MultiMedia Tutorial Support

 

Software Configuration

The CD-ROM files were developed to run on PC compatible machines running under the Windows 95/98/2000 or Windows NT 4.0 (service pack 2 or later) operating system. You must have the multimedia options installed. If your system does not run the file when opened, confirm that the multimedia options are installed by opening the Control Panel (under the Start menu - Settings) and choosing

Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup > Multimedia.

Hardware Configuration

The recommended minimum hardware requirements are as follows:

Pentium 133 Mhz
4X CD-ROM drive
32 megabytes of RAM
800 x 600 video resolution with 16 bit color
Sound card

CD-ROM Player

You may need to make the following adjustments in order to improve the performance of the CD-ROM player under Windows 95 and Windows 98. From the Start Menu select the following options:

Settings > Control Panel > System > Performance File System... > CD-ROM

then set the Supplemental cache size: to "maximum", and the Optimize access pattern for: to "No read ahead".

In order to control the volume, you will have to manually adjust the volume control on your speakers, or click on the speaker icon, usually located in the lower right hand corner of the task bar. If you are using headphones, make sure to plug them into the sound card and not the headphone jack located on the CD-ROM drive.

If the files still do not open or run properly you may need to reinstall Windows' Multimedia options:

Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup > Multimedia