Fisher-Price® Ready for School 1st Grade version 1.0
Congratulations on your purchase of Fisher-Price Ready for School 1st
Grade! We have included this ReadMe file to supply you with up-to-the-
minute information about the program.
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Table of Contents:
Section 1 ----- System Requirements
Section 2 ----- Installation Guidelines
Section 3 ----- General Troubleshooting and Compatibility Issues
Section 4 ----- USABILITY ISSUES
Section 5 ----- Technical Support
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(1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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--486 - 66MHz processor (fully IBM-compatible)
--8MB of RAM
--1MB free hard disk space
--Color monitor and video card with 256 colors and 640x480 resolution
--Note: A VESA Local bus video card is recommended for best playback
--Double-speed or faster CD-ROM drive
--Sound Blaster or compatible sound card
--Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later, or Windows 95
--QuickTime 2.1 (included; see installation procedure below)
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(2) INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
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The installation procedure will create an icon for Fisher-Price Ready
for School 1st Grade and place it in the Program Manager for Windows 3.1x
or the Start Programs Menu for Windows 95. You will have to go through
this process only once, unless you change your setup in the future.
Follow these simple steps:
Windows 3.1x Instructions
1. Insert the Fisher-Price Ready for School 1st Grade CD into your
CD-ROM drive.
2. Choose Run from File menu in the Program Manager.
3. Type D:\setup.exe, press enter. If your CD ROM drive is not the
letter "D", then substitute your CD ROM drive letter.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
5. Click Yes to install Quicktime(TM).
6. Click Install. Click Start for the installer to search your
computer for older versions of Quicktime; click Delete to remove
the older versions, or this could cause problems with the program.
7. Click Install to copy the updated version of QuickTime on your hard
disk. Click OK.
8. Click Yes to install the Acrobat Reader. Follow the instructions
for installation. The Acrobat Reader is needed to print the Activity Book.
9. Double click the Fisher-Price 1st Grade icon to start the program.
Windows 95 Instructions
1. Insert the Fisher-Price Ready for School 1st Grade CD into your
CD-ROM drive.
2. If Autoplay is enabled on your system, click the Install button on the
Ready for School 1st Grade dialog box which appears. Then follow the
instructions for Windows 3.1x, steps 4-9.
3. If Autoplay is not enabled on your system, select Run from the
Start menu.
4. Type D:\setup.exe, press enter. If your CD ROM drive is not "D",
then substitute your CD ROM drive letter.
5. Follow the installation instructions for Windows 3.1x, steps 4-8.
6. Select the Fisher-Price 1st Grade icon to start the program.
As noted above, the minimum system requirements for Fisher-Price Ready for School
1st Grade are a 486 running at 66MHz or better with 8MB of RAM and 1MB of free
space on your hard drive. In order to configure your computer to run this program,
you may need to refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide for additional information
on how to perform some of the steps described in this reference. Fisher-Price Ready
for School 1st Grade has been tested and is supported on Windows version 3.1x,
Windows for Workgroups version 3.11, and Windows 95.
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* MANUALLY INSTALLING QUICKTIME FOR WINDOWS
QuickTime for Windows is needed to play Ready for School 1st Grade as well as the
previews included on the CD. If there is a problem with QuickTime for Windows
on your system, you may manually install this program by following the directions below.
Windows 3.1x:
1. In Program Manager, choose the File menu, then choose Run.
2. At the Command Line box, type in "D:\qtwfiles\Qt16.exe", where D is
the letter of your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click on OK and follow the prompts.
Windows 95:
1. Select Start, choose Run.
2. At the Open box, type in "D:\qtwfiles\Qt32.exe", where D is the
letter of your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click on OK and follow the prompts.
* MANUALLY INSTALLING ACROBAT READER version 3.0
Acrobat Reader version 3.0 is required in order to view and print the
1st Grade Activity Book available from the Fisher-Price 1st Grade program group.
If Acrobat Reader version 3.0 is not installed on your system, you may manually
install this program by following the directions below.
Windows 3.1x:
1. In Program Manager, choose the File menu, then choose Run.
2. At the Command Line box, type in "D:\acrobat\ar16e30.exe", where D
is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click on OK and follow the prompts.
Windows 95:
1. Select Start, choose Run.
2. At the Open box, type in "D:\acrobat\ar32e30.exe", where D is the
letter of your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click on OK and follow the prompts.
--Printing:
The Activity Book is about 37 pages long. We suggest printing only a
few pages at a time.
* To print only a range of pages at a time:
1. Select Print... from Acrobat Reader's File menu.
2. In the Print dialog box, click on Pages.
3. Type in the desired pages to be printed in the "From" and "To" entry
fields.
4. Click OK.
If you should experience any issues relating to the Acrobat Reader,
please contact Adobe Systems Inc. directly.
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UNINSTALLING FISHER-PRICE READY FOR SCHOOL 1st GRADE
Windows 3.1x:
1. Insert the CD. Open the Fisher-Price 1st Grade program group.
2. Double-click on the Uninstall icon and follow the instructions on
the screen.
Windows 95:
1. Insert the CD. In the Start menu, select Programs, and choose the
Fisher-Price 1st Grade group.
2. Select the Uninstall icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
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(3) GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMPATIBILITY ISSUES
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In order to run this program properly on a Windows based computer,
you must do the following:
Windows 3.1x Notes:
Create a Permanent swap file of at least 8MB (8192 KB) in your Virtual
Memory settings. We suggest that you do not create a swap file greater
than 20000 KB, as this can reduce the efficiency of Windows.
[Refer to your Windows guide on Changing Swap-File Settings, by using
the Control Panel].
Turn OFF any virus scanning programs and screen savers that might be running.
Turn OFF ALL applications except for the 'Program Manager' (if you are
running an alternate desktop, leave only your desktop program running).
NOTE: Some desktops may not be compatible. We recommend using Program
Manager.
(Win 3.1 & DOS 6.x) Exit Windows and at C:\>, type MSD. Under 'Video'
section, there may be a listing of the manufacturer of the video card
or video chip installed on your computer.
WARNING: Please note the brand of video driver that you are using.
You may need to switch between alternate drivers. Video drivers are
written for the brand of video card you are currently using, and we
advise that you do not change brands of video drivers without first
consulting the maker of your video card.
Set screen resolution to 640x480 or 800x600. (Higher resolutions may
cause the loss of "hot spots" and other screen information.) If you
have 8MB of RAM, you should use 640x480 to conserve memory. [Refer to
your Windows guide on Running the Setup Program or Setting Up Windows.]
Set the number of colors to be displayed to 256. Some color cards
(especially Cirrus Logic or Trident video cards) may require colors to
be set at 65,536; 65,535; 64K; or 65K, depending on vendor.
[Refer to your Windows guide on Running the Setup Program or
Setting Up Windows.]
If you still encounter a problem, try changing your video configuration
to Microsoft's(TM) generic SVGA 640x480 256 color mode.
You may encounter some graphic disturbance if you have an S-3 video
card, a #9 video card or Cirrus Logic video drivers.
You may encounter a problem when using Fisher-Price Ready for
School 1st Grade on Compaq machines while using the Compaq wallpaper.
We suggest that the wallpaper be turned off or set to NONE.
If you have problems running on an Aptiva computer it may be due to
the MWave sound card settings. Check with IBM's web page for any
updates to the MWave sound driver or other fixes.
PRINTING PROBLEMS: If you are having trouble printing, please be
certain you are running the program with your system video set to
256 colors. Consult the manual for your system or video card for
instructions on changing the video mode.
VIDEO AND SOUND PROBLEMS: If you experience video or sound
problems, please contact your computer or sound and video
card manufacturers for updated sound and video drivers.
Many Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 systems are more reliable
running a variety of software when they have updated drivers
for the sound and video cards.
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(4) USABILITY ISSUES
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To quit the program go to the "Bye" sign in the Main forest
screen. You can also type Ctrl+Q or Alt+F4.
At the sign-in screen, you can type over the previous name as
you enter. You do not need to backspace over the previous name.
In the Activity Book, on page 36, the Bibliography has a number
of Internet Web Sites that we recommend. You will need to type
'http:' at the beginning of the address. For example you will
type: 'http://www.education.com'. Also be aware that some web
addresses will change, or go off line.
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(5) TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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If you continue to experience problems running Ready for School 1st Grade, call
or contact our Technical Support Department for assistance.
Telephone: (800) 556-6141 toll-free,
or from Southern California (310) 793-0600,
M-F, 7 A.M to 6 P.M. Pacific Time.
Fax: (310) 214-7937, 24 hours daily.
E-mail: [email protected]
World Wide Web address: http://www.education.com
© 1997 Davidson & Associates, Inc.
Fisher-Price® trademark is used under license from Fisher-Price, Inc.
Fisher-Price Ready for School 1st Grade (TM) and FUNNYBONE Interactive (TM) are all
trademarks of Davidson & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved.
Developed by FUNNYBONE Interactive(TM).
Macintosh® is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
QuickTime(TM) and the QuickTime Logo(TM) are trademarks of Apple
Computer, Inc. used under license.
Made with Macromedia is a trademark of Macromedia, Inc. All rights
reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any
form.
Fisher-Price trademark is used under license from Fisher-Price, Inc.
Developed by FUNNYBONE Interactive(TM).
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We wish you an enjoyable learning experience with Fisher-Price Ready
for School 1st Grade.
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