Atari 3 Video Games User Manual


 
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SETUP AND INSTALLATION
1. Start Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP.
2. Insert the RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 CD–ROM game disc into your CD–ROM drive.
3. If AutoPlay is enabled, the RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 launcher screen should appear. If AutoPlay is
not enabled, or the installation does not start automatically, click on the Start button on your
Windows
®
taskbar,then on Run.Type D:\StartMe.exe and click on OK. Note: If your CD-
ROM drive is assigned to a letter other than D, substitute that letter.
4. On the RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 launcher screen, click the Install RCT3 button and follow the
on–screen instructions to finish installing the RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 CD-ROM game.
5. After installing the game, we strongly recommend that you check for updates. Re-insert the
game disc into your CD-ROM drive and click on the Updates button on the launcher screen.
6. After RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 is installed, you may launch the game either from the launcher
screen by clicking Play RCT3, or by clicking on the Start button, then Programs > Atari >
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 > Play RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (for XP users, click on the
Start button, then on All Programs > Atari > RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 > Play
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3).
7. Visit atari.com/rollercoastertycoon for the latest information about the game.
Note:You must have the RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 game disc in your CD-ROM drive to play.
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Installation of DirectX
®
RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 requires DirectX
®
9.0 or higher in order to run. If you do not have DirectX
®
9.0 or higher installed on your computer, click “Yes” to accept the DirectX
®
9.0 License Agreement.
This will then launch the DirectX
®
9.0 Installer.
Microsoft Photo Story
®
3
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows lets you create fun and exciting video stories from your pictures.
By using
Photo Story 3,you can touch-up, add motion, effects, music, and more to your pictures and
save them as a video story that you and others can watch in a media player that supports playback
of Windows Media
®
Video (WMV) files, such as Windows Media Player 10.
Photo Story 3 is included with RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 so you can share the screenshots and the peep
photos you take in
RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 with your friends and family in a fun and
exciting way.
When you are installing
RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3, the setup program will ask you if you want to install
Photo Story 3.To install Photo Story 3 for Windows, click OK, and then follow the instructions on the
screen. If
Photo Story 3 for Windows is already installed on your computer,or if your computer is not
running the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, the game setup program will skip this step.
Note:To install Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows,your computer must be running the Microsoft
Windows XP operating system, and Windows Media Player 10 must be installed. For a complete list of
system requirements, see the
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows Web site
(
www.microsoft.com/photostory).
Atari does not control, and disclaims any responsibility or liability for,the functioning and performance of third-
party web sites and any content on or available through third-party web sites.
If you do not choose to install Photo Story 3 when you are first installing RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3,you
can choose to install
Photo Story 3 at any time by doing one of the following:
Click the Install Photo Story 3 button on the
RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 launcher screen.
Insert the
RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 CD in your CD-ROM drive. In Windows Explorer,locate the Photo
Story 3 for Windows folder on the game CD-ROM, and then double-click the Photo Story 3 Setup file
named PStory.msi file to begin installing
Photo Story 3.
For complete information about using
Photo Story 3, see Photo Story 3 for Windows Help.
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