Microsoft KB Archive/148143

= Macintosh Wine Guide: ReadMe Contents =

Article ID: 148143

Article Last Modified on 12/15/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Wine Guide 1.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q148143



SUMMARY
The following article contains a copy of the Microsoft Wine Guide ReadMe file located on the Wine Guide for the Macintosh compact disc.



Microsoft Wine Guide Read Me
This file contains information on the following topics:

1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING MICROSOFT WINE GUIDE - What you need to run Microsoft Wine Guide.

2. MEMORY USE - Microsoft Wine Guide memory usage. - How to make it run on low-memory machines.

3. PERFORMANCE - Tips on what to do if Microsoft Wine Guide is running slowly.

4. SCREEN SIZE AND COLOR CONFIGURATION - What makes Microsoft Wine Guide look best.

5. SOUND PROBLEMS - Common problems playing sounds and how to fix them.

6. PRINTING AND COPYING - How to print and copy images from Microsoft Wine Guide.

7. TROUBLESHOOTING - How to solve problems with certain system configurations.

--- 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING MICROSOFT WINE GUIDE ---

To run Microsoft Wine Guide you need:

- Any Macintosh computer that supports a 256-color, 640x480 (13-inch) or higher resolution monitor - System 7.0 or later - 5 MB of random-access memory (RAM) - At least 1 MB of available hard disk space - A single-speed (150 KB/sec) CD-ROM drive or better

The Installer on the CD will add any necessary files to your System Folder. It will also copy the Wine Guide program to a folder titled "Microsoft Wine Guide" on your hard disk; this makes the program load a little faster when you start it. The sounds and images remain on the CD, so you will still need to insert the CD to run Wine Guide.

You can run Microsoft Wine Guide directly from the CD. However, to play the movies and hear the sounds, QuickTime 1.6 or later must be installed in your System Folder. If Wine Guide can't find these critical files, it will prompt you to run the Installer. You can also install QuickTime manually by dragging the files from the System Files folder on the CD onto your System Folder icon.

- 2. MEMORY USE -

Microsoft Wine Guide should run on any Macintosh with 5 MB of RAM. However, if 3,200K of memory is not free when you launch the Microsoft Wine Guide, a warning message may be displayed indicating there is insufficient memory available.

Most users with 5 MB of RAM will not experience problems, but if your system software takes up more than about 2 MB you may need to adjust memory usage to make Microsoft Wine Guide run properly. Some general suggestions follow:

- Run only one application at a time. If other applications are running, close them before re-launching Microsoft Wine Guide.

- Check the amount of memory being used by your system software. To  do this, return to the Finder and select About This Macintosh...   from the Apple menu at the top left corner of your screen. The Largest Unused Block needs to be greater than 3,200K to run Microsoft Wine Guide. If the only item listed in the About This Macintosh dialog is System Software, and the Largest Unused Block is less than 3,200K, you need to reduce the amount of memory consumed by your system software. Refer to your Macintosh documentation to do this, but some general suggestions follow:

a. Open the Memory Control Panel and check the Disk Cache setting. For best performance with Microsoft Wine Guide, set the cache to 32K.

b. Large numbers of fonts and sounds consume system memory. Removing those that you aren't using will make more memory available.

c. Third party system extensions such as screen savers, fax software, desktop pictures, menu-modifying utilities and other system enhancements increase the amount of memory consumed by     your system. Removing some or all of these extensions will increase the amount of memory available to applications. Be     sure that you save anything you remove from your System folder and place it in a separate folder on your disk so that you can replace it later.

- Wine Guide is pre-set to a suggested memory size of 3,200K. You can change the amount of memory the program uses by clicking on the Microsoft Wine Guide icon, choosing Get Info from the File menu, and then changing the memory allocation. If you don't have enough memory to launch Wine Guide, you can set Wine Guide to use less memory.

Note: Be warned that a low memory setting may cause the program to perform poorly. For example, Wine Guide may not play sounds or display pop-up windows if it runs out of memory. If you allocate less than 2,800K, these problems are likely to result.

-- 3. PERFORMANCE --

If Microsoft Wine Guide seems to be running slowly or its sounds seem to be interrupted, there are a number of things which may help:

- If you are running on a Macintosh with low memory you may have problems. Check the previous section, MEMORY USE.

- If you are using Virtual Memory, you may find that movies and other sounds are choppy or interrupted. For best performance, turn off Virtual Memory by opening the Memory Control Panel, turning off Virtual Memory, and restarting your computer.

- For best performance, turn off File Sharing in the Sharing Setup Control Panel. Although File Sharing itself should not cause a  problem, any network activity may cause Microsoft Wine Guide (as   well as other applications) to run more slowly.

- Microsoft Wine Guide is designed to work properly on a CD-ROM drive with a 150K/sec or faster transfer rate. A double-speed CD-ROM drive or one with a faster transfer rate will provide even better performance in some sections of the product. If your CD-ROM drive has a sustained transfer rate of less than 150K/sec it may be not be able to supply audio and video information to the Macintosh at  the speed required. Contact your CD-ROM vendor for information on  improving the performance of slower CD-ROM drives.

-- 4. SCREEN SIZE AND COLOR CONFIGURATION --

On startup, Wine Guide checks your monitor and displays the images as best it can on your Macintosh. If your monitor settings can be adjusted to make Wine Guide run better, the program will prompt you to do so.

Wine Guide will run on any 256-color, 640x480 (13-inch) or higher resolution Macintosh compatible monitor, although the movies look and perform best in "Thousands of colors."

Wine Guide is not designed to run in black and white, in 16 colors, or on monitors displaying less than 640x480 pixels (e.g., Color Classics or 12" monitors).

- 5. SOUND PROBLEMS -

If you are using Virtual Memory, you may find that sounds are choppy or interrupted. For best performance, turn off Virtual Memory by opening the Memory Control Panel, turning off Virtual Memory, and restarting your computer.

Sounds may be inaudible if the sound level is turned down. To set the sound level, open the Sound control panel, and experiment with the speaker volume setting until you find a comfortable sound level. If you set the sound level to maximum, you may get some sound distortion just as you might on a stereo system. With external speakers, be sure they are connected properly and turned on; you will generally be able to adjust sound level with the external speaker volume knob as well as with the Sound control panel.

--- 6. PRINTING AND COPYING ---

When you print a window from Wine Guide, it is printed as a bitmap. If you have only a black-and-white printer, Wine Guide will not print very well. Wine Guide can print better grayscale images--if you have a laser printer, choose the Color/Grayscale option for better quality. You can also print in color if you have a color printer. Depending on the type of printer you have, printing a picture may take several minutes. Because the pictures can be quite large, you may have difficulty copying or printing in low-memory conditions. In this case, quit all other applications and then try again.

The Print and Copy commands affect only the topmost window.

-- 7. TROUBLESHOOTING --

The speech recognition software on Macintosh AV models may conflict with the screen display of Microsoft Wine Guide. The speech agent window will keep trying to come to the very front, obscuring portions of the Microsoft Wine Guide screens. If you have the speech software installed in your computer, you may wish to turn it off before running Microsoft Wine Guide, particularly if the Microsoft Wine Guide display occupies your entire screen. Speech recognition may be deactivated in the Speech Setup Control Panel.

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