School Days Read Me

READ ME Welcome Parents and Teachers to the I SPY School Days CD-ROM. This Readme file contains configuration requirements, installation instructions, and troubleshooting tips that will help you quickly resolve most problems you may encounter while running the program. If you still have questions or problems after reading this, you can find additional technical support on the web at: http://scholastic.com/support. Or, you can use the phone numbers listed at the end of this file to speak with our helpful support staff. Have a great time watching your kids learn as they play I SPY School Days. MACINTOSH REQUIREMENTS In order to run I SPY School Days on your Macintosh computer you should make sure it has the following capabilities: * PowerPC, 90 MHz or faster processor * System 7.5 or later * 16 MB RAM * Minimum 5 MB hard disk space available * 640 x 480 display with 256 colors * 4X CD-ROM drive or faster * Microphone and printer are optional Instructions for Installing I SPY School Days 1. Insert I SPY School Days into the CD-ROM drive. 2. If the I SPY School Days start-up screen appears, click Install. If the start-up screen does not appear, double-click the I SPY Installer icon within the I SPY School Days CD-ROM window. 3. In the Installer window, drag the I SPY School Days icon to the icon representing the hard drive onto which you want to install. UNINSTALLING I SPY School Days To remove I SPY School Days from your hard drive, drag the Scholastic’s I SPY School Days folder to the trash. You may also throw away the I SPY v2 Preferences file from the Preferences folder within your System Folder. TROUBLESHOOTING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS If you're having problems running I SPY School Days on your computer, the following questions and answers may help you. 1. What can I do to get the best performance when running I SPY School Days? Listed below are tips for improving performance. * Quit all, or as many other programs as possible before running I SPY School Days. * Turn off Virtual Memory. If you are running with Virtual Memory on, you may experience slower performance and audio which stutters or skips. If you have enough available RAM ( 16 MB or more ) in your computer, you should turn Virtual Memory off. To turn Virtual Memory off, in the Apple Menu choose Control Panel and then click Memory. In the Memory dialog, select the Off setting for Virtual Memory. You will then have to restart your computer for this change to take effect. * Increase the size of your hard disk cache. If your hard disk cache is set to a value that is too small, you will experience delays when I SPY School Days uses files. This may also cause sound to skip or stutter. To reduce these delays, set your hard disk cache to a higher value. To change the size of your hard disk cache, open the Memory Control Panel. In the Memory dialog, change the setting for your Disk Cache. If you are not sure what to set it to, click the Use Defaults button at the bottom of the dialog. Y…