SHANE WARNE CRICKET - CD VERSION (last updated April 22, 1997) Teams are correct according to the information available to us on April 18 1997. Averages are correct as at the start of the English season. Please refer to our web pages at www.audiogenic.com for the latest news and customer support information. You must contact Customer Services BEFORE returning any item. If you are asked to return the CD, please send only the CD - do NOT return the box or manual. CDs are very strong and light! Boxes are heavy but easily damaged. From time to time, when you start up Shane Warne Cricket you will be asked to insert the CD ROM in the drive. Be careful not to lose the CD! KNOWN BUGS IN THIS VERSION None. IMPORTANT - WINDOWS 95 Please note that if you have Windows 95, then when you MUST follow the instructions for Windows 95 users. When you start the game (ie by double- clicking on the cricket ball icon) you should see a message warning you Windows is about to close down. If this message is not displayed before the game starts then you have NOT followed the installation instructions correctly, and the game will not run. Check the Properties of the cricket ball icon - make sure that the program it points to is WARNE97.EXE - then locate DOS96.EXE and go into Properties. Work through the instructions for the setting up of the PIF file. You will know when you have everything set up correctly, because you will get the warning message after double-clicking on the cricket ball. INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 USERS 1. Open up My Computer and go to the CD drive. Double click INSTALL.EXE and follow carefully the on-screen instructions (NB if you find the text too small you can change the font size by clicking on the box at the top left of the menu bar (changing Auto to 10 x 18 works well on my PC). 2. When installation is complete, set up your sound card before exiting from the installation program. Now go to the Windows desktop and click with the right mouse button on any blank area. Choose New, then Shortcut. 3. Locate the file WARNE97.EXE, which will be in the directory in which you installed the game. When you find it, double-click on its folder, and select Next. 4. Choose a name for the shortcut and click on Finish. 5. Now comes the only complicated part, creating a PIF file. Go into My Computer and when you find the game directory, select the file DOS96.EXE using the right mouse button, and choose Properties. The Working directory should be set to the game directory (eg C:\WARNE if you chose the default). 6. Click on Program, then Advanced. Now click on the little box next to MS DOS mode - the 'greyed out' options will become visible. 7. Select the option Specify a new MS DOS configuration, and click on Configuration. Remove the tick against Expanded Memory, and add one alongside Disk Cache. Check that all other options are turned off, then choose Ok. 8. In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file add the line LH C:\WARNE\MOUSE (assuming that C:\WARNE is the game directory). Alternatively, if you already have a Microsoft-compatible mouse driver in your DOS or Windows directory specify that instead (but it must be MOUSE.COM, not MOUSE.DRV). Now click on Ok twice and exit My Computer. 9. To run the game, close all other programs, then double-click on the cricket ball icon. The next thing you see should be a Windows 95 message warning you that Windows is about to close down. If you do not see this message, then repeat items 5 to 8 ensuring that you follow the instructions exactly. INSTALLATION FOR USERS WHO DO NOT HAVE WINDOWS 95 Do NOT use these instructions if you have Windows 95 - the game may work, depending on your set-up, but we cannot provide assistance if it does not! 1. Close down Windows. Go to the directory in which the unzipped files are to be found and type INSTALL. Carefully follow the on-screen instructions. Make sure that you set up your sound card before exiting the installation program. 2. To run the game, go the directory where the game has been installed and type DOS96 COMMON PROBLEMS - AND THEIR SOLUTIONS CANNOT FIND SOUND FILES (OR SIMILAR MESSAGES) This problem may occur on some PCs when the game has been installed to a drive other than C. The solution is to re-install to drive C. FAILED TO INITIALISE MOUSE DRIVER If you see this message, try using the Microsoft mouse driver supplied, rather than the one you already have. If you have Windows 95 this means following item 8 of the installation instructions. INSUFFICIENT MEMORY First make sure that the game is running in DOS, and not under Windows or in a DOS Window. Check the installation instructions for your computer. If you have Windows 95 then you should follow the instructions for Windows 95 users. In most circumstances, if there is insufficient memory the program will not run at all, and an appropriate message will be displayed. This is not always the case, however, as if you have almost enough memory the program may crash or act strangely (a typical symptom is that you cannot get into a match, or else when you do, it goes straight to the scorecard). PLEASE NOTE THAT the kind of memory in short supply is what's called 'conventional memory'. Even if you have 32mb of RAM you will only have 640k of conventional memory. On a standard Windows 95 machine you should never have insufficient memory. However, if you do, then you may find there are unnecessary drivers (or other programs) being loaded by the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files associated with the cricket ball icon - just remove the relevant lines from the PIF file, or put REM at the beginning of each line. On my PC the only lines in the CONFIG.SYS are: DOS=HIGH,UMB Device=C:\WINDOWS\Himem.Sys and the only lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT are: C:\WINDOWS\SmartDrv C:\WARNE\Mouse This is most likely all you'll need on your machine, if you also have Windows 95. On DOS only and Win 3.1 machines, if you have MSDOS version 6, run the MEMMAKER utility to free up memory. First exit Windows! When you run MEMMAKER accept all the default options - in particular you DON'T want any EXPANDED MEMORY! By the way, you can check how much memory you have by typing MEM. Under DOS 6 this displays the different types of memory, with how much is used, and how much is free. If you have an earlier version of DOS the important figure is the 'largest executable program size'. To run Shane Warne Cricket you need about 540k (553,000 bytes) of conventional memory - the exact figure will vary slightly according to the version of the program that you have. If you have DOS 5, you can't run MEMMAKER, because Microsoft then didn't think to include this useful utility. Instead, try creating a 'boot disk' with a minimal AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS (copy the files from your hard drive, then put a REM in front of any line that seems unnecessary). Leave in the lines which look SIMILAR to the following: AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSDC000 etc PATH= etc etc PROMPT $P$G SET SOUND=C:\SB16 ) these lines may differ quite a SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 ) lot depending on your sound card C:\WINDOWS\MOUSE.COM CONFIG.SYS DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\MTMCDAE.SYS /D:MSCD000 etc DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DOS=HIGH BUFFERS=30 FILES=40 By the way, if you don't know how to make a 'boot disk' it's easy - just take a blank 1.44mb disk and type FORMAT A: /S To use the boot disk put it in drive A: and reset your computer. It should boot up using the AUTOXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS on the boot disk instead of the ones on the hard drive. (To go back to normal operation remove the disk from drive A: and reboot your PC). EXPANDED MEMORY The game will probably NOT run if you have 'expanded memory'. This is a special type of memory which is simulated, and which is used by only a very small number of programs, mostly very old ones. Look for the line in CONFIG.SYS which loads EMM386.EXE and make sure that it has NOEMS after it. A typical line would read DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS 800 If you have Windows 95, make sure that the CONFIG.SYS in the PIF file does not have a line referring to EMM386. If it does, delete it. Changes to the PIF file should not affect normal operation of the computer. NO SOUND Please note that there will be no music if you have Windows 95, but do not have DOS CD drivers. Sound effects begin when a match starts - you should hear the hubbub of the crowd. If you don't hear any sound in a match - the thwack of leather against willow, for example, then refer to the section SOUND PROBLEMS below. STRANGE CRASHES First of all, if you have a Windows 95 machine note then in the event of a crash you may find that the game starts to reload when the machine is re-booted. Press ESC immediately to go to Windows 95. If you should fail to do this, then exit the game at once, and return to Windows 95. It is a good idea to make copies of the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in the root directory of your hard drive, because sometimes Windows 95 can get confused, causing these files to be lost. (When you run a DOS program using a Windows 95 shortcut, Windows modifies these two files, based upon the PIF file. In theory it restores the original files when you exit the program, but if anything untoward occurs, this may not happen.) Should you experience this problem, press F8 when the Loading Windows 95 message appears, then select Safe Mode. Restore the original files from the backups you have kept, then reboot. Windows 95 should start normally. Possible causes of crashes are: INSUFFICIENT MEMORY - in most circumstances the program will display a message if there is insufficient memory. This is not always the case, however. On a Windows 95 machine you may find there are unnecessary drivers or other programs beng loaded by the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files associated with the icon - just remove them. On DOS and Win 3.1 machines if you have MSDOS version 6, run the MEMMAKER utility to free up memory. If you have an earlier version of DOS try creating a 'boot disk' with a minimal AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS (copy the files from your hard drive, then put a REM in front of any line that seems unnecessary). SOUND PROBLEMS - the installation program may have incorrectly detected your sound card (if you chose auto-detect). Alternatively, you might have entered the wrong settings. Try re-running the installation program (from the game directory on the hard disk), and choose 'no sound'. If this works then carefully check what the sound card settings should be before once again re-running the install program. Please note that if you have an AWE32 or AWE64 sound card you may need to run the diagnostic program that came with the card prior to starting up Shane Warne Cricket. On some PCs the AUTOEXEC.BAT file has more than one line which sets the sound card parameters (these lines will begin SET BLASTER, SET GALAXY etc and include settings such as A220 I5 D1). This is usually a convenience for the dealer who sold the machine. Delete the unnecessary line. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Please make sure that you follow the installation instructions exactly. Should you still be unable to play the game then if possible we recommend that you refer to our web site, which is: www.audiogenic.com Here you will find the latest hints and tips, and also news of any updated teams and stats. There are also links to other cricket sites. Audiogenic Customer Services on 0181-424 2244 is usually open from 10.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. When closed there will normally be a recorded message giving the time of re-opening. If you are calling from outside the UK please note the time difference. The country code for the UK is 44; you should omit the leading 0 (ie dial the international access code, then 44 181 424 2244). You can also contact Audiogenic by fax on 0181-861 1773. If you have a memory problem it is often useful to print out your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files and fax these through. Alternatively you can email us at audiogenic@audiogenic.com PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CUSTOMER SUPPORT UNLESS YOU HAVE ALREADY FOLLOWED THE ADVICE IN THIS README FILE!