DOCUMENT:Q119102  08-NOV-2001  [homemm]
TITLE   :Dangerous Creatures: Manual Installation Instructions
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
PROD/VER:1.00
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Dangerous Creatures for Windows, version 1.0 
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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.

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1. Create a directory called C:\MSDANGER on your hard disk (drive C).

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Modify and/or add the following sections to the SYSTEM.INI file:

   NOTE: Do not delete any information from these sections.

       [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

6. Modify and/or add the following sections to the WIN.INI file:

       [MCI EXTENSIONS]
       AVI=AVIVIDEO

7. Create a file named MSDANGER.INI with the following entries:

       [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.

8. Register OLE information.

   a. From the File menu in the Program Manager, choose Run.

   b. Type the following command lines, and choose OK after each line.

          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.

9. Create a new program group called "Microsoft Multimedia."

   a. From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New.

   b. Select New Program Group and choose OK.

   c. Enter " Microsoft Multimedia " (without the quotation marks) in the
      Description box and choose OK.

10. Add the following new program item to this group.
   a. From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New and choose OK to add a
      new Program Item.

   b. Enter the following description and command line for the program item:

          Description: Dangerous Creatures
          Command Line: C:\MSDANGER\MSDANGER.EXE
          Working Directory: C:\MSDANGER

   c. Choose OK to accept the information.

11. Restart Windows for the system changes to take affect.

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