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H Y D R O T H U N D E R
IMPORTANT LAST MINUTE INFORMATION
Sold Out Software Readme V.1 ENGLISH
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**NOTE**
For further help and information please refer to the Sold
Out HelpBox, which is on the Sold Out Installer. To open
the HelpBox, click on the <?> icon on the left-hand side
of the Sold Out installers screen.
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Contained in this 'Readme' file:
1. Sold-Out Software quick reference guide.
2. About Acrobat Reader.
3. Instructions for installing the software.
4. Instructions for loading the software.
5. Last Minute Information & FAQ's.
6. Troubleshooting.
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1. SOLD OUT SOFTWARE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Loading computer games can sometimes be a daunting task. We
here at Sold Out Software try to make the installation of
our games as quick, simple and effortless as possible. To aid
yourself in the installation of this piece of software it
is helpful that you have at hand certain bits of information
regarding your system set-up.
1. The drive letters associated with your machine:
All computers have letters assigned to different drives. By
default your 'floppy' drive will have the letter A:\ assigned
to it , your hard drive will be C:\ and your CD-ROM will be
lettered D:\. If, let's say, you have more than one hard
Drive then it is most likely that the second hard drive
would be D:\ and your CD-ROM would have E:\ assigned to it.
To avoid confusion, it is recommended that you familiarise
yourself with the letters assigned to your computer's drives
before trying to install your game. To do this, click on the
'My Computer' icon on your Windows desktop with your right
mouse button and then select 'Explore' with the left mouse
button. The left-hand window will contain all your drives
and applicable letters.
2. When we specify 'default directory' it means the
directory and drive that the game installation has been
pre-set to install to. You may change the installation
directory if, let's say, all games are installed to a
directory called 'Games' on your system.
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2. ACROBAT READER AND YOUR ELECTRONIC MANUAL
We have provided an electronic manual for this product. This
manual is in a PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader 4.0 or better to view. We have provided you with
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 for Windows 95/98/ Windows NT.
Once you have successfully installed Acrobat Reader 4.0 you
can open the electronic manual PDF file, which is located
on your CD-ROM and called MANUAL. Use the scroll bar to
browse through the pages (for full instructions on Acrobat
Reader use the on-line guide from the Help menu).
You are free to distribute Acrobat Reader but you must
follow to Adobe's License Agreement and proprietary notices
that are contained in the Reader installer program. For
further information see the README file within the ACROBAT
folder on your CDROM.
Adobe Acrobat
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To manually install Acrobat Reader you should do
the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\ACROBAT\SETUP.EXE
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
Manual
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To view the manual you should do the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\MANUAL.PDF
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
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3. INSTALLING HYDRO THUNDER
Windows 95/98
The following is the complete step by step loading
instructions for HYDRO THUNDER.
1. Insert the 'HYDRO THUNDER' CD in your CD-Rom drive.
2. The autorun should automatically launch the Sold Out
installer, if it does not come up then follow these
instructions:
Click 'START' on your Windows task bar,
Select 'RUN' and then type: D:\SETUP.NOW.EXE
(where D: represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive)
Click OK.
If you still can not see the Sold Out installer then
please refer to Section 6 (Troubleshooting) later
in this readme file.
3. Click on the 'Install Game' button.
4. Click 'INSTALL' to start the installation of
Hydro Thunder.
5. Now you must choose the destination that you wish to
install the game. Click 'INSTALL NOW' to accept the
default file location (Recommended) or click 'Browse'
to install to an alternative directory.
6. Please wait while the files are copied to your
hard drive.
7. Please close and applications you have running in the
background before you play the game.
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4. LOADING HYDRO THUNDER
Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
select - 'Programs',
select - 'Hydro Thunder',
select - 'Play Hydro Thunder'.
You will be ready to play the game.
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5. LAST MINUTE INFORMATION & FAQ's
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6. TROUBLESHOOTING
More Help
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For further help and information please refer to the Sold
Out HelpBox, which is on the Sold Out Installer. To open
the HelpBox, click on the <?> icon on the left-hand side
of the Sold Out installers screen.
The Sold Out installer still does not work
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For the Sold Out installer to work you must have the
following configuration and components installed on
your machine:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or above
Macromedia Shockwave(TM) Player
Display properties must be 'Small fonts'.
If you get an error message on the preload screen then
click on the 'AutoFix' button.
To change you display properties to small fonts:
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1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Settings',
3. Select 'Control Panel',
4. Doulble click on the 'Display' icon,
5. Select 'Appearance',
6. Change the font settings to 'Small'.
OR
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. select 'Settings',
3. select 'Control Panel'
4. select 'Display'
5. select 'Settings'
6. select 'Advance'
7. select 'General'
then change to Small Fonts.
To bypass the Sold Out installer and load the separate
components on this CD follow the instructions below.
The Game
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To install the game you should do the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\DATA\ENGLISH\SETUP.EXE
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
5. You should now refer to Section 3 from step 4, to
install the game.
Adobe Acrobat
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To install Acrobat Reader you should do the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\ACROBAT\SETUP.EXE
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
Manual
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To view the manual you should do the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\MANUAL.PDF
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
DirectX
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To install DirectX you should do the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\DIRECTX\DXSETUP.EXE
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
Internet Explorer
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To install Microsoft Internet Explorer you should do
the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\IE\IE5SETUP.EXE
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
Macromedia Shockwave(TM) Player
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To install Macromedia shockwave(TM) Player you should do
the following...
1. Go to the 'Start' button on your Windows task bar,
2. Select 'Run',
3. Type:- D:\DATA.NOW\SW\SWSETUP.EXE
(assuming that the letter of your CD-ROM drive is d:)
4. Click 'OK'.
MSVBVM50.DLL Error
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If the error "The MSVBVM50.DLL file is linked to missing
export OLEAUT32.DLL:421." occurs while installing the game.
The error occurs because during the setup process, the
MSVBVM50.DLL file requires a version of OLEAUT32.DLL that
is newer than what comes with the original version of
Windows 95. Therefore you will need to replace this file
with the copy supplied on the your CD-ROM.
To replace the file simply double click on AXDIST.EXE file
which can be found in \DATA.NOW\EXTRAS directory on your
CD-ROM.
You will also have to restart your computer for the changes
to take effect.
When done, launch SETUP.NOW again and try to reinstall.
Product Support
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For our most frequently asked questions simply visit our
website at www.sold-out.co.uk.
If you have any questions about this or any other
Sold Out Software product, you can reach our
Customer Service/Technical Support Group at:-
Sold Out Software
122 Southwark Street
London SE1 0SW
United Kingdom
Customer Service is available from 10.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm
to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7928 9655,
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7261 0540.
You can also e-mail us on "[email protected]"
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