Microsoft KB Archive/150654

= MSB Ocean: Contents of the Readme File =

Article ID: 150654

Article Last Modified on 9/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean

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This article was previously published under Q150654



SUMMARY
This article consists of the Microsoft Scholastic's Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean (MSB Ocean) compact disc readme.txt file.

Please note that references in this Readme.txt file to

winhelp D:\msbhuman\readme.hlp

are incorrect and should read:

winhelp D:\msbsea.hlp



MORE INFORMATION
CONTENTS

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- Getting Started - Minimum System Requirements. - Troubleshooting Setup

GETTING STARTED

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Installing The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean: ---


 * Windows 3.1***

1. Start Microsoft Windows.

2. Insert The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean CD-ROM in your CD-ROM Drive.

3. From Program Manager File menu, choose Run.

4. In the dialog box, type the following command, substituting letter of your CD-ROM drive for drive d: and press ENTER.

D:\setup

5. Follow the instructions on the Setup screen.


 * Windows 95***

1. Start Microsoft Windows 95

2. Insert The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body CD-ROM in  your CD-ROM Drive.

3. The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean will setup automatically.

See the README.HLP file for additional information regarding The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean.

Running The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean: ---


 * Microsoft Windows 3.1***

1. Start Microsoft Windows.

2. Insert The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean CD-ROM in your CD-ROM Drive.

3. From Program Manager File menu, open you (sic) MSKIDS group.

4. Double-click on the Magic School Bus - Ocean icon.


 * Microsoft Windows 95***

1. Start Microsoft Windows 95

2. Insert The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body CD-ROM in  your CD-ROM drive.

3. The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean will start automatically.

4. Note: If your CD was already in the CD-ROM drive, do the following:

a. Point to Start.

b. Point to Programs.

c. Point to MSKIDS.

d. Click on the Magic School Bus - Ocean icon.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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- A Multimedia PC or compatible with a 486/25 or higher microprocessor.

- 4 MB of RAM (8 MB recommended for better performance).

- 6 MB of free hard disk space.

- Double-speed CD-ROM: The CD-ROM drive can transfer data from the CD-ROM at 300 KB per second while using less than 40% of the CPU bandwidth and has an average seek time of less than 400 milliseconds.

- MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) version 2.2 or later. Check the documentation that came with your CD-ROM drive.

- Super VGA display capable of displaying 256 colors at 640 x 480 resolution. "Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores The Ocean" requires a display driver and monitor capable of  displaying 256 colors with a color palette in Windows. Using more than 256 colors may affect performance. A local bus video card is recommended.

- MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 or later.

- Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later.

- Windows compatible sound card, such as

- Ability to play CD audio through sound card.

- Speakers or headphones.

- Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.

TROUBLESHOOTING SETUP

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 * Microsoft Windows 3.1***

Not enough disk space - Setup requires approximately 6 MB of free space on your hard drive to install the program. If you have less than 6 MB of free space, you will get this error message. You will need to free up space on your hard drive and reinstall the program. To find out how much free space you have on your hard drive, type the following at the MS-DOS prompt:

chkdsk

The number of "bytes available on disk" should be equal to at least 6,291,456 bytes.

Setup hangs --- Because "The Magic School Bus Explores The Oceans" (sic) installs system files that maybe shared with other applications, it is best to shut down other applications before running Setup. Do not remove the Magic School Bus CD during Setup or it will fail. If you have closed all other open applications, and you encounter problems during Setup check the system requirements and make sure you have the minimum requirements necessary to install "The Magic School Bus Explores The Oceans" (sic).

Need 256-color video

This program requires that your video driver support a screen resolution of at least 640x480 (although the program will support higher screen resolutions). In addition, the program requires that your video driver is able to display 256 colors.

To install the required video driver follow the instructions in your Microsoft Windows User's Guide under Display driver - updating.

Error message about sound - An error message about sound may indicate that your sound driver is either not installed, not installed correctly, not configured correctly, or is in use.

Display problems with S3 chipset based video display card --- If you notice problems with your display and you are using a video display card based on the S3 chipset, you may need to update your Windows 3.1 video driver.

You can obtain the most recent update driver from your video display card manufacturer. Check in your video display card documentation for the best method to contact the manufacturer for these drivers.

To install the updated video driver follow the instructions provided from the manufacturer, or the instructions in your Microsoft Windows User's Guide under Display driver - updating.


 * Microsoft Windows 95***

Not enough disk space - Setup requires approximately 6 MB of free space on your hard drive to install the program. If you have less than 6 MB of free space, you will get this error message. You will need to free up space on your hard drive and reinstall the program. To find out how much free space you have on your hard drive, do the following:

1. Double-click on My Computer on your desktop.

2. Secondary click on the drive onto which you wish to install the program.

3. From the pop-up menu, choose Properties.

4. In the Properties window, check to see how much free space you have on that drive.

The amount of free space should equal to at least 6 MB (or 6,291,456 bytes).

Setup hangs --- Because "The Magic School Bus Explores The Oceans" (sic) installs system files that may be shared with other applications, it is best to shut down other applications before running Setup. Do not remove the Magic School Bus CD during Setup or it will fail. If you have closed all other open applications, and you encounter problems during Setup check the system requirements and make sure you have the minimum requirements necessary to install "The Magic School Bus Explores The Oceans" (sic).

Need 256-color video

This program requires that your video driver support a screen resolution of at least 640x480 (although the program will support higher screen resolutions). In addition, the program requires that your video driver is able to display 256 colors. For instructions on how to determine what your video settings are or to change your video settings, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Start Menu and choose Help.

2. In Help, double-click on "How To..."

3. Double-click on "Change Windows Settings."

4. Double-click on "Change how Windows Looks."

5. Select the Help topic titled, "Changing how much can fit on  your screen."

Error message about sound - An error message about sound may indicate that your sound driver is either not installed, not installed correctly, not configured correctly, or is in use.

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==================================================== This README.TXT file is provided as a reference document to help you setup The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean.

See the README.HLP file for additional information regarding The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean.

If you are having trouble locating the README.HLP file, try the following:


 * If you are using Microsoft Windows 3.1:

- From the Program Manager File menu, choose Run.

- In the dialog box, type the following command, substituting letter of your CD-ROM drive for drive d: and press ENTER.

winhelp D:\msbhuman\readme.hlp

NOTE: As noted above, this command line is in error. It should read: winhelp D:\msbsea.hlp


 * If you are using Microsoft Windows 95:

- Point to Start and click Run.

- In the dialog box, type the following command, substituting letter of your CD-ROM drive for drive d: and press ENTER.

winhelp D:\msbhuman\readme.hlp

As noted above, this command line is in error. It should read: winhelp D:\msbsea.hlp

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