--------------------------------------------------------- JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy Read Me Version 1.0c --------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations on your purchase of the JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy Detective Academy CD-ROM. We have included this Read Me file to provide you with up-to-the-minute information about the program. ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS -------- Section ------- I. Installation II. Running the Program III. Troubleshooting and Performance Tips ------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Installation ---------------- 1. Close all applications 2. Insert the JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy in your CD-ROM drive. 3. If you have the AutoPlay feature enabled for your CD-ROM, click on the Install button from the screen that appears. You can skip the following two steps. 4. Click Start and then Run from the Windows(R) taskbar. 5. Type: d:\install (d: refers to your CD-ROM drive. If your CD-ROM drive is not d, type the appropriate drive letter). 6. Follow the installation instructions on the screen. 7. After setup is complete, you'll find an icon for JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy located within Programs under the Start menu in the Windows(R) taskbar. To uninstall JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy 1. From the Windows(R) Start Menu, click Programs. 2. Find and click the JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy menu. 3. Click JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy Uninstall and follow the on-screen prompts. Information for Windows(R) XP Users -------------------------------- User Accounts ------------- Although testing of JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy has been performed with Microsoft's Windows(R) XP operating system, it is highly recommended that installation and use of JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy CD-ROM be performed only under a "Computer administrator" user account. To verify that the user account under which the program is being used is a "Computer administrator" account: 1. Click on the Start menu and obtain the account name in use. 2. Select the Control Panel. 3. Double-click on the User Accounts icon. 4. Verify that the words "Computer administrator" appear below the account name currently in use. Consult your Windows(R) documentation for information on creating user accounts II. Running the Program ------------------------ 1. Insert the JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy in your CD-ROM drive. 2. For systems that support AutoPlay, the program will offer a play button when the CD is inserted. 3. You can also click Start/ Programs/ JumpStart/ Mystery Club Detective Academy Detective Academy from the Windows(R) taskbar. III. Troubleshooting and Performance Tips ------------------------------------ If the program is very slow: --------------------------- 1. Close any unnecessary applications that may be running. 2. Make sure your display setting is at 640x480 resolution and 16-bit color. Refer to your system or Windows(R) documentation. If display problems occur: -------------------------- If you experience graphics problems while running JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy, contact your video card or system vendor to obtain the latest version of their video driver. If sound problems occur: ------------------------ If you experience sound problems while running JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy, contact your sound card or system vendor to obtain the latest version of their sound driver. Screen savers: -------------- If you are running a screen saver in the background and experience video and sound problems during the program, disable the screen saver and the problem should be resolved. Refer to your screen saver documentation on how to disable the screen saver. Windows(R) 98/ME MouseKeys: -------------------------- The Windows(R) 98/ME MouseKeys feature disables the numeric keypad control on the keyboard. If you wish to use the keypad for entering your answers, MouseKeys must be turned off: * Select Control Panel from the Settings menu at the Start button. * Double-click the 'Accessibility Options' icon. * Select the 'Mouse' tab. * Uncheck 'Use MouseKeys', then click the Apply and OK buttons. * Activate the keyboard's NumLock key. Windows(R) 98/ME Taskbar: ------------------------- The Windows(R) 98/ME taskbar may interfere with the user's ability to view JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy graphics, animations and program information in certain activities. If you encounter difficulties when the Windows(R) taskbar appears on-screen, enable the taskbar's Autohide feature: * Click the Start button, then select Settings, then Taskbar. * At the dialog box that appears, uncheck 'Always on top' and check 'Auto hide'. * Click the 'Apply' button, then the 'OK' button. You also have the option of relocating the taskbar to different sides of the display screen: * Click and hold down the mouse pointer on a blank area of the taskbar. * Drag and release the taskbar on the side of the screen where it causes the least interference. Note: If you need to access the taskbar or the Start menu at any time while the program is running, press CTRL+ESC. To return to the program, click on the program's display area, or press ALT+TAB until the program's icon is selected. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Improving system performance ---------------------------- These tips are designed to improve your system's performance: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, then click Properties. 2. From the dialog box, select the Performance tab. 3. Click the File System button. 4. Select the CD-ROM tab. Set the Supplemental cache size to Large. 5. Match the Optimize access pattern setting to that of your CD-ROM. (It should be set to Quad-speed or higher.) 6. Click Apply, then OK. 7. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect. Reinstalling JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy ------------------------------------------------ If you have deleted or uninstalled any parts of the program and are having problems reinstalling, follow these steps to manually reinstall JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy: 1. Insert the JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select the Start button. 3. Choose Run from the Start menu. 4. At the Open box, type "D:\install.exe", where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. 5. Click on OK and follow the prompts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for purchasing JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy! (C)2003 Knowledge Adventure(R), Inc. All Rights Reserved. Knowledge Adventure and the Knowledge Adventure logo are registered trademarks of Knowledge Adventure, Inc. PowerPC(R), is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium(R) is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. The QuickTime logo is registered in the U.S. and other countries. JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy uses Miles Sound system. copyright(c) 1991-2003 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. JumpStart Advanced Mystery Club Detective Academy uses Smacker Video Technology. Copyright(c) 1994-2003 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.