James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone README

Last updated: September 6, 2010

INTRODUCTION
INSTALLATION AND SETUP
TROUBLESHOOTING
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

INTRODUCTION

This readme file contains all the information you need to get James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone installed and set up on your computer and troubleshoot the latest issues that may arise during installations and setup.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP

Minimum System Requirements

Please note that James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone does not support Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000.

3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c-compliant 256 MB video card and drivers
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 7600 GT and better chipsets, ATI Radeon(TM) X1650 and better chipsets
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo E4300 1.80 GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) 64 x2 4000+ 2.0 GHz or better
12 GB of uncompressed hard disk space (plus 400 MB for the Windows(R) swap file and 2 MB free for saved games)
DirectX(R) 9.0c (Included)
Either a 100% Windows(R) XP-compatible computer system including:

Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP
1 GB of RAM (Windows(R) XP)
100% DirectX(R) 9.0c-compliant true 16-bit sound card and drivers
100% Windows(R) XP-compatible mouse, keyboard and drivers
100% Windows(R) XP-compatible 6x speed DVD-ROM drive (600 K/sec sustained transfer rate) and drivers (*)

Or a 100% Windows Vista(R) or Windows(R) 7-compatible computer system including:

Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) or Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7
2 GB of RAM (Windows Vista(R), Windows(R) 7)
100% DirectX(R) 9.0c-compliant true 16-bit sound card and drivers
100% Windows Vista(R) or Windows(R) 7-compatible mouse, keyboard and drivers
100% Windows Vista(R) or Windows(R) 7-compatible 6x speed DVD-ROM drive (600 K/sec sustained transfer rate) and drivers (*)

Motherboard integrated video chipsets not supported

AUTOPLAY (*)

If the Windows Autoplay feature is enabled on your computer, the installer will begin when you insert James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the installation. If the game is already installed on your system, the James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone Game Launch screen will appear.

If the Autoplay feature is disabled, you can begin the installation by doing the following (*):

a) Go to the Start Menu and select Run.
b) Type D:\SETUP.EXE (assuming D is your DVD-ROM drive letter) and press Enter.

-or-

a) Double-click on My Computer
b) Double-Click your DVD-ROM drive icon.

-or-

a) Navigate to your DVD-ROM drive with Windows Explorer
b) Double-click on SETUP.EXE

DIRECTX DETECTION & INSTALLATION

James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone requires that your computer have the latest version of DirectX 9.0c installed in order to run. This is included with James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone and will run automatically during installation, and is also available online at:

http://www.microsoft.com

At the end of James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone install setup, the installer will automatically install DirectX 9.0c and all required runtime updates on your computer. If you already have other Windows games on your computer, chances are you already have a version of DirectX installed. In this case, the Microsoft installer will detect it and will not overwrite any files. You will not need to restart your computer after installation in order to run James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone. If, however, you do not already have DirectX 9.0c installed the Microsoft installer will detect and overwrite any previous versions with DirectX 9.0c. At that point, you will need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

You can also manually install it later. To do so, use the following instructions (*):

Place your James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone disk in the DVD-ROM drive. The Launch screen should appear. (See the AutoPlay section above if it does not appear.)
Click on the "Extras" button.
Click on "DirectX" and follow the installation process. When DirectX installation finishes, you will need to restart your computer for the new drivers to work.
If you encounter the following error message, then you have tried to start the game without the correct version of DirectX installed on your computer: "DirectX 9.0c is not installed on this computer. Install it and try again." You will need to follow the directions above to install DirectX before starting the game.

UNINSTALLING

James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone can be uninstalled from your system from the Add/Remove programs section of the Windows Control Panel (Start -> Control Panel). Select James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone from the list of applications installed and select Uninstall, then follow the instructions on screen.

You may need to manually delete your save games after uninstalling. To do so, use the following instructions

Windows XP

Save games are stored in the users' Application Data folder, under "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Bizarre Creations\Blood Stone\".

Windows 7 or Windows Vista

Save games are stored in the users' Application Data folder, under "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Bizarre Creations\Blood Stone\".

TROUBLESHOOTING

VIDEO ISSUES

*Most video issues can be resolved by installing the latest drivers for your video card from the manufacturer's website.

ATI: http://www.ati.com
NVIDIA: http://www.nvidia.com

SOUND ISSUES

Most sound issues can be resolved by ensuring you have the latest AC97 drivers for your sound card installed. Check the website of your sound card manufacturer for the latest AC97 driver release if you are encountering problems with audio playback.

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY ISSUES

James Bond 007(TM) - Blood Stone requires an active Internet connection for online play. If you are having problems connecting to a server, make sure your Internet connection is active (try websites, other online games, etc).

If you are having problems hosting a game, please ensure that your firewall and/or router are properly configured. Activision does not provide support for routers and firewalls.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

(*) Not applicable if software purchased via digital download