Updated 11 jan 2002 by Alex van Oostenrijk vanoostenrijk [@] hotmail [.] com. (Address broken up to avoid spam. Just concatenate to use.) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Dream Prisoner � Instructions + Troubleshooting � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 - System requirements - � IBM-compatible PC � VGA graphics � Hard disk � 640K RAM - Additional Hardware Supported - � Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16 (music & speech) � AdLib (music only) � 100% AdLib compatible music cards (music only) - To Start Dream Prisoner - � Switch to the drive on which DP is installed (C:) � Switch to the subdirectory in which DP is installed (CD \DP) � Start the game by typing DP [Note: for machines over 200 MHz, you need to install a TSR to solve the Borland Turbo Pascal runtime error 200 problem. Before you run Dream Prisoner, open a DOS prompt and run prot200.com first. Then run Dream Prisoner.] - Memory Requirements - � 640K of available conventional memory. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Dream Prisoner How does it work � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 To access the menu bar, press ALT and one of the highlighted letters on the menu bar. Use the cursor keys to select an option. Command prompt options: /NOSB - no speech /Ix - Select IRQ x for SoundBlaster /Dx - Select DMA channel x for SoundBlaster Remember: there IS a cheat... 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Dream Prisoner Common problems & solutions � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 - Running with WINDOWS - To run this game under Windows, be sure to run the file "DP.PIF" (not the file "DP.EXE"). DP does not work reliably under Windows with sound on. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � How to boot your computer clean � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 If you're having problems running DP, you might be able to get it up and running by "Booting your computer clean". By this, we mean starting up your computer without loading all of the little memory managers and device drivers that might interfere with the game. It's a relatively simple process: - If you have DOS 6.0+ - Reboot your computer by pressing RESET or Ctrl-Alt-Del. Wait for the message "Starting MS-DOS..." to come up. Now press the [F5] key. This will cause DOS 6.0 to bypass all of your TSR's, memory managers, and other programs which normally occupy main memory. Now change into the DP directory and begin the game. - If you have DOS 5.0 - Please skip this section if you have DOS 6.0 or later! You need to create a "boot disk" to allow you to start your computer without loading all the TSR's and memory managers that take away memory. Here's how. A. Put a blank disk in your A: drive and format it as a DOS disk. (Don't do this in your B: drive - it won't work!) To do this, type the following command: FORMAT A: /S B. Wait while your computer formats the disk. C. Label the disk "Boot Disk" and keep it handy. You'll need this disk whenever you want to start DP. Now, you can reboot your computer and play DP: A. Put the boot disk in your A: drive. B. Restart your computer, either by pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE, by hitting your reset button, or by turning it on. C. Wait while your computer boots from the boot disk. D. After a little while, your computer will stop and give you the A> prompt. E. Now change to your hard disk by typing "C:". F. Go into the DP directory by typing "CD \DP". G. Begin by typing "DP". Note to owners of "Stacker", "Superstor", and other hard disk compression programs: If your C: drive is compressed and you need a boot disk to start DP, you must install DP on a different, non-compressed drive. See your Stacker or Superstor manual for instructions on doing this. (This only applies to users of DOS version 5.0 or earlier). 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � General questions & answers � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Q: When I run DP, the game refuses to start and gives me the message "You do not have enough free memory." A: To run DP, you'll need at least 640K of free conventional memory. Here's what you need to do: 1. If you are trying to run DP from Windows, completely exit Windows and try running it from DOS. 2. If you are trying to run DP from "DOSSHELL" or any other menu program, please exit from the menu program. Then, run DP from the DOS prompt. Menu programs often occupy enough memory that there won't be enough left for the game. 4. If none of the above help, you can solve this problem quickly by "Booting your computer clean". See above for details! Q: When I run DP, the computer locks up or reboots. A: Maybe the game cannot use your music card. If you have a Sound Blaster and the game locks up, try running DP /NOSB to disable the speech. Q: While playing, I get dumped back to DOS with an error message. A: This means that either (1) DP is conflicting with your memory managers and TSR's, or (2) you need more free memory to run DP. Try booting clean and running DP. Q: I can't seem to get ANYTHING on the screen. I type DP and the system "hangs". What now? A: Make sure you have the system requirements mentioned earlier in the manual. If you do, you may have TSR's that conflict with DP. Remove the TSR's and try running DP with a "clean boot" from a DOS diskette. Q: Who the hell is Wilgelmowitz? A: Don't ask. Ever. [Actually, he's Alexander Lentjes. His website is at www.sledheham.com.] Q: Who the hell is Von Habsburg? A: Don't ask till 2048. [Actually, he's Alex van Oostenrijk. His website is at www.matrix-mud.f2s.com or www.dosx.f2s.com. You can reach him at vanoostenrijk [@] hotmail [.] com.] Q: What about this cheat stuff? A: Okay. It's /HARRISONFORD... But seriously, you can obtain the cheat when you write your PC magazine stating that you want the cheat published, and we will let them know the code! [ Q: DP won't run and reports "Runtime error 200 at 1171:0091" or something similar. A: Programs compiled with Turbo Pascal (like Dream Prisoner) won't run on a machine faster than 200 MHz. You need to run a patch first. This patch comes in the form of a TSR named prot200.com. Run this file first, then run start Dream Prisoner. ] You will remember...