Microsoft KB Archive/119102

= Dangerous Creatures: Manual Installation Instructions =

Article ID: 119102

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Dangerous Creatures 1.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q119102



SUMMARY
The following describes how to manually set up Dangerous Creatures.

CAUTION: If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT, when copying files, DO NOT overwrite ANY existing files. Allowing the system files to be overwritten in Windows 95 or Windows NT may cause improper system performance.

These directions assume the following:


 * The hard disk drive is drive C.
 * Windows is installed in C:\WINDOWS.
 * The CD-ROM drive is drive X.



MORE INFORMATION
 Create a directory called C:\MSDANGER on your hard disk (drive C).  Copy the following files from the X:\XFILES\APP directory on the CD-ROM to the C:\MSDANGER directory on your hard disk:       PIDHOLDR.DLL MSDANGER.THE README.TXT EXPLORE.EXE MSDANGER.DLL MSDANGER.EXE   Copy the following file from the X:\XFILES\SYSTEM directory on the CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory on the hard disk:       ACMCMPRS.DLL AVICAP.DLL AVIFILE.DLL COMPOBJ.DLL DISPDIB.DLL DVA.386 ICCVID.DRV IMAADPCM.ACM INDEOV.DRV IR21_R.DLL IR32.DLL MAP_WIN.HLP MCIAVI.DRV MCIMMP.DRV MCIOLE.DLL MMP.DLL MSACM.DLL MSACM.DRV MSADPCM.ACM MSRLE.DRV MSVIDC.DRV MSVIDEO.DLL OLE2.DLL OLE2CONV.DLL OLE2DISP.DLL OLE2NLS.DLL OLE2PROX.DLL STDOLE.TLB STORAGE.DLL TYPELIB.DLL VBRUN200.DLL VER.DLL VSHARE.386   Copy the following file from the X:\XFILES\SYSTEM directory on the CD-ROM to the C:\WINDOWS directory on the hard disk:       MPLAYER.EXE MPLAYER.HLP INDEO.INI   Modify and/or add the following sections to the SYSTEM.INI file:

NOTE: Do not delete any information from these sections. <pre class="fixed_text">      [Drivers] WAVEMAPPER=MSACM.DRV VIDC.MSVC=MSVIDC.DRV VIDC.CVID=ICCVID.DRV VIDC.RT21=INDEOV.DRV VIDC.YVU9=INDEOV.DRV VIDC.IV32=IR32.DLL VIDC.IV31=INDEOV.DRV

[MSACM] INSTALL=MSADPCM.ACM

[MCI] AVIVIDEO=MCIAVI.DRV </li>  Modify and/or add the following sections to the WIN.INI file: <pre class="fixed_text">      [MCI EXTENSIONS] AVI=AVIVIDEO </li>  Create a file named MSDANGER.INI with the following entries: <pre class="fixed_text">      [MICROSOFT DANGEROUS CREATURES] CD=X: DIRECTORY=C:\MSDANGER\ DISABLESOUNDEFFECTS=0 VIDEOINWINDOW=0 FIRSTVIDEOINWINDOW=0 DISABLENARRATION=0 PRINTHIGHQUALITY=1 PRINTPORTRAIT=0 COMMAND=C:\MSDANGER\MSDANGER.THE WINDOW=195,134 DEMO=0 Save the file MSDANGER.INI to the C:\WINDOWS directory. </li> Register OLE information.

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> From the File menu in the Program Manager, choose Run.</li>  Type the following command lines, and choose OK after each line. <pre class="fixed_text">         regedit x:\xfiles\system\mplayer.reg regedit x:\xfiles\system\ole2.reg regedit x:\xfiles\system\cleanup.reg NOTE: If the operation is successful, the following message appears:

Registration Info Editor Information in X:\XFILES\SYSTEM\*.REG has been successfully registered in the registration database.

Choose OK. </li></ol> </li> Create a new program group called "Microsoft Multimedia."

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New.</li> Select New Program Group and choose OK.</li> Enter " Microsoft Multimedia " in the Description box and choose OK.</li></ol> </li> Add the following new program item to this group. <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New and choose OK to add a new Program Item.</li>  Enter the following description and command line for the program item: <pre class="fixed_text">         Description: Dangerous Creatures Command Line: C:\MSDANGER\MSDANGER.EXE Working Directory: C:\MSDANGER </li> Choose OK to accept the information.</li></ol> </li> Restart Windows for the system changes to take affect.</li></ol>

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