MTV’s Total Request Live Trivia
Readme File - July 16, 2001
Version 1.00
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Table of Contents
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1.0 Minimum System Requirements
2.0 Installation Options
3.0 Submit Your Own Questions
4.0 Tropico Demo
5.0 DirectX
6.0 Troubleshooting
7.0 Technical Support
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(1.0) Minimum System Requirements
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Processor: 100% PC Compatible
Operating System: Windows 95/98/ME
CPU: Pentium II 233
RAM: 32 MB
CD-ROM: 4X or higher
Hard Drive Space: 90 MB
Graphics: 16 bit Video Card
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Keyboard & Mouse: Microsoft Compatible
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(2.0) Installation Options
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When you install Total Request Live Trivia, you will
have the option of either a Minimum or Full
installation. This will determine the amount of
information installed to your hard drive during the
installation process. The following provides a guide
to the amount of space required for these
installations.
Minimum Install: 90 MB
Full Install: 160 MB
Note: For optimum performance, the Full install is
recommended.
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(3.0) Submit Your Own Questions
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Have a question about your favorite band? Know an
obscure fact about a celebrity? Just want to see your
name in a game?
Well, for a limited time you will have an opportunity
to submit your own questions for possible inclusion in
an upcoming downloadable update for Total Request Live
Trivia. This update will add new questions to the
existing game, which already has a database of over a
thousand questions. Not only will you get more
questions to test your mind and reflexes, but one of
them might just be yours.
If your question is selected and included in the
update, it will display your first name and location
when it appears on the screen, just like when a fan
calls in to the television show. But just like the
show, there will be a lot of fans trying to get their
name up there, so be sure to keep those questions
coming.
To visit the official Total Request Live Trivia
website and submit your question(s), you can use the
link located in the Options Menu (see Game Manual) or
follow the instructions below.
1. Click on the Start button on the Taskbar and
select Programs.
2. Move your cursor over the MTV listing in the
Program list that appears, then highlight the
Total Request Live folder.
3. Click on the TRL Trivia Website link.
Note: This is a limited time offer and may end without
warning. All submissions become the property of
Take Two Interactive and may be used, adapted,
transmitted, distributed, published, displayed
or deleted as it sees fit. You agree that you
are not entitled to any compensation, credit or
notice whatsoever and that by submitting your
question submission form you waive the right to
make any claim against Take Two Interactive
including, but not limited to, breach of
implied contract or breach of confidentiality.
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(4.0) Tropico Demo
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As a bonus, we have included a fun-filled, playable
game demo of the hot new game Tropico. In addition to
testing your knowledge of pop-culture in Total Request
Live Trivia, you will have a chance to test your
leadership abilities as the leader of an island
nation.
(4.1) Game Description
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As the newly installed dictator of an obscure
Caribbean island, build a path of progress for a
nation mired in poverty, civil unrest and infighting.
Oh, and uhh...stash a few million in your Swiss bank
account just in case you need to take early
retirement.
Tropico takes the addictive building-oriented
gameplay of hits such as SimCity 3000 and Railroad
Tycoon 2, combined with a healthy dose of political
intrigue, and bundles it up in an easy-to-learn, hard
to master, utterly addictive package.
(4.2) Demo System Requirements
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Processor: 100% PC Compatible
Operating System: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT4
CPU: 200 MHz
RAM: 32 MB
Hard Drive Space: 235 MB
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Keyboard & Mouse: Microsoft Compatible
Note: Windows NT4 users must have service pack 4 or
higher installed.
You must have Direct X 7 or 8 installed on your
computer (Direct X 3 is acceptable for Window
NT 4 users).
(4.3) Installing The Tropico Demo
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The Tropico demo is not installed as part of the Total
Request Live Trivia installation process. If you would
like to tryout this game, simply follow the
instructions below to install it on your system.
1. Click on the Start button on the Taskbar
and select Programs.
2. Move your cursor over the MTV listing in
the Program list that appears, then
highlight the Total Request Live folder.
3. Click on Tropico Demo.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation process.
Note: Once the demo has been installed, a Tropico
Demo folder will be added to your Program list.
Refer to the Online Manual in the folder for
additional information on Tropico.
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(5.0) DIRECTX
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Total Request Live Trivia requires Microsoft's
DirectX 7, or later. Make sure that your system
hardware (sound card, video card, etc.) has the
latest DirectX 7 compatible drivers. Most technical
problems can be attributed to having a wrong or
outdated driver installed.
If you continue to have DirectX errors, or simply
wish to upgrade your Direct X, you can
install/reinstall DirectX 7 from the game CD.
To install DirectX 7, simply follow the instructions
listed below.
1. Use Windows Explorer to view the contents
of the Total Request Live Trivia CD.
2. Open the DirectX folder by double-clicking
on it or right-clicking and selecting
Open from the list of options that
appears.
3. Open the Redist folder.
4. Double-click on the dxsetup.exe and
follow the on-screen instructions to
install DirectX 7.
Note: DirectX no longer includes hardware drivers as
part of their installation. You will need to
obtain the updated drivers from the
manufacturers of your hardware. You should be
able to download these drivers from the
manufacture's website.
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(6.0) Troubleshooting
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In the event you experience difficulty with the
performance of this game, please refer to the
following section for assistance. In the event
these suggestion don't resolve your problem,
please contact our technical support representatives.
(6.1) Basic Troubleshooting Hints
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The following section contains some basic
troubleshooting hints to improve performance and
correct some basic problems you may encounter
when running games or other applications. These
are some of the more common causes of calls and
e-mails received by our technical support
representatives.
A. Make sure you have no other programs running in
the background. Programs such as virus programs,
system utilities, and screen savers can cause
conflicts with games running on the system, in
addition to using system resources. This can
result in reduced video and sound performance or
even an inability to run the game.
B. Make sure you have the latest drivers for your
video and sound card, as well as your CD-ROM
drive. The driver programs that run these
hardware components are constantly being updated
to correct problems, improve performance, and
increase compatibility with programs such as
DirectX. For information on the latest drivers,
visit the website(s) of the manufacturer(s) of
the hardware device(s).
C. Keep a few hundred MB's of space available on your
hard drive. Your system requires additional space,
beyond that used to install programs, to serve
as virtual memory and allow it to run various
programs and operations.
D. Check the CD to make sure it is not scratched or
smudged. Foreign matter or scratches on the
surface of the CD can prevent it from being read
properly. This can result in reduced performance,
an inability to run the program, and system
lockups.
E. By default, many of today's video cards are set to
the highest acceleration setting. This can
sometimes cause problems when attempting to run
some programs. These problems can range from
reduced performance to and inability to run
programs. To lower the acceleration rate on your
video card, simply follow the steps below. You
may wish to try multiple settings, to determine
which one performs best for you.
1. Click on the Star button on the Taskbar.
2. Move your cursor up to the Settings
listing and click on Control Panel in the
window that appears.
3. From the Control Panel, select the System
icon.
4. Click on the Performance tab in the System
Properties window.
5. Click on the Graphics button under
Advanced Settings.
6. Adjust the Hardware Acceleration level
on the level bar to a lower level and
click OK.
7. Restart your system.
(6.2) TRL Trivia Website Links
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Links to the Total Request Live Trivia website are
located at the beginning of the game, in the Options
Menu, and in the Program List.
To use these links, you must have an active TCP/IP
Internet connection or Internet access via a Local Area
Network (LAN). If your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
doesn't use Window's dial-up networking, such as
America Online (AOL), you will need to manually
connect to the Internet before using these links.
(6.3) Game Appears to Pause
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If the game pauses unintentionally while you
are playing, you may have accidentally hit the ALT
key on the keyboard. If this occurs, simply hit the
ALT key again and the game should resume.
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(7.0) Technical Support
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If you have a technical problem concerning the
operation of our software, please contact our
technical support staff. If you call, please try to
be at your computer if possible and have the
following information ready: computer type, available
hard drive space, total RAM, and type of video card,
sound card, and CD-ROM drive.
Phone: 410-933-9191
Hours: Monday - Friday
9-5 p.m., EST.
Mail: Take-Two Baltimore
9900 Franklin Square Drive
Suite A
Baltimore, MD 21236
E-Mail: [email protected]
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