: Manual Installation Instructions

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1. Create a directory called C:\MSDANGER on your hard disk (drive C).
2. Copy the following files from the X:\XFILES\APP directory on the CD-ROM to the C:\MSDANGER directory on your hard disk:

          PIDHOLDR.DLL
          MSDANGER.THE
          README.TXT
          EXPLORE.EXE
          MSDANGER.DLL
          MSDANGER.EXE
   						

3. Copy the following file from the X:\XFILES\SYSTEM directory on the CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory on the hard disk:

          ACMCMPRS.DLL
          AVICAP.DLL
          AVIFILE.DLL
          COMPOBJ.DLL
          DISPDIB.DLL
          DVA.386
          ICCVID.DRV
          IMAADPCM.ACM
          INDEOV.DRV
          IR21_R.DLL
          IR32.DLL
          MAP_WIN.HLP
          MCIAVI.DRV
          MCIMMP.DRV
          MCIOLE.DLL
          MMP.DLL
          MSACM.DLL
          MSACM.DRV
          MSADPCM.ACM
          MSRLE.DRV
          MSVIDC.DRV
          MSVIDEO.DLL
          OLE2.DLL
          OLE2CONV.DLL
          OLE2DISP.DLL
          OLE2NLS.DLL
          OLE2PROX.DLL
          STDOLE.TLB
          STORAGE.DLL
          TYPELIB.DLL
          VBRUN200.DLL
          VER.DLL
          VSHARE.386
   						

4. Copy the following file from the X:\XFILES\SYSTEM directory on the CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS directory on the hard disk:

          MPLAYER.EXE
          MPLAYER.HLP
          INDEO.INI
   						

5. Modify and/or add the following sections to the SYSTEM.INI file:
   
   NOTE: Do not delete any information from these sections.

          [Drivers]
          WAVEMAPPER=MSACM.DRV
          VIDC.MSVC=MSVIDC.DRV
          VIDC.CVID=ICCVID.DRV
          VIDC.RT21=INDEOV.DRV
          VIDC.YVU9=INDEOV.DRV
          VIDC.IV32=IR32.DLL
          VIDC.IV31=INDEOV.DRV
   
          [MSACM]
          INSTALL=MSADPCM.ACM
   
          [MCI]
          AVIVIDEO=MCIAVI.DRV
   						

6. Modify and/or add the following sections to the WIN.INI file:

          [MCI EXTENSIONS]
          AVI=AVIVIDEO
   						

7. Create a file named MSDANGER.INI with the following entries:

          [MICROSOFT DANGEROUS CREATURES]
          CD=X:
          DIRECTORY=C:\MSDANGER\ 
          DISABLESOUNDEFFECTS=0
          VIDEOINWINDOW=0
          FIRSTVIDEOINWINDOW=0
          DISABLENARRATION=0
          PRINTHIGHQUALITY=1
          PRINTPORTRAIT=0
          COMMAND=C:\MSDANGER\MSDANGER.THE
          WINDOW=195,134
          DEMO=0
   						

   Save the file MSDANGER.INI to the C:\WINDOWS directory.
8. Register OLE information.
   
   
   1. From the File menu in the Program Manager, choose Run.
   2. Type the following command lines, and choose OK after each line.

                regedit x:\xfiles\system\mplayer.reg
                regedit x:\xfiles\system\ole2.reg
                regedit x:\xfiles\system\cleanup.reg
      								

      NOTE: If the operation is successful, the following message appears:
      Registration Info Editor Information in X:\XFILES\SYSTEM\*.REG has been successfully registered in the registration database.
      Choose OK.
9. Create a new program group called "Microsoft Multimedia."
   
   
   1. From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New.
   2. Select New Program Group and choose OK.
   3. Enter " Microsoft Multimedia " in the Description box and choose OK.
10. Add the following new program item to this group.
    1. From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New and choose OK to add a new Program Item.
    2. Enter the following description and command line for the program item:

                 Description: Dangerous Creatures
                 Command Line: C:\MSDANGER\MSDANGER.EXE
                 Working Directory: C:\MSDANGER
       								

    3. Choose OK to accept the information.
11. Restart Windows for the system changes to take affect.