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Q117634: Baseball 1994: Manual Installation Instructions

Article: Q117634
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1994 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Complete Baseball for Windows, version 1994 edition 
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SUMMARY
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This article provides instructions to manually set up Microsoft Complete
Baseball for Windows.

This installation is equivalent to the Fast setup option, which requires 6
megabytes (MB) of disk space and provides the fastest performance.

These instructions assume:

- Your hard disk drive is drive C.

- Your destination folder (directory) is C:\Baseball

- Your Windows folder is C:\Windows

- Your CD-ROM drive is drive D.

If your hard disk drive, destination folder, Windows folder, and/or CD-ROM drive
letters and directories are different, replace the drive letters and folder
names throughout this article with the drive letters and folder names on your
computer.

NOTE: The following manual installation instructions discuss copying, editing,
and modifying directories and files. For more information about accomplishing
these tasks in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Create a directory named Baseball and a subdirectory named Baseball\Daily on
  drive C. For example, from the MS-DOS command prompt on drive C, type the
  following and press ENTER:

  "MD C:\BASEBALL" (without the quotation marks)

  Then type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER:

  "MD C:\BASEBALL\DAILY" (without the quotation marks)

2. Copy all the files from the D:\App directory on your Baseball 1994 compact
  disc to the C:\Baseball directory on your hard disk.

3. Copy the following files into the C:\Baseball directory:

  D:\Readme.ico
  D:\Readme.txt
  D:\Baggage\Text.m11
  D:\Aamsstp\Baseball.stf

4. Copy all the files from the D:\Daily directory on your Baseball 1994 CD to
  the C:\Baseball\Daily subdirectory.

5. Without Windows running, perform the following steps at the MS-DOS command
  prompt. Allow MS-DOS to overwrite any files it finds already on your hard
  disk drive:

  NOTE: If you are using Windows 95 and get a message stating that the file you
  are trying to copy to the system is older than the one on the system, do not
  let Windows change it.
  a. Copy all the files from the D:\Zzsystem directory on your Baseball 1994 CD
     to the C:\Windows\System directory.

  b. Copy all the files from the D:\Viewer directory on your Baseball 1994
     compact disc to the C:\Windows\System directory.

  c. Copy the following files from the D:\Zzmmcat directory on your Baseball
     1994 compact disc to the C:\Windows\System directory:

  Catstub.exe
  Picclip.vbx
  Spush.vbx
  Vbrun300.dll

  d. Remove the read-only attribute from all the files in the C:\Baseball and
     the C:\Baseball\Daily directories.

Changes to the Win.ini File
---------------------------

Use a text editor such as Windows Notepad or WordPad to make the following
changes to the Win.ini file, which is located in the Windows directory:

1. Find the [mci extensions] section in the file and add the following line if
  it is not already present:

  "AVI=AVIVideo" (without the quotation marks)

2. Change or create the section labeled [Microsoft Multimedia Catalog] and add
  the following three lines to the section:

  CatalogNum=1
  Path=D:\zzmmcat\
  ParentCD=Microsoft Complete Baseball

Changes to the System.ini File
------------------------------

Use a text editor to make the following changes to the System.ini file, which is
located in the Windows directory:

1. Find the [Drivers] section in the file and add or modify the following
  lines:

  WaveMapper=msacm.drv MSACM.msadpcm=msadpcm.acm MSACM.imaadpcm=imaadpcm.acm
  VIDC.MSVC=msvidc.drv VIDC.RT21=indeov.drv VIDC.CVID=iccvid.drv
  VIDC.IV31=indeov.drv VIDC.MRLE=msrle.drv VIDC.YVU9=indeov.drv

2. Find the [mci] section in the file and add the following line if it is not
  already present:

  "AVIVideo=mciavi.drv" (without the quotation marks)

3. Find the [386Enh] section and add the following line if it is not already
  present:

  "device=vshare.386" (without the quotation marks)

  Verify that Vshare.386 is located in the \Windows\System subdirectory. If
  Vshare.386 isn't located in that directory, copy it from the \Zzsystem
  directory on the Complete Baseball disc.

Changes to the Control.ini File
-------------------------------

Use a text editor to make the following changes to the Control.ini file, which is
located in the Windows directory:

Find the [drivers.desc] section in the file and add or modify the following
lines:

  "msacm.drv=Microsoft Sound Mapper V2.00 msadpcm.acm=Microsoft ADPCM Codec
  V2.00 imaadpcm.acm=Microsoft IMA ADPCM Codec V2.00" (without the quotation
  marks)

Create the Baseball.ini File
----------------------------

Use a text editor to create the Baseball.ini file with the following entries:

     [baseball]
     idxpath=C:\BASEBALL\ 
     cd=D:\ 
     workpath=C:\BASEBALL\ 
     viewerpath=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ 
     rlefix=0

     [sound]
     installed=1
     fxsounds=1
     music=1
     random=1
     button=1

Save the Baseball.ini file in the Windows directory.

Create the Mssports.ini File
----------------------------

Use a text editor to create the Mssports.ini file with the following entries:

     [baseball]
     Key=<special characters>
     Path=C:\BASEBALL\DAILY

     [online]
     ViewerPath=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ 

NOTE: To insert the <special characters> after Key=, do the following: With
the NUMLOCK key turned on, place the cursor to the right of the Key= entry.
Press and hold down the ALT key while you type the numeric keypad numbers shown
below. Be sure to release the ALT key after typing each sequence of numbers:

  ALT+0177
  ALT+0184
  ALT+0187
  ALT+0182
  ALT+0180
  ALT+0180
  ALT+0182
  ALT+0182

Save the Mssports.ini file in the Windows directory.

Windows 3.x, Creating the Baseball Icons in Program Manager
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If you use the Windows Program Manager, use the steps below to create the
Baseball icons:

1. In Program Manager, create a new group called "Microsoft Multimedia" if there
  is not one there already.
  a. On the File menu, click New, and then select Program Group. Click OK.

  b. In the Description field of the Program Group dialog box, type the
     following and click OK.

  "Microsoft Multimedia" (without the quotation marks)

2. Create the following three items in the Microsoft Multimedia group. To create
  an item, do the following:
  a. On the File menu in Program Manager, click New.

  b. Click Program Item, and then click OK.

  c. Copy the information below into the fields of the Program Item Properties
     dialog box, then click OK

  Item 1:
  Description:      Complete Baseball
  Command Line:     C:\BASEBALL\BASEBALL.EXE

  Item 2:
  Description:      Complete Baseball Info
  Command Line:     notepad.exe C:\BASEBALL\README.TXT
  Icon File Name:   C:\BASEBALL\README.ICO

  Item 3:
  Description:      Online T-Shooting Tips
  Command Line:     notepad.exe C:\BASEBALL\DAILY\TBLSHOOT.TXT
  Icon File Name:   C:\BASEBALL\DAILY\TBLSHOOT.ICO

     NOTE: You must choose Change Icon to select the icon file above.

  Item 4
  Description:      Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
  Command Line:     C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CATSTUB.EXE

     NOTE: If the Multimedia Catalog icon is already in the group, you can just
     modify that icon.

Windows 95, Creating Start Menu Shortcuts
-----------------------------------------

If you are using Windows 95, use the following instructions to add Baseball to
the Start Menu:

1. With your right mouse button, click the Taskbar, and then click Properties.

2. Click the Start Menu Programs tab, and then click Advanced.

3. Double-click the Programs folder

4. Add a Microsoft Multimedia folder, if it does not already exist:
  a. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.

  b. Type the following and then press ENTER:

  "Microsoft Multimedia" (without the quotation marks)

5. Double-click the Microsoft Multimedia folder.

6. Add a shortcut icon for each item listed below.
  a. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Shortcut.

  b. Type the information for the Command Line, then click Next.

  c. Type the information for the Name, then click Finish

  Item 1
  ------

  Command line       C:\Baseball\Baseball.exe
  Name               Complete Baseball

  Item 2
  ------

  Command line       Notepad.Exe C:\Baseball\Readme.txt
  Name               Complete Baseball Info
  Icon File Name     C:\Baseball\Readme.ico

  Item 3
  ------

  Command line       Notepad.Exe   C:\Baseball\Daily\Tblshoot.txt
  Name               Online T-Shooting Tips
  Icon File Name     C:\Baseball\Daily\Tblshoot.ico

  Item 4
  ------

  Command line       C:\Windows\System\Catstub.exe
  Name               Microsoft Multimedia Catalog

7. If an Icon File Name is listed for the item, do the following to change the
  icon that appears in the Start Menu:
  a. With your right mouse button, click the shortcut, and then click
     Properties.

  b. Click the Shortcut tab, and then click Change Icon

  c. Click Change Icon, and then type the information for the File Name.

  d. Click OK, and then click OK to finish.

Restarting Windows
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Exit or Shut Down Windows and restart the computer. The installation is complete.

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