User Guide

• The hard disk where the installed game is located could not be found.

Make sure that all game files on your hard drive are located in the game directory. If this

problem persists, attempt reinstalling Strike Commander CD-ROM. If this does not fix

the error, please contact ORIGIN Product Support (see below).

Could not create the Strike Commander directory.

A file exists with the same name as the directory, the drive may not have enough free

space, or you have attempted to install to a disk that is set to read only. The latter should

only be a problem if you are loading onto or with a network.

We do not recommend loading Strike Commander while network drivers are loaded.

TROUBLESHOOTING DURING PLAY

My mouse is not working with Strike Commander CD. My mouse works with all of

my other software applications — why not with Strike Commander?

If your mouse is not working with Strike Commander, you should first check to see if

your mouse has been loaded in DOS (in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file) or onto the boot disk

you are using to play the game. Windows and many other “multi-tasking” environments

load their own built-in mouse driver. These mouse drivers will not operate outside of

their shell environment. Loading a mouse driver into the DOS environment can be as

simple as typing

MOUSE e at the command prompt. For example:

C:\MOUSE e

This command can differ depending on which mouse driver software you are using.

Please consult your mouse user’s guide for further details.

You may also experience trouble running Strike Commander with a non-Microsoft (or

100% compatible) mouse driver. If you do, any of the following steps should fix the

problem:

1. Replace the mouse driver with a Microsoft mouse driver.

2. Disconnect your mouse and use your keyboard or joystick instead.

3. Remove the mouse driver and use your keyboard or joystick instead.

Why do I get the message: “Sound System Initialization Failed”?

You probably have enough memory to run the game, but not enough to load the sound

drivers you selected during installation. You will either have to increase the amount of

free DOS memory (see Optimizing Your System, pp. 6-9) or play without sound.

or If your sound card is not one of the cards listed on the box or in the installation

program, but is 100% compatible with one of the cards listed, it may need to be

configured for Sound Blaster emulation mode. Consult your sound card manual.

When I start, the music sounds very odd on my Sound Blaster Pro.

Early versions of the Sound Blaster Pro require different configurations than later

versions. To correct this, run the SET-ENV program that came with your Sound Blaster

Pro. This will automatically set the environment variable properly. If this doesn’t work,

this variable can be set manually. Consult your Sound Blaster Pro documentation or your

hardware dealer for more information.

I don’t have a digital sound card, so I selected

SOUND FX (AUDIO Option Screen).

However, I can’t hear the engine. What’s wrong?

Without digital sound effects, Strike Commander cannot simultaneously run both music

and engine noise. If you want to hear the engine noise, turn

MUSIC off.