The 3DO Company
Army Men Air Attack(TM) 

Thank you for purchasing the Army Men Air Attack game.  We recommend that you read this file to get the most up-to-date information about installing, running, and maximizing performance of the Army Men Air Attack game. This document contains information you might find useful, and we think will help you to get as much enjoyment out of this game as possible.

Note: The information within this document is accurate as of the date of
the release of this product.

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1.  Installation
2.  System Requirements
3.  Troubleshooting
	Installation Issues
	Launching the Game I
	Launching the Game II
	General Guidelines
	Windows(r) 2000
4.  Contacting Customer Support

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1.    Installation

To install your copy of the Army Men Air Attack game onto your hard drive:

A) Insert the Army Men Air Attack game CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.  
The autorun program should automatically launch the setup program.  Follow 
the step-by-step instructions to install the Army Men Air Attack

B) If the autorun window does not appear, left click on "Run..." from 
the Windows Start menu and type "D:\SETUP.EXE" (where D: represents your 
CD-ROM drive letter).  Or, you can double-click on the "My Computer" icon, 
then double-click on the "CD-ROM" icon labeled, "Army Men(D:)", (where D: 
represents your CD-ROM drive letter).  This will initiate the installation 
process.

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2.   System Requirements

The following are minimum system requirements to play the Army Men Air Attack game.  
If these requirements are not met, the Army Men Air Attack game may not work properly.

CPU Type and System: Pentium® 2 300MHz recommended
Operating System:  Windows® 95/98/ME
Free Hard Disk Space: 275MB Minimum, 550MB Full Install
Memory:  64 Megabytes RAM
CD-ROM Drive:  4X CD-ROM Drive
Video Card: 4MB DirectX® 7.0 Compatible Video Accelerator Card
Sound Card:  All major DirectX® 7.0a compatible sound cards
Peripherals:  Keyboard and mouse

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3.  Troubleshooting

Installation Issues

Problem:	The CD is in the CD-ROM drive, but the computer is not 
		recognizing it. 
Answers: 	The CD may be dirty or scratched.
Solutions: 	Make sure that the data side of the CD (shiny side) is not 
		dirty or scratched. If it is dirty, take a lint free 
		non-abrasive cloth and wipe gently to clean it (always wipe 
		from the inside of the CD to the outside edges).  If the 
		data side of the CD appears to be scratched, return the game 
		to the store that you bought it from, and exchange it for a 
		new copy. If you are unable to exchange the game at the 
		store that you bought it from, please call Customer Support 
		for information on our exchange policy.

Problem:	The computer freezes during install, or you receive an error 
		message (such as "*_ins error" or "An error has occurred 
		during the move data process") during install.
Answers: 	1. Your computer may be using an older 16-bit CD-ROM driver 
		2. There may not be enough space on your hard drive for 
		temporary files to expand and/or you need to free up 
		resources
		3. The CD-ROM drive might be having problems with how it 
		buffers information. 
		4. The Autorun or DMA settings on your CD-ROM drive could 
		be interfering with the game installation.

To check and see if your computer is using an older 16-bit CD-ROM driver:
 - Right-click on the 'My Computer' icon and select 'Properties'.
 - Click on the 'Performance' tab.
 - In the Performance status box, if the File System line says  "Some 
   drivers are using MS-DOS(r) compatibility", you are using a 16-bit CD-ROM 
   driver.  If you are using 16-bit CD-ROM drivers: Contact the 
   manufacturer of your CD-ROM drive or the manufacturer of your computer 
   for an updated 32-bit CD-ROM driver.

To free up Resources:
 - Close all unnecessary programs running in the Background.  
 - Press the CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at the same time to open the Close Program 
   window, select a program, and press the 'End Task' button.  Repeat this 
   process until all programs except 'Explorer' and 'Systray' are closed. 
   Win98 users can click on the 'Start' button, then the "run" option.  At 
   the command line type msconfig.  Click on the startup tab and you can 
   shut off all starting programs except systray and explorer from there, 
   too.
 - Keep at least 100MB free on the hard drive that the game is installed 
   to, or twice your RAM, whichever is larger.
 - Delete all files in your C:\Windows\Temp folder, then empty the Recycle 
   Bin.
 - If you have Norton Utilities(TM) empty the Norton Wastebasket as well.
 - Run ScanDisk
 - Defrag your hard drive

Turn off read-ahead on the CD-ROM drive:
 - Right-click on the `My Computer' icon and select `Properties'.
 - Click on the `Performance' tab.
 - Click on the `File System' button.
 - Choose the `CD-ROM' tab at the top
 - Change the `Optimize access pattern for' field to `No read-ahead'
 - Click on 'Apply', then 'OK' and finally click 'Close' (you will be 
   prompted to restart your system).

Turn off the Autorun and DMA settings on your CD-ROM drive:
 - Right click on the 'My Computer' icon and choose 'Properties'.
 - Click on the 'Device Manager' tab.
 - Click on the '+' sign next to the CD-ROM line so that it becomes 
   a '-' sign.
 - Click on the line that appears under the CD-ROM line so that it is 
   highlighted, then click on the 'Properties' button.
 - Click on the 'Settings' tab.
 - Look for the Auto-insert Notification and DMA lines.  If there is a 
   check mark in the boxes next to either of these lines, click on the 
   box to remove the check mark.
 - Click on the 'Apply' button, and then click on the 'OK' button.
 - When you are asked if you want to restart your system, choose 'Yes'. 

NOTE:  You can restore all of the CD-ROM settings back to normal after 
       the game has been successfully installed.


Launching the Game I

Problem:   	After launching the game from the Start menu or Desktop 
		icon, you get a blank screen, a black box that 
		surrounds the mouse cursor, blurring or choppy graphics, 
		vertical lines on the screen, choppy sound, or no sound.
Answer: 	There is probably a conflict between your video or sound 
		card and Microsoft's DirectX.
Solution: 	(see below)

For Windows 95 and 98 users: 
 - Press the 'Start' button on the Windows 95/98-task bar and select 
   'Run...'. 
 - Type "dxdiag" then click on the 'OK' button. This will run the DirectX 
   Diagnostics Tool.
 - Make sure all your files are DirectX compatible. Select the 
   'DirectX Files' tab make sure there are no exclamation points next 
   to the file names.  If you find exclamation points under this tab you 
   will need to reinstall DirectX by going to the 'START' Button on the 
   Windows95 task bar then select 'Run...' and type your CD-ROM drive 
   letter followed by ":\DirectX\dxsetup.exe" and click on the 
   'Reinstall DirectX' button. This will reinstall DirectX.
 - Make sure all of your drivers are DirectX compatible.  Select the 
   'DirectX Drivers' tab and make sure there are no exclamation points 
   next to any of the file names.  If you find exclamation points under 
   this tab you will need to update your drivers by contacting the 
   manufacturer of the hardware through their Phone Support or through 
   their web site. 

For Windows 98 users:
 - Press the 'Start' button on the Windows 98 task bar and select 'Help'.  
   Select the 'Search' tab, type `DirectX Troubleshooter' in the text box, 
   and then press the 'List Topics' button.  Select 'DirectX 
   Troubleshooter' in the Topics window, click the 'Display Button', and 
   then follow the instructions to troubleshoot your DirectX issue.

NOTE:  The DirectX Diagnostic tool may not recognize if your current 
       drivers are too old for the current version of DirectX that the 
       game uses.  All 3DO games ship with the most current version of 
       DirectX that is available at the time the game is produced.  If 
       you've just bought a game that installs a newer version of DirectX 
       over your old version, a good rule of thumb is to update your sound 
       and video drivers.  If this is a version of DirectX that has just 
       been released by Microsoft, it is possible that the manufacturer of 
       your sound and video cards may not have drivers that will support 
       it yet.  If you have an older video card, the manufacturer may have 
       stopped producing new drivers for it altogether.  If the 
       manufacturer has stopped supporting your cards drivers you will 
       need to purchase and install cards that will support the new 
       version of DirectX.


Launching the Game II

Problem:	You try to start the game and the screen flashes briefly, 
		and you are returned to the desktop without an error 
		message. 
Answer:		There are probably miscellaneous programs running in the 
		background that are interfering with the game and causing 
		it to crash. 
Solution:	(see below)

For Windows 95 users:     
 - Press the CTRL+ALT+DEL keys at the same time to open the Close Program 
   window.
 - Click on a program so that it is highlighted, then click on the 
   'End Task' button.
 - Repeat this process until only 'Explorer' and 'Systray' are left in 
   the Close Program list, then try running the game.

For Windows 98 users:
 - Click on the Windows 'Start' button, then choose 'Run...'.
 - In the Run line type in: "msconfig", then push the 'Enter' key. (This 
   will bring up the System Configuration Utility.)
 - Select the 'Startup' tab, and turn all of the check boxes off, except 
   for the one next to 'Systray'.
 - Press 'OK'. When you are prompted to restart your system, click 'Yes'.
 - Once your machine has restarted try running the program again. 


General Guidelines

If you are experiencing video trouble, difficulties launching the game, 
or getting kicked-back to the desktop, you may need to make some changes 
to the Display Settings.  All of our newer games are designed to run in 
16 bit High Colour.  If you are running your desktop at any other colour 
resolution, there is a possibility that the colour palette will not 
automatically adjust to 16 bit High Colour.  You will need to do this from 
the desktop.  

To adjust the Colour Display Settings, please do the following:
For Windows 95 users: 
 - Click on 'Start' in the Start Menu, next on 'Settings', then on
   'Control Panel'. When the Control panel window comes up, double-click 
   on the 'Display' Icon and click on the 'Settings' tab.

To adjust the Colour Palette:  
 - Click on the down arrow at the end of the "Colours" field, select the 
   appropriate setting (in most cases 16 bit High Colour) then click on 
   'Apply' (located at the lower right area of window).  A message may 
   appear: "Windows has adjusted your colour display.  Do you want to 
   keep this setting?"... select 'YES', then the 'OK' button (Located at 
   the lower left area of window).

For Windows 98 users: 
 - The above steps are correct except 'Colour Palette' is called 
   'Colours'.

Most of our newer games are designed to run at a resolution of 800x600. 
If your monitor is not capable of switching to this resolution, the game 
will fail to launch.  To check to see what resolution your monitor is 
set to:

For Windows 95 and 98 users:
 - Right-click on an empty area on your desktop and choose 'Properties' 
   from the menu that appears. 
 - When your Display Properties comes up, go to the 'Settings' tab. Make 
   sure the Desktop Area (Win 95) / Screen Area (Win 98) is set to 800x600 
   or higher. 
 - If the slider is grayed out and cannot be changed, your monitor may not 
   be capable of running at this resolution.  There can be two reasons for 
   this. First, your monitor may be setup incorrectly under Windows.  If 
   Windows says that your monitor is a "Standard VGA 640x480" or "Unknown 
   Monitor", you should go to your monitor manufacturer's website and 
   download the latest driver for your monitor and install it.  If you 
   have your monitor configured correctly and it still can't run at 
   800x600 mode, then your monitor may not be capable of running at that 
   high of a resolution.  You may want to consult the monitor's 
   documentation or contact it's manufacturer to confirm this.  If your 
   monitor cannot switch to 800x600 resolution and the game requires this 
   particular resolution you will not be able to run the game on it.

For the Desktop Area adjustment:
 - Click to the left or right of the slider bar to the recommended Desktop 
   Settings then click on 'Apply' (Located at the lower right area of 
   window).  You will receive a message: Windows has now resized your 
   Desktop Area, keep these settings?, select 'YES', then on the 'OK' 
   (Located at the lower left area of the window).

Video and Sound card manufacturers regularly update their software 
drivers to enhance performance and stability, and to improve compatibility 
with DirectX.  

 - You may obtain a list of Microsoft-certified video and audio drivers 
   for your hardware by going to http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/.  
   Drivers listed here are confirmed to be compatible with Windows 95 
   and Windows 98. 
 - Microsoft updates DirectX and its components regularly and posts them 
   for download off of their web site at http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX.


Windows 2000 

Windows 2000 is not necessarily intended for gaming purposes, as this quote 
from Microsoft's site would attest to:

 "Make sure that Windows 2000 is appropriate for your needs.  Built on 
  Windows NT(R) technology, the Windows 2000 operating system offers 
  business users reliability, manageability, strong Internet support, and 
  support for new hardware devices.  For home computer users running 
  Windows 98 or Windows 95, Microsoft recommends waiting for the next  
  consumer-oriented operating system from Microsoft, Windows Millennium 
  Edition.  For further information, please see Choosing the Right Client."

Unless the System Requirements on the game box specifically state that 
Windows 2000 is supported, assume that it is not.

There is more information available at 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/guide/professional/overview/default.asp 
(Click on the "Choosing the right client" link.)

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4.   Contacting Customer Support

For technical problems or questions, please consult your user manual for support in your area.

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