                     MICRO MACHINES 2 HELP FILE
                     --------------------------
MM2 is a DOS program.  Do not try to install or run from within 
Windows.   You should choose EXIT WINDOWS from the FILE 
menu of the PROGRAM MANAGER to get to the DOS prompt.

We have tried our best to make this game install and run as
easily as possible.  However, due to the incredible variety of PC's,
soundcards, video cards, system settings and other software that may
be on your system, there may be circumstances where the game does not
work first time.  This file is designed to help you adjust things so
that the game runs, if you are having problems.

There follows sections on:

1.      MEMORY PROBLEMS

2.      SOUND PROBLEMS


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1.      MEMORY PROBLEMS:-

        
        The game requires 3400K of free system memory.  On a typical
4Meg (or more) machine there should be this much free.  However, if
your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files contain lots of commands that
load programs in, that take away your system memory, then you may not
have enough.  The way to free up memory is to remove offending lines
in these files, and then re-boot your system.  See your DOS manual for
details on CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.  So that you can easily get
your system back to how it was after you have played Micro Machines 2
it is a good idea to make a backup copy of these files, which can then
be restored afterwards.  So, the procedure is as follows:

("Not enough memory to run game" error displayed after MM2 (enter))

Please Note:- All of the following instructions 1 to 8 should be carried
              out, while in your "root" directory. e.g. your prompt
              should be C:\ not C:\MM2.

1.      COPY CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD (enter)

2.      COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.OLD (enter)

3.      EDIT CONFIG.SYS (enter) and delete any commands that you suspect 
                        may be taking memory away - but not ones that 
                        will be required for your soundcard, or CD drive 
                        (if applicable).

4.      EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT (enter) and delete any commands that you 
                        suspect may be taking memory away - but not ones 
                        that will be required for your soundcard, or CD 
                        drive (if applicable). The most likely offenders 
                        are SMARTDRV, EMM386, QEMM and anything with the 
                        word CACHE in it.

e.g. REM DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM

5.      Re-boot your system

6.      MEM (enter) to see if you have succeeded in freeing up enough
                        memory to play the game - if not edit CONFIG.SYS
                        and AUTOEXEC.BAT some more, if in doubt chop it
                        out!

7.      Try running MM2 again.

8.      If you have had to take things out of your CONFIG.SYS or
        AUTOEXEC.BAT files, in order to get the game to run, then you
        will almost certainly have to put them back in to make other
        applications on your system function properly.

        Let's face it, this is not good fun. If you do find yourself
        having to do this, to get the game to run, then why not make
        a copy of your game CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, once you have
        got it working. So, :-

        COPY CONFIG.SYS GAMECONF.SYS
        COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT GAMEAUTO.BAT
        
        Then :-

        COPY CONFIG.OLD CONFIG.SYS
        COPY AUTOEXEC.OLD AUTOEXEC.BAT

        to get things back to the setup you had before you started.

        Now, instead of going through all of that, every time you want
        to play MM2, just do the following :-

        COPY GAMECONF.SYS CONFIG.SYS
        COPY GAMEAUTO.BAT AUTOEXEC.BAT

        Reboot, play, and if you want to go back to your original setup
        again :-

        COPY CONFIG.OLD CONFIG.SYS
        COPY AUTOEXEC.OLD AUTOEXEC.BAT

Helpful Hint!

Later versions of MS DOS have a menu system for your setup files
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. Look in your DOS manual under "MENUITEM".
Using this, you can have a menu of setups, every time you boot up your
PC. i.e. You can choose 1 for A "Normal" Setup, 2 for "Games" etc.

ALTERNATE METHOD - Boot from a System Disk

If you do not want to change your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files you 
can cause your system to boot off a floppy disk by creating a System 
Disk. Please see your DOS manual (under the FORMAT command) for details.  
You can then copy your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files onto this disk.  
When you power-on with the floppy in drive A it will be these files, not 
the files on your hard drive, that will be used.  This way you can edit 
them to remove all lines that do not relate to your sound card or CD 
drive without being concerned that you may mess up your system settings.  
So, the procedure would be as follows:

1.   Create a System Disk, see your DOS manual under FORMAT for details.
      e.g.  type FORMAT A: /S (enter) with a BLANK disk in the drive!!!

2.   Type COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A:\CONFIG.SYS (enter)

3.   Type COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT (enter)

4.   Type EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS (enter)  Then delete all lines that do not 
     relate to your sound card or CD drive (if applicable) and save the 
     file.

5.   Type EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT (enter)  Then delete all lines that do 
     not relate to your sound card or CD drive (if applicable) and save 
     the file.

6.   Turn your machine on or reset it with the System Disk in drive A.

7.   Run MM2, e.g 
           type C: (enter)
           type CD \MM2 (enter)
           type MM2 (enter)


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2.      SOUND PROBLEMS:-

If you have selected your card's settings in the SOUND utility, 
and the game still produces no sound, or crashes, then it is most 
likely that you have one of the following problems:-

1/      If the game crashes when you try to run it, then it is most 
        likely that some other device is conflicting with your sound 
        card. Please ensure that no other cards, share the same 
        settings. Remember that all devices must have a seperate
        address and interrupt.  On some PC's, mice tend to have
        inconvenient interrupts i.e. Interrupt 5.

2/      If the game runs, but with no sound, then it is most likely
        that the game cannot find your sound card. This may be a problem
        on Soundblaster compatibles which are not 100% compatible, 
        although we have not found any problems on the ones that we have 
        tried. Other than this, it is most likely that your card is not 
        set up correctly, or is set to values that conflict with other 
        devices. Or, it is possible that you have entered values that 
        are not the same as the card settings.  Please refer to you 
        sound card manual for specific instructions on how to choose and 
        set the settings.

INCOMPATIBLE SETTINGS !!!

It should be noted that interrupt values above 7 cannot be used.
This restriction is common to many games, and if you currently have it 
set to a higher value you will have to change the setting to either 
2,3,5 or 7. Refer to your sound card manual for details on how to do 
this.

A FEW EXTRA WORDS...

If you really have no idea what your card's settings are, then
you are best advised to choose the card, then select the option "I 
have no idea ...". What this does is leave all your existing settings
alone and when the game runs it will try to detect the settings of
your card.  If you have your card set up correctly using the software
that came with it, then this option should work.

        Therefore, it is probably best to follow this procedure:-

        a/      If you definitely know your settings, select them.

        b/      If you are not quite sure, select the "Don't know"
                option. However, bear in mind that if you have tried
                to select the settings manually, and got something
                wrong, then you will have changed your sound card
                software settings. So, you will have to reboot to
                re-initialise your card. Then select "Don't Know"
                and the game will go by your software's settings.


HELP ON CD SOUND :-

        CD Music too loud ? Too soft ? Whilst in the game, select 
EXTRA OPTIONS from the main menu. You will notice a CD MUSIC option.
This can be toggled from OFF,LOW, MED and HI ( Default is MED ).
For most of you, this should give you enough control of the volume
very simply.

        However, You may find that you either get no CD Music at all,
or no matter if you put it on HI, you still cannot hear it. You may
even find that LO is too loud.

To adjust the volume :-

        Most CD ROM drives use a sound card as their interface. In turn,
most sound cards can control the volume of the CD Audio through a setup
program. So, the thing to do, is go to your sound card directory, run
the setup program and turn up the CD !!!

        Below is a guide to the Soundblaster range of cards, and their
relevant setup programs:-

        If you have your CD ROM drive connected through a SOUNDBLASTER
PRO card, then you should select your SBPRO directory, and run the
SBP-SET.EXE or SBP-MIX.EXE programs.

        If you have your CD ROM drive connected through a SOUNDBLASTER
16 card, or a SOUNDBLASTER AWE32 card, then you should select your
SB16 directory, and run the SB16SET.EXE program.

        Please consult the manuals for your relevant card for further
information.

Still no CD sound ???

        The only other possible problem you may have is your CD ROM
drive's audio cable not being connected. Usually, if you buy a CD ROM
drive that is to be connected via a sound card you will have a thick
ribbon cable which deals with the CD ROM data, BUT, you must also have
an audio cable. This is usually a thin wire with a small white plug at
either end. One end plugs into the back of the CD ROM drive, and the
other into a CD IN socket somewhere on the sound card.

        So, basically, if you bought your PC with a CD ROM drive already
installed, have checked the instructions and setup programs, and you
still have no CD Music, then contact the dealer and ask them why you
have no CD Audio.

        Alternatively, if you have installed your CD ROM drive yourself
then refer to the installation instructions in the manual, and check
that you have done everything correctly. If you still have no joy, then
contact the manufacturer.

SCSI CD ROM Drives :-

        If your CD ROM drive is not connected through your sound card,
and is a SCSI CD ROM drive then this can cause problems, as these do
not usually have an audio cable connecting them to the sound card.
Please consult the documentation which came with the drive, and SCSI
card, and look for CD Audio information.

HELP ON SPEECH :-

        The speech option will only work if you have 8 Mb of RAM.
Therefore, even if you do have an 8 Mb machine, the speech will only
work if most of the memory is free. The game will auto detect to see
if you have enough memory for the speech, if not the default sound
effects set will be used. You will require 7300 bytes total Memory Free
to run the game with speech.



