There also has to be at least 4MB of
memory installed in your system, at least
3MB of which should be free (3072K). The
“mem/c” report should also tell you the total
amount of memory installed in your system.
The graphics must be VGA quality or
better (SVGA is better).
You must have a mouse attached to
the computer. (We mean the input device;
please do not glue or staple helpless little
animals to the keyboard.) The mouse
driver must be Microsoft mouse version
8.01 or higher or something fully com-
patible with this.
COMPATIBILITY ISSUES
Please note that this list includes only
the known conflicts and incompatibilities.
Since no test procedure can ever be
totally comprehensive, you may run into
undiscovered problems. Please contact
Customer Support if you do.
We strongly recommend that you do
not run this game under Microsoft
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
We strongly recommend that you not
have any terminate-and-stay-resident
programs (TSRs) other than memory
managers loaded into memory when
playing
X-COM: Terror From The Deep
.
Not only will they decrease the amount of
free memory available, thus slowing the
game, but there may be unpredictable
interactions.
OPERATING DIFFICULTIES AND
LOADING PROBLEMS
Q. Why can’t I install the game to my
hard disk?
1. You must check all of the system re-
quirements , especially the amount
of hard disk space required.
2. Try installing the program to an
uncompressed partition on the
hard drive in case Drivespace or
Doublespace or a similar utility is
conflicting in some way with the
installation program.
Note: If your hard drive is compressed with
the Drivespace or Doublespace program from
Microsoft, you must double the amount of hard
drive space needed during installation: not
every file will compress at the normal ratio of 2
to 1. For example, installation of the game
usually takes 16MB, but with Doublespace it
could take up to 32MB.
3. Finally, try installing the game on
another machine to see if the
problem recurs.
Q. What is a boot disk?
This is a startup disk for your
computer that contains alternate
startup files to those on your hard
drive. Using a boot disk will leave
more conventional memory free.
Using a Boot Disk
Insert the boot disk into your floppy
disk drive, then switch on the computer.
You should leave the disk in the floppy
drive during play.
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