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Championship Manager 03/04
README file
09/10/2003
Version 4.1.0
Game: www.championshipmanager.co.uk
Developer: www.sigames.co.uk
Publisher: www.eidos.com
Part 1: Things You Should Know
1.1
DirectX
Championship Manager 03/04 will run without DirectX but you will not have any sound. CM does not use
DirectX to display the screen. If you have any sound problems check your direct sound setup.
1.2
Memory and Performance
While the game will run fine in 64 Mb of RAM, we suggest you upgrade to at least 128 Mb (or higher) to
enhance your playing experience.
Regardless of how much memory you have, you can maximize your available memory and increase the
overall performance of the game engine by doing the following:
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Closing any open windows
Shutting down all other programs, including menu-bar programs like ICQ
Defragmenting your hard drive
Eidos recommends that you have no other programs running at all while playing Championship Manager
03/04. Other programs, including virus checkers, system utilities and screen savers can cause system
degradation when playing games software and may conflict with the game for system resources, potentially
resulting in instability and crashes.
If you are running the game upon a low specification machine, it is recommended that you limit yourself to a
single active league and run that league as a low detail league for best performance.
You can turn any league to low detail by deselecting the ‘full detail’ column of a league in the Select League
screen.
1.4
Keyboard Shortcuts
[GLOBAL]
alt + <-alt + -->
pg up
pg dn
space
ctl+c
ctl+v
ctl+x
ctl+z
ctl+sh+z
ctl+y
previous screen
next screen
previous screen
next screen
continue game / read unread news (when on news screen)
copy
paste
cut
undo
redo (mac standard)
redo
ctl+a
sh+insert
ctl+insert
sh+delete
ctl+q
ctl+s
ctl+sh+s
TAB
select all
paste
copy
cut
quit
save
save as
advance selection to next edit box
ctl+f
alt+return
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
fullscreen
fullscreen
your squad
your staff
your finances
your fixtures
your transfers
news
default competition that you are in
player/staff search
manager chat
game status
training
[NEWS]
up/down
next/prev message
[DIALOGS]
return
esc
default button
cancel
[MENUS]
return
esc
up
down
pg up/dn
home
end
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choose selected item
cancel
move selection up
move selection down
move selection by page
move selection to first item
move selection to last item
Known Issues
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If you have any type of VIA chipset we suggest that you download the latest drivers from
http://www.via.com/. This will fix a problem on certain machines that may cause the game to
become unstable or crash at regular intervals.
You require FULL administrator rights to install/Play Championship Manager 03/04
If you are unable to install game under Windows 98 then run “instmsia.exe” (located in root of CD)
to update your installer. Or “instmsiw.exe” if running Windows XP.
Sports Interactive Ltd and Eidos are committed to providing customer support for our games on a
continuing basis. In that spirit, there may be a patch for Championship Manager 03/04 forthcoming; visit the
Eidos website for more information.
http://www.eidos.com/
Part 2: Technical Issues
2.1
Installation & Set-up
System Requirements
The minimum system requirements are as follows:
COMPUTER:
IBM PC or 100% compatible
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows XP
CPU:
PIII 600
RAM:
64Mb for one league and small database – 128Mb on Windows XP
SOUND:
100% DirectX 8.1compatible Sound Card
CD-ROM:
Quad-speed (4x) CD-ROM drive
VIDEO:
1024x768 16bit colour display required
HARD DRIVE:
300 Mb free disk space
INPUT DEVICES:
100% Windows 98-compatible mouse and keyboard
The recommended system requirements are as follows:
CPU:
P3 1000 (or higher)
RAM:
256 Mb (or higher)
SOUND:
100% DirectX 8.1compatible Sound Card
CD-ROM:
Eight-speed (8x) CD-ROM drive or faster
HARD DRIVE:
600 Mb free disk space
Preparing Your Hard Drive
To ensure that your installation is trouble free, you should check to see that your hard drive and file system
are both tuned for optimum performance. Windows comes with two utility programs that can find and fix any
errors and optimise your hard drive performance. The first of these programs is called scandisk. Scandisk
will check your hard drive for problems and can fix any that it finds. You can run scandisk by clicking on the
Start button from the Windows Taskbar, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools,
and finally scandisk.
Once scandisk has finished running, you should then optimise your hard drive's performance by running a
program called Disk Defragmenter.. You can run Disk Defragmenter by clicking on the Start button from
the Windows desktop, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally Disk
Defragmenter.
Installing Championship Manager 03/04
Installing Championship Manager 03/04 is easy. Simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few
seconds, the Launch Panel will appear.
This program will guide you through the remaining process via onscreen prompts. If at any time you are
instructed to restart your computer, do so.
In the event the Launch Panel does not appear when you insert the CD:
Double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and lastly double-click on
the Setup.exe file to bring up the Launch Panel OR:
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Click on the Start button.
Choose Run from the pop-up menu.
Type d:\setup in the box provided (where d: designates your CD-ROM drive letter).
Click on the OK button to begin the install program.
You will be prompted to select the path and directory to which you wish to install the game on your hard
drive. The default is
C:\Program Files\Eidos\Sports Interactive Ltd\Championship Manager 03/04
You may change this if you wish to.
Starting/Loading The Game
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Click on the Start button.
Choose Programs from the pop-up menu.
Drag your mouse to the right and click on Championship Manager 03/04 from the list.
Click on Championship Manager 03/04 from the ensuing pop-up menu.
Uninstalling Championship Manager 03/04
Go to the Control Panel and choose Add/Remove Programs. Click on Championship Manager 03/04
from the pop-up panel to follow, select the Add/Remove button, and follow the onscreen prompts.
2.2
CD-ROM Problems
Championship Manager 03/04 requires at least a Quad-Speed CD-ROM drive with 32-bit Windows 98
drivers.
I receive a "xxxxxx.xxx not found" error message when installing or running Championship
Manager 03/04
This error message is usually the result of your computer using MS-DOS (16 bit) drivers instead of Windows
(32 bit) drivers for your CD-ROM drive. You can easily check to see if this is causing problems by opening
the Control Panel (either click on the My Computer icon or click on the Start button followed by Settings,
then Control Panel).
In the Control Panel window, double-click on the System icon then click on the Performance tab. You
should now see a summary of the performance status of your computer. One of the lines should say “File
System: 32-bit” and the last line should say "Your system is configured for optimal performance." If you see
a message saying "Drive X is using MS-DOS compatibility mode," then you will need to contact your system
vendor to obtain and install 32-bit drivers for your CD-ROM drive.
2.3
Crashes and Lock-Ups
The Installer keeps stopping when a certain percentage is complete.
There are three likely causes:
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You may have run out of free space on your hard drive. Please remove unwanted programs to free
up additional space for the game, and then reinstall Championship Manager 03/04.
Files are possibly being copied to a corrupted area of your hard drive. If this is so, you'll need to run
the scandisk program and make sure to use the Thorough option (see previous). After scandisk
has finished running and has informed you that your drive is free of errors, try to re-install.
There may be dirt or fingerprints on the CD-ROM disc itself. Examine the bottom of the disc; if you
see any fingerprints or dirt, carefully clean the disc using a clean, soft, lint-free cloth by wiping from
the centre of the disc (near the hole) towards the outer edge in a straight line.
Championship Manager 03/04 is crashing to the desktop with no error messages.
This problem can be caused by several different things. Here's a list of the most common culprits
associated with these crashes:
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Make sure the CD-ROM is clean (check for both scratches and smudges on the reading surface of
the CD).
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Make sure the game has been installed properly.
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Make sure DirectX 8.1 has been installed properly.
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Make sure you have the latest drivers for your sound card and that they are DirectX 8.1 compatible.
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Make sure Virtual Memory is enabled on your system.
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Run Scandisk.
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Run Disk Defragmenter.
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Clean out old temp (.TMP) files from the C:\WINDOWS\TEMP or C:\WINx\TEMP directory on your
hard drive (from Windows Explorer).
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Make sure you do not have any Anti-Virus utilities (like Norton's AntiVirus) running resident prior to
playing Championship Manager 03/04.
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Make sure you do not have any third-party Windows memory management utilities (like
QuarterDeck's QEMM) running resident prior to playing Championship Manager 03/04.
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Make sure you do not have any 3rd party Windows disk caching utilities running resident prior to
playing Championship Manager 03/04.
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Make sure you do not have Norton's Crash Protector running resident prior to playing
Championship Manager 03/04.
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Try uninstalling and then reinstalling the game.
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Try exiting the game, rebooting your machine, and re-entering the game.
Note that if your system crashes to the desktop while playing Championship Manager 03/04, you
should probably reboot your computer before starting a new play session. Otherwise, DirectDraw or
DirectSound may be in a locked state, and the game will be unable to use your sound or video
hardware.
Please ensure you check www.sigames.com <http://www.sigames.com> regularly for details on patches
and updates for your game
2.4
DirectX-Related Questions
If you have any sound problems check you direct sound setup.
2.5
Technical Support
If you need further technical assistance after reading the Readme file please do not hesitate to contact us
using any of the methods listed below.
When contacting us, please be sure to provide us with as much information as possible. Make sure to note
the exact type of hardware that you are using in your system, including: your sound card, CD-ROM drive,
amount of RAM present, speed and manufacturer of your processor. Also, make sure to include the title
and version of the game, and a detailed description of the problem.
It will also help if you prepare by creating a “DXDiag” diagnostic file in Windows before you call us. Simply
follow these instructions:
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Click on Start
Click on Run
Type dxdiag
Click on OK
Click on the Save Information button and save the file to your computer.
When you call our Technical Support line either have this file open or have a printed copy. If you send an
e-mail query you may attach the file to the e-mail.
Technical Support Contact Details (United Kingdom)
Address
Wimbledon Bridge House
1 Hartfield Road
Wimbledon
SW19 3RU
E-Mail
Phone
Web
http://www.eidos.co.uk/support/index.html
0870 2410578
http://www.eidos.co.uk/support/index.html
Technical Support Contact Details (United States of America)
Address
Eidos Customer Services
651 Brannan Street
San Francisco
CA 94107
E-Mail
Phone
Fax
Web
http://www.eidos.com/support/techsupport.html
415 615-6220
415 547-1201
http://www.eidos.com/support/index.html
NOTE: Hints and tips will not be given out over the Technical Support lines.
Eidos maintains a web page with links to all major video and audio card manufacturers, which is a good first
stop if you are looking to upgrade your drivers. You can reach this page at:
UK:
US:
http://www.eidos.co.uk/support/index.html
http://www.eidos.com/support/index.html
Further
technical information and drivers
http://www.windrivers.com/
for
Windows-based PCs
can also
be found
at