Before you install any piece of software

Before you install any piece of software, it is essential that your hard
drive be in optimal working order. It is recommended that you scan and
defragment your hard drive to ensure that your hard drive's data is
stored properly. Failure to verify this may result in corrupt data.

To run SCANDISK:
1. Left-click on the START button from the Taskbar.
2. From the START menu, highlight PROGRAMS, then select ACCESSORIES
SYSTEM TOOLS, and finally SCANDISK, to activate the program.
3. Once activated, make sure that there is a check mark in the
AUTOMATICALLY FIX ERRORS box, and select the hard drive you are
installing to. Once everything is set up correctly, click "START" in
the dialogue box to have the program start scanning your hard drive
and correct any errors.
4. Next, run defragment your hard drive by going to SYSTEM TOOLS
(as in the previous step) and highlight DISK DEFRAGMENTER.

Direct X is a Windows 95 game API (Advanced Programs Interface) that was
designed to smooth game play in Windows 95 as well as provide hardware
compatibility. At this time there are still hardware manufacturers whose
products do not work properly with DirectX. If any of the hardware you
are using does not support DirectX, please check with the manufacturer to
obtain updated drivers that fully support Windows 95 and DirectX.
DragonHeart: Fire & Steel requires DirectX 2 hardware compatibility in
order to run properly. Stuttering sound, distorted video, or other
hardware problems may be due to DirectX incompatibility. If you are
unsure whether or not your hardware drivers are DirectX certified, run
INSTALL DIRECTX from the DragonHeart AUTOPLAY menu. This will launch
DXSETUP which lists all of your video, audio, and network drivers.
Drivers marked "CERTIFIED" are DirectX compatible; drivers that say
"NO HARDWARE SUPPORT" or say nothing at all are not DirectX compatible
and may cause problems when running the game. You can attempt to install
DirectX by clicking on "Reinstall DirectX". If your drivers still do not
certify, please contact your hardware manufacturer to obtain Windows 95
DirectX compatible drivers for that device.
Also, if DirectX overwrites a device driver that detriments system
performance, you may "Restore Windows Drivers" from DXSETUP as well.

Make sure you have installed the correct Windows 95 drivers for your
sound card. If you still get no sound within the game you might want to
re-install the drivers for your particular sound card.

Choppy or stuttering video or audio problems may be improved by adjusting
the CD-ROM read-ahead cache. To adjust the read-ahead cache, right click
on the MY COMPUTER icon, then choose PROPERTIES, PERFORMANCE, then FILE
SYSTEM Click the CD-ROM tab, then click OPTIMIZE ACCESS PATTERN FOR: and
check to make sure if the cache is equal to your CD-ROM drive
(for example, QUAD SPEED OR HIGHER.) Move the SUPPLEMENTAL CACHE SIZE
slider to SMALL, then click APPLY.

Q: When running DragonHeart, my Windows 95 desktop background will become
off color? Why does it do this?
A: Computers running in 256 color mode will only be able to support one
256 color image at a time. When running DragonHeart your background
image will temprarily become a 16 color image while DragonHeart is
running.

Q: Why does my screen saver activate while I'm playing DragonHeart?
A: When using the joystick as an input device, the screen saver will
activate if Windows 95 does not receive any keyboard or mouse activity.
If you are going to play DragonHeart with a joystick, game pad, or GrIP
disable your screen saver.