User Guide

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file: under DOS go to the installed directory (normally C:\WESTWOOD\REDALER
and type README[ENTER]), under Windows 95 use the “Programs/Westwood/Re
Alert/Red Alert Readme” shortcut on the “Start” menu to view the readme file. Alternatively
the readme file exists as a plain text file (readme.txt) and a Windows .WRI file (readme.w
in the root of the CD.
Q. WHY DOESN’T RED ALERT INSTALL ONTO MY HARD
DISK?
A. WINDOWS 95 & DOS:
Make sure you have enough free hard dis
space. Red Alert requires 40MB (41,943,040 bytes) to install. If you’re using
disk compression system (such as DriveSpace) you must double the amount o
space needed during installation (i.e. 83,886,080 bytes) because not every fi
will compress at 2:1. In general, we recommend against using disk compre
sion systems with Red Alert.
Q. WHY DOESN’T RED ALERT LOAD?
A. WINDOWS 95:
Make sure you have enough free memory (see below). If yo
are very low on RAM (for example, on an 8MB system), Windows 95 will try to cre
ate a temporary swap file on your hard drive. If Windows can’t create the swap file
Red Alert will either run very slowly or not at all. You should have at least 15M
(15,728,640 bytes) of free space on your hard drive prior to running Red Alert.
DOS: Make sure you have enough free memory and disk space. To be safe
you should have at least 15MB (15,728,640 bytes) of free space on your har
disk prior to running Red Alert.
Q. DOES RED ALERT REQUIRE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF
MEMORY CONFIGURATION SUCH AS EMS OR XMS?
A. WINDOWS 95:
No special settings are needed.
DOS: Red Alert is designed to be very tolerant of memory configuration. From th
C:\> prompt, make sure you have enough memory by typing MEM /C [Enter]. Yo
need at least 6MB (6,291,456 bytes) of free XMS or EMS memory to run Red Aler
Q. WHY DO I GET A BLACK SCREEN WHEN I CLICK ON
THE RED ALERT GAME ICON?
A WINDOWS 95
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