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At this point, Windows will display a dialog box that will either ask you to
restart windows or will merely tell you it is about to resize your desktop.
Click the
OK
button. Windows will now resize your desktop, either on the
fly or by restarting Windows. If it resizes on the fly, it will ask if you want
to keep this setting. Click
Yes
. If Windows restarted, you will need to open
the
Display Properties
window again and click the
Settings
tab. You
should see a drop down window labeled “
Font Size
.” If you do not, then
click the
Advanced
button on the bottom right of the window. Make sure
this is set to
Small Fonts
. If it isn’t, select
Small fonts
and click the
Apply
button. Windows will now restart. If you really need to use large fonts,
then you should have a minimum resolution of 1024x768.
Next, you should consider the capabilities of your hard drive. Unless it is
more than a year old, you should be fine. If it is older, or you would just
like to check it out, then turn now to
Appendix A: The Echo reporter
Software
and follow the directions there. When you are done, return here.
System Sounds
There is one final step to perform before installing the Gina24 hardware.
We suggest that you turn off your Windows system sounds prior to
installing Gina24. Because most system sounds are sampled at very low
sample rates, typically 8 to 11 KHz, each time they are played it will cause
the sample rate clock on Gina24 to reset to the slower speed.
To turn off the system sounds, first go to the Windows
Control Panel
,
which can be found under
Settings
from the
Start
button. On the control
panel you will find an icon titled “
Sounds
”. After double clicking on this
icon, you will see a window labeled “
Schemes
” near the bottom of the
screen. Click on the small down arrow to the right of the combo-box and
select the “
No Sounds
” option. Then click on the Ok button.