AUSTIN POWERS
Operation: Trivia DEMO     
README
June 1999


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TABLE OF CONTENTS


I] MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
II] HOW TO START THE DEMO
III] HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO 
IV] GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES




I] MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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PC Machine

- Pentium 90
- Windows 95 or Higher
- 4X Speed (or faster) CD-ROM drive
- 16 MB RAM
- 60 MB free hard disk space
- 16-bit Sound Card and Speakers
- Video capable of at least 640x480x256



II] HOW TO START THE DEMO
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You may start AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia using either of the 
following two methods:
- If you chose to add a shortcut to AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia to
your desktop during installation, you may start the game using this
shortcut.
- By opening the Start Menu\Programs\Sierra\Austin Powers Operation: 
Trivia folder on your Start Menu and selecting Aust



III] HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO  
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AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia can be played by one or two players or
by two teams.  When the game starts listen to the instructions and
enter the number of players.  The host will ask you to take a simple
quiz.  Choose wisely - how you answer determines whether you partner
with Austin Powers or Dr. Evil.

When you're asked to pick a question title, press 1, 2, or 3 on the 
keyboard.  Buzz in fast to get the first chance at answering each question.

The host will provide instructions for how to play each type of question.

The team with the most cash at the end of the game wins.


IV] GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
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- Installing AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia

Before installing AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia, disable all anti-virus 
software and any TSRs on your computer. To disable your anti-virus 
software, please consult your anti-virus software's documentation.


- Windows Compatibility

AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia is playable on any P90 PC (or better) 
that is running  Windows 95 or 98.

If you are using the Virtual Memory feature in Windows 95/98 and you
are running low on free disk space, you may experience "Out of Memory" 
errors while playing AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia. Check your Virtual 
Memory settings, free some hard disk space and then restart AUSTIN POWERS 
Operation: Trivia. 

We do not recommend that you play AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia with 
Virtual Memory disabled.

Applications with an "Always on top" option (like the Microsoft Office 
Toolbar) may run on top of the game while you are playing AUSTIN POWERS 
Operation: Trivia.   You may choose to uncheck the "Always on top" option 
before launching the game.


- AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia Memory Requirement

AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia requires 16MB of physical RAM installed in 
your system.  If your system meets this requirement, but you still
get an "Exception 1 out of memory" error, try to free additional
hard disk space.


- AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia Performance

AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia performs best when your video display is 
set to 256 colors.  Some PC hardware may not be fast enough to play the 
game well in higher color video modes.

If you experience sound or video performance problems while playing the 
game, please make sure that neither the Microsoft Office Toolbar nor the 
Norton Navigator Task Bar (or any similar utility) is running when you 
play AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia. These utilities can negatively affect 
the performance of  many games.

If you still experience sound stuttering, make sure that you have
installed the latest drivers for your sound card. Contact the
manufacturer of your sound card for more information on the availability
of driver updates. Updates can usually be downloaded for free from the 
World Wide Web or from your manufacturer's own electronic bulletin board.


- Dual Monitors In Windows 98

If your machine uses dual monitors, it's possible that the game may crash
during the play of Dr. Evil's kicky Macarena Crazy Chain bumper.  If that
happens, look in the Austin folder on your hard drive for a folder called
APOTITEMS.INI.  There, you'll see an entry called: DiamondVideo.  That
entry is by default set to N.  If you are having trouble with the game
crashing during a CrazyChain bumper, you should edit this entry to read:
DiamondVideo=Y.


- Desktop Themes/Application-Launch Sounds

Launching AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia on a machine that has a desktop
theme that includes a system sound for opening an application may cause a
sound device error; "Sound Device in Use."  To avoid this problem, turn off
your startup sounds before launching AUSTIN POWERS Operation: Trivia.




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