---------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive - Trial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (c)2001 Microsoft (r) Corporation. All rights reserved. This document provides information about Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial CD as well as answers to questions that you might have. ------------------------ How to Use This Document ------------------------ This file, README.TXT, is stored on your Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial Version CD-ROM. To view the Readme file in Windows Notepad, maximize the Notepad window, and turn on the Word Wrap feature. To print the Readme file, open it in Notepad or another word-processing program, and click Print on the File menu. -------- CONTENTS -------- 1. PRODUCT DEFINITION 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3. INSTALLATION TIPS 4. TROUBLESHOOTING 5. TRIAL VERSION USERS NOTE 6. VISIT MICROSOFT ON THE WEB ------------------ PRODUCT DEFINITION ------------------ Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial is a multimedia training CD-ROM. Simulations, animated conceptual topics and self-assessment quizzes create an easy and flexible learning environment. This interactive training is available in the following languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Swedish. Select and Open Licensing are available for Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive. Please contact your Microsoft Field Representative or Large Account Reseller for additional information. ------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ------------------- Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 (or higher), or Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me or Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Multimedia PC with a 75Mhz Pentium or higher processor. 16 MB RAM for Windows 95/98,32 MB RAM for Windows NT/Me and 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000 Professional. A minimum of 4 MB available hard disk space for a partial install. A full installation requires 25 MB of hard disk space. A double-speed CD-ROM drive or better (for single station operation). Super VGA display 640 x 480 with at least 256 colors. Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. Windows-compatible sound board. Headphones or speakers required for Audio syllabus. ----------------- INSTALLATION TIPS ----------------- Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial CD-ROM assumes that you have some specific Windows options set on your computer. Check the following list to ensure that you have everything set up properly to run the Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial lessons: For Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0: To hear audio, you must have the Windows Audio Compression Codecs installed. >>>>To install the codecs: 1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. 2. Point to Settings. 3. Click Control Panel. 4. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 5. Click the Windows Setup tab. 6. Click Multimedia in the Components list. 7. Click Details. 8. Select the Audio Compression check box. 9. Click OK. 10. Click OK, and follow the instructions. For Windows 2000 or Windows Me: To hear audio, you must have the Windows Audio Compression Codecs installed. This is usually already available and running on your computer if you have a sound card and are running Windows 2000. >>>>To verify that the codecs is working properly: 1. Click the Start button. 2. Point to Settings. 3. Click Control Panel. 4. Double-click the Add/Remove Hardware icon. 5. Click Next in the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard. 6. Choose Add/Troubleshoot a device and click Next. 7. If Audio Codecs appears in the installed hardware list, click Next. The wizard will check the status and display if the Codecs is working properly. 8. Click Next to continue with the troubleshooting wizard. Some lessons will only work if your computer is connected to a network of other computers. If you are in a business environment, see your system administrator to configure your network connection. If you would like to print some of these files, you must be connected to a printer. You may notice improper page layout on some dot-matrix printers. --------------- TROUBLESHOOTING --------------- AutoRun may not work on some CD changers. For users of anti-virus software: You may experience severe performance problems while running Microsoft Interactive Training products and some anti-virus software programs at the same time. If this occurs, we recommend not using Microsoft Interactive Training's Cache Manager feature while your anti-virus software is running. If you are having display problems: Some video cards are not compatible with Internet Explorer 4. If you experience display problems, check with your hardware manufacturer for an updated driver. If you are having problems with the animations: Some video cards are not compatible with DirectX, which is used to play animations in Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial CD-ROM. If you experience problems with playback, your video card may be incompatible with the latest version of DirectX. Check with your hardware manufacturer for an updated driver. If you are having audio problems -1 : If you are experiencing no audio or poor quality audio, you may need updated drivers. Check with your hardware manufacturer, or visit the Microsoft DirectX Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/ for more information. If you are having audio problems -2 : If you are experiencing problems with audio stuttering when playing certain topics and you are using a Dell computer, please visit the Dell Technical Support site at http://support.dell.com/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=1071&libid=3 and download the WS410 Audio Drivers (Crystal 4237b) Windows 95 v A00. (Note: The exact file name is DD28693.EXE.) If you are aware of a computer which exhibits the scratchy/choppy audio playback problem but which does not use one of the sound cards listed above, please send e-mail in English only to MSPINPUT@MICROSOFT.COM. Please include the operating system you are using, the type of sound card that you have, and the exact symptoms of the problem. If the training is installed on a NTFS disk drive, users other than those with Administrator or Power User privileges may not be able to access the training content. In order to correct this, all users must be given read/write privileges to all the files in the Database folder of the training title (usually found in the C:\Program Files\MSPress\Training). -------------------------- TRIAL VERSION USERS NOTE -------------------------- If you installed a Trial version of Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive, you will not be able to view the entire contents of the syllabus which would be seen in the final release version. -------------------------- VISIT MICROSOFT ON THE WEB -------------------------- http://www.microsoft.com - The Microsoft Corporation Home Page http://mspress.microsoft.com/ - The Microsoft Press Home Page Microsoft (r) Office XP Professional Step by Step Interactive Trial Version The names of companies, products, people, characters, and/or data mentioned herein are fictitious and are in no way intended to represent any real individual, company, product, or event, unless otherwise noted. --------------------------------------------------- (c)2001 Microsoft Corporation. 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