
                     Running XS in Windows 95 + DOS
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This text file contains information on running XS under DOS and
Windows 95. Read it! (or else you won't know what it says)

System Requirements
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Absolute Minimum:
An IBM or 100% compatible Pentium with 8Mb RAM,
an SVGA PCI 1Mb graphics card, 20Mb free hard disk space
and a double speed CD ROM drive, sound card and mouse.

Seriously Recommended:
A Pentium 133 with 16MB RAM, SVGA PCI graphics card,
120Mb free hard disk space, quad-speed CD ROM drive,
Soundblaster 16/awe32 sound card, mouse,
and decent speakers with a sub-bass unit turned right up.

Supported Input Devices:
Keyboard and Mouse.

Graphics:
SVGA required and demanded (2Mb or above would be good).

Supported Sound Cards:
Sound Blaster or 100% Compatible,
Sound Blaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16 / Awe 32,
Roland Rap-10, Pro Audio Spectrum, Gravis Ultrasound,
New Media Corporation Wavejammer (TM) Digital Audio,
Ensoniq Soundscape (TM) Digital Audio,
Microsoft Windows (TM) Sound System or 100% Compatible,
ESS Technology ES688 Digital Audio.


Installing XS in DOS
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When at the DOS prompt change to your CD-ROM drive (usually D:\)
then type install
You will see a screen displaying the XS logo then find yourself 
on a screen with a list of soundcards. Choose the soundcard that you 
have (e.g. Soundblaster) then a new screen will appear with 4 box choices: 
'Test', 'Accept', choose 'New Card' and 'Max Samples'. Click on the 
'Test' box and a sample being played should be heard. If it is, 
choose 'Accept', if not make sure that the Port address, Irq and 
DMA settings are correct (click on the values to change) and check 
that you have chosen the correct card from the list.
Once XS is installed, go into the directory you installed it to
(default is C:\Games\XS) and type XS <RETURN>


Installing XS in Windows 95
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In Windows 95, go to the 'My Computer' icon and double click on it. 
This will bring up a box with all your local drives. Double click
on your CD-ROM icon and this will bring up a list of directories and
files on the CD (assuming that you have the CD in the drive).
Double click the Install.exe file this will run the install program. 
Follow the instructions as forthe DOS install. Once installed, 
go to the directory you installed XS to (either by Explorer or via 
the 'My computer' Icon) and double click on the XS.EXE file.
In the XS directory you will also find an XS Icon file which you can
use if you want to create a shortcut. For information on creating and
setting up a shortcut please consult the Windows 95 documentation.



                         Technical Problems
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Windows 95 DOS box
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In most cases XS will run quite happily in a DOS box under Windows 95,
i.e. select the MS-DOS icon within Windows 95, and then follow
the instructions for running as a DOS game.
Due to the DOS box only being an emulation of DOS, there can be problems
with game speed as Windows 95 uses virtual memory to manage certain
functions and some sound cards have difficulties due to interrupt emulation.
If you experience sound problems or unexpected crashes, particularly when
attempting to autodetect or select your soundcard during the install process
then please use the 'Reboot As MS-DOS' instructions detailed below.
Selecting your sound card configuration manually during the installation
process may work correctly even if the autodetection failed.

Reboot As MS-DOS 
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If you cannot run reliably from a DOS box, you should use this mode. Select
'Reboot As MS-DOS' from the START->SHUTDOWN menu option. Your machine
will reboot into DOS mode at this point. On some machines you may have
difficulty in accessing your CD-ROM drive as by default the CD-ROM driver
is not in your CONFIG.SYS, and MSCDEX is not loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Make sure these are present to enable XS to be run - the drivers required
should have been packaged with your CD-ROM Drive/Computer from your CD-ROM
supplier. If they were not, you must contact your hardware supplier!

Command line Options
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For the 8Mb version of the game type.....XS /8 <Return> in the directory you
installed the game to.

For disbling the CD audio in the game type.....XS /D <Return> in the directory
you installed the game to.

For disabling the sound in game type.....XS /S <Return> in the directory you
installed the game to.



Customer Support
If you experience any technical problems with XS (such as installation,
sound, etc.) please contact us.

Telephone:	UK 44 (0)1703 631826

Snail Mail:	SCi Ltd.
		Unit 11, Ivory House,
		Plantation Wharf,
		Clove Hitch Quay,
		Battersea,
		London SW11 3TN

Internet:	techsupport@sci.co.uk

For further information on XS and other SCi products, visit our web site at:

		http://www.sci.co.uk


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