Welcome to ZPC-land! We're glad you could join us. Don't forget to turn up the volume... ====================================================================== INSTALLATION ====================================================================== To install ZPC, exit all windows programs, place the ZPC CD-ROM in your CD drive and wait for Autoplay to launch the ZPC Setup program. If Autoplay does not launch the setup program on your machine you should open a Windows Explorer window and double click on the "Setup.exe" icon on the ZPC CD-ROM. From there follow the prompts for correct installation. You can choose to install to a hard drive - which requires approximately 80MB of disk space. Or run directly from the CD - which requires less than 1MB of disk space. (Either way, you need the ZPC CD in your CD drive to play a single player game, or to gather a net game of up to eight players). Once ZPC is installed, begin the game by opening the Start Menu and going to Programs/ZPC and selecting the "play ZPC" option. ====================================================================== TROUBLESHOOTING INFO ====================================================================== INSTALLING ZPC - The first time you place the ZPC CD in the drive, it will launch the Setup program and attempt to install ZPC. If you abort this installation, you must manually launch Setup to install the game. To do so, insert the CD into the drive, open the CD in explorer, and double click "Setup.exe". UNINSTALLING ZPC - If you've installed our downloadable demo, make sure you uninstall it before installing the full version of ZPC. When you uninstall ZPC, you will receive a message indicating that not all files could be deleted. THIS IS NORMAL!! Uninstallation will not remove files created by the game itself. These files include saved games and preferences. If you wish to completely remove ZPC from your drive, first uninstall it, then delete the ZPC directory from your hard drive. You may also find that ZPC does not remove itself from your start menu after uninstallation. This occurs if you've installed the game more than once without uninstalling it each time (you have to work to do this, but it's possible). To remove the ZPC entry from the start menu following uninstallation, go to Start/Settings/Taskbar, select "Start Menu Programs" and click "Remove...". Find ZPC on the list that comes up, highlight it, and click "Remove". Close the dialog to complete the process. PREFERENCES CORRUPTION - If you are experiencing crashes, it's possible the preferences file has become corrupted. Try throwing away "ZPC.prf", the preferences file. The next time you run ZPC it will make a new preferences file with the default settings. PERFORMANCE - Check the "Performance" Tab under "System" in the Control Panel. This should say "Your system is configured for optimal performance." If not, consult your Windows 95 manual for configuration and optimization information. However, the following are common problems: "Drive x: is using MS-DOS compatibility file mode system." This indicates that the specified drive (often, the CD-ROM drive) is not using a native Windows 95 driver. This will cause performance, especially video playback, to suffer. "Performance may be improved by enabling virtual memory." To resolve this problem, click on the "Virtual Memory" button. Then select the "Let Windows manage my virtual memory settings (recommended)" option. The computer must be restarted before this change can take effect. Other optimization tips for better performance: Close any other programs before starting ZPC. From the "System" dialog box, click the "File System" button. Under the "Hard disk" tab, make sure that "Read-ahead optimization" is set to "Full". Under the "CD-ROM" tab, make sure that the supplemental cache size is set to "Large" and that "Optimize access pattern for:" is set for the appropriate speed of CD-ROM installed on your computer. Video playback may suffer if this is set to "No read-ahead". From the "System" dialog box, click the "Graphics" button. Make sure that "Hardware acceleration:" is set to "Full". In the main "System" dialog box, double check that the memory setting is correct. Also, check the system resources available. If less than 90% of system resources are free, then it is likely that there are other applications currently executing on your system. Closing other programs and/or restarting your system should free more system resources for use by ZPC. In any case, for optimal performance, ZPC should not be run simultaneously with other programs. DIRECTX ERRORS - ZPC may not work properly while a screen saver or desktop changer program is running. It is highly recommended that any such background tasks be disabled prior to playing ZPC. Some video cards (such as the Diamond Stealth 64) and sound cards require DirectX drivers supplied by the manufacturer. If you encounter graphics or sound errors, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire about the latest DirectX drivers. ZPC uses Microsoft's DirectX version 2.0. It will install this when you install the game. Earlier versions of DirectX will not work, and ZPC will copy over them when it installs v2.0. THIS IS NORMAL, AND SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ERRORS. ZPC will NOT replace newer versions of DirectX unless you specifically instruct it to do so. This is usually not necessary, as later versions of DirectX should be compatible with ZPC. It is also usually not desirable, as games which require later versions may not run under DirectX 2.0. MOVIE VOLUME - You may find that the movies are much louder or softer than the sounds in the game. To fix this, you must set the wave audio playback volume on your Windows desktop. There are two ways to do this. The first is to go to the start menu, the select settings/control panel. This will pull up a window containing several windows icons. Double click the one titled "Multimedia". This will launch a dialog box with several tabs across the top. The tab marked "audio" should be selected. If not, click on it to select it. Move the top volume slider up or down to adjust movie volume. You can also adjust movie volume by double clicking the speaker cone icon on the task bar (this is located on the right for horizontal task bars, and at the bottom for vertical ones). Find the volume slider in the "Wave" section and move it up or down to adjust movie volume. SOUNDS "POP - You may find that some sounds cause your speakers to pop. You can fix this by adjusting the master volume for your soundcard. Just double-click on the speaker-cone icon on the task bar (on the right for horizontal bars and at the bottom for vertical ones). Adjust the slider in the "Volume Control" section down to decrease the volume. This will prevent your speakers from popping. You can use your speaker volume control to compensate for turning your Windows volume down. HEADSET VOLUME TOO LOUD - Turn down the Windows volume. To do this, you must activate the Windows "Volume Control" dialog. Do this by double-clicking the speaker cone icon on the task bar (right side for horizontal bars, bottom for vertical ones). Find the slider control in the "Volume Control" section and reduce it. ====================================================================== TECHNICAL SUPPORT ====================================================================== If you have read the instruction manual and this file but still require further assistance running ZPC, try the following: Assistance Via World Wide Web Get up-to-the-minute technical information at the GT Interactive Software web-site, at http://www.gtinteractive.com, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In the Support section you'll have access to our FAQ documents, (Frequently Asked Questions) which contains our latest troubleshooting information, our Forums area where discussions with other gamers and strategy occurs via e-mail, our FTP area (File Transfer Protocol) where you can download patches and new enhancements as soon as they become available, a Hints/Cheat Codes area where these will be supplied, if applicable, and other areas where you may be able to get valuable information on GT Interactive Software products. Help Via Telephone For phone assistance, call GT Interactive Software's Tech Support at 716-871-6646. We have an Interactive Voice Response and Faxback system that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you should need live support, we are available Monday through Friday, 8 AM until Midnight (EST). Please note that live Tech Support may be closed on all major holidays. We ask that you do the following when calling: be at your computer; have your system information ready for our technicians including system make and model; RAM; video and sound card data and drivers; and any screen or error messages you've encountered and where (if not currently displayed on your screen). It will expedite your handling significantly. Help Via The Mail In the event our technicians determine that you must forward materials directly to us, please include a brief letter explaining what is enclosed and why, and be sure to supply your telephone number in all correspondences in case we must call you. 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