User Guide

Q. WHY DO THE MOVIES STUTTER?
A. WINDOWS 95 & DOS:
Red Alert requires at least a double-speed
300KB per second CD-ROM drive.
WINDOWS 95: You may get smoother movie playback by turning off CD
ROM caching. To do this, use the “Settings/Control Panel” shortcut on th
“Start” menu, double-click the “System” icon, click on the “Performance” tab
click the “File System” button, click the “CD-ROM” tab and set Optimize Acces
Pattern for No Read Ahead. Make a note of the original settings as other appl
cations may be affected by modifying the settings.
DOS: When playing Red Alert DOS version from Windows 95,make sure CD
ROM caching is turned on. To do this, use the “Settings/Control Panel” shortc
on the “Start” menu, double-click the “System” icon, click on the “Performance
tab, click the “File System” button and click the “CD-ROM” tab. Make sur
“Optimize Access Pattern for” and “Supplemental cache size” enabled co
rectly for your CD-ROM drive.
Q. WHY DOESN'T THE MOUSE WORK WITHIN RED ALERT?
A. DOS:
Make sure you have a mouse driver loaded. The way you do th
varies depending on what brand you have. If you are not sure what the corre
driver is called or how you install it, consult the documentation that came wit
your system. If the mouse is behaving erratically contact the manufacturer t
check for an updated driver.
Q. WILL RED ALERT FOR DOS RUN FROM WINDOWS 3.X?
A. DOS:
Yes. The DOS version of Red Alert uses a special mode (which we ca
TrueDOS) to launch the game in a Windows 3.X environment. TrueDOS require
that all other Windows 3.X applications be closed down in order to give the full powe
of your computer to Red Alert. You will not be able to access other Windows app
cations (e.g. by ALT-tabbing) while Red Alert is running.
Q. WILL RED ALERT FOR DOS RUN FROM WINDOWS 95?
A. DOS:
Yes. Please refer to the Getting Started section at the beginning of th
manual for details about running the DOS version of Red Alert under Windows 95
Q. RED ALERT STILL DOES NOT RUN, WHAT CAN I DO?