Welcome to: Let's Talk About ME! v1.0 (c) 1997 Davidson & Associates, Inc. and Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc. ____________________________________________________________ MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or higher 486/66 Mhz or better 8 Mb RAM SoundBlaster 16 or 100% SoundBlaster-compatible sound card 2x CD-ROM or faster 256 colors or better GETTING STARTED: Windows 95: 1. Place the Let's Talk About ME! CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Double click the CD-ROM icon titled About_ME. 3. Double-click the SETUP.EXE icon and follow the on-screen prompts. 4. If you have installed Let's Talk About ME! Too, the installation will find the correct directory and install Let's Talk About ME! in the same place. 5. At the end of the installation, you will have the option to register your product by modem. If you have a modem, and wish to register your copy of Let's Talk About ME!, click the Yes button. Follow the on-screen prompts. 6. If you do not wish to register at this time, you can always do it later by clicking Electronic Registration icon in the Let's Talk About ME! program group. 7. To run Let's Talk About ME!, make sure you have the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button and select Programs. Then select Let's Talk About ME!. Click the Let's Talk About ME! icon to start the program. Win 3.1 or 3.11: 1. Place the Let's Talk About ME! CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. From the File menu, select Run. Click the Browse button and select your CD-ROM drive. Double click on SETUP.EXE. Click OK. 3. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the program. 4. If you have installed Let's Talk About ME! Too, the installation will find the correct directory and install Let's Talk About ME! in the same place. 5. At the end of the installation you will have the option to register your product by modem. If you have a modem, and wish to register your copy of Let's Talk About ME! click the Yes button. Follow the on-screen prompts. 6. If you do not wish to register at this time, you can always do it later by clicking Electronic Registration icon in the Let's Talk About ME! program group. 7. To run Let's Talk About ME!, make sure you have the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Double click the program group titled "Let's Talk About Me." Click the Let's Talk About ME! icon to start the program. Follow the directions in the install program to copy the software where you want it. The install program will create a group window and icons for your new software, and will take you back to Windows after it is done. You will need to start "Let's Talk About Me" from the program group (Windows 3.1 or 3.11) or the start menu (Windows 95). NOTE: Parts of this program use QuickTime for Windows (the Mentors section). If you do not have this installed on your system and want to use it, please answer yes when the installer asks you if you want this added to your system. This program uses 16 bit QuickTime for both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. You must use the 16 bit version of QuickTime to run Let's Talk About ME! If you experience problems running other programs that require the 32 bit version of QuickTime, you can install the 32 bit version by running D:\QTWFILES\QT32.EXE (if your CD-ROM has a drive letter other than D, use that letter instead.) The 16 bit version of QuickTime is also included if you need to reinstall it for any reason. It is located at: D:\QTWFILES\QT16.EXE (if your CD-ROM has a drive letter other than D, use that letter instead.) ____________________________________________________________ ADDING YOUR PICTURES TO THE DIARY: You can add your own pictures into the Diary. Just follow the steps below: 1. Create a new picture that is 100x100 pixels in size. 2. Save your picture as a PICT (or BMP) file and name it Lxxxxxx.PCT (or .BMP) Your filename has to start with an "L"! 3. Resize your picture to be 50x50 pixels in size. 4. Save your picture as a PICT (or BMP) file and name it Txxxxxx.PCT (or .BMP) Your filename has to start with a "T" and the rest of the name has to be exactly the same as the Lxxxxxx.PCT name. For example: Lmydog.pct Tmydog.pct 5. Copy both of these files into your PICS directory. To find the PICS folder on your hard drive, open the folder called "Let's Talk About Me". There will be a folder with your name on it. Open this folder. Then open the folder called PICS. Copy both your files into this directory. 6. Go into the Diary and select My Pictures to see all your pictures you can add to your diary! NOTE: If you save Diary pages with your custom pictures, do note delete your custom picture files from the PICS directory. ____________________________________________________________ UNINSTALL: Windows 95: 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Go to Start menu and select Programs. Then select the Let's Talk About ME! Too Program Group. 3. Choose "Uninstall-insert CD" and follow the on-screen prompts. 4. If you have any saved files from the Diary or Hairmaster Deluxe, they will not be deleted. You must manually delete these files. Win 3.1 or 3.11: 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Go to the Program Manager and select the Let's Talk About ME! Too Program Group. 3. Double-click the "Uninstall-insert CD" icon and follow the on-screen prompts. 4. If you have any saved files from the Diary or Hairmaster Deluxe they will not be deleted. You must manually delete these files. ____________________________________________________________ TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have problems while running Let's Talk About ME! please call Technical Support for assistance. Telephone: Call (800) 457-8357 toll-free, or In California (310) 793-0600, Technical Support hours are: Monday - Friday, 7 A.M. to 6 P.M. Pacific Time. E-mail: support@education.com World Wide Web address: http://www.education.com/ ____________________________________________________________ Please visit the Girl Games, Inc. web site for information about us and cool things to do, at: http://www.planetgirl.com/