

This Help file contains:
 
 1.Install Instructions for Strike CD and the Adobe reader for online
   documentation.

 2.System Requirements

 3.Sample Configurations and Boot Disk Info

 4.Troubleshooting/Common Error Codes

 5.OSI Product Support Info

If the installation information given in the printed documentation is not 
working for you, this file gives some even more basic options which should 
work for most systems. If you still can't install or play the game after 
reading this file, please contact Origin Product Support.

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[INSTALLTION]

To install the Adobe Reader for viewing of Strike Commander's online
documentation, simply type "INSTALLA" from "D:\"(or whatever your CD's
drive letter is. This install will require approx. 2.5 MB of space on 
your hard-disk. The Default Directory for the reader will be "C:\ACROBAT",
but there is also an option to change the install dir as well. To start
the reader type "ACROBAT", and to read the Strike info go to the "FILE"
option and "OPEN" "STRKFICT.PDF" or "STRKTECH.PDF".

To install Strike Commander, simply type "INSTALL" from your CD-ROM's
drive prompt, and follow the prompts to set up the game for your machine's
specifications. Select "NO" to the "Are you Satisfied" prompt to change the
default settings. Installing all of the Hard Drive files will generally
improve performance on ANY machine, but they are highly recommended for
users with 4 MB of RAM and/or a single speed CD-ROM. All files installed
to the HD will take up approximately 11.5 MB of space.

To Start the game type -

C:
CD SC
SCCD

***This assumes that you installed the game to the default directory "C:\SC"

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[SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS]

To play Strike CD, you must have at least-

Intel 486 (TM) or 100% Compatible
CD-ROM Drive
MS-DOS v5.0 or higher
4 MB RAM (557K/571,000 bytes Free Conventional + 2700K/2,765,000 bytes Free
          XMS or EMS memory)
256 Color VGA Graphics Board or better
MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions version 2.1 or higher
2 MB Hard Drive Space

Mouse (Optional) - Microsoft or 100% Compatible Driver

Music (Optional) - Ad Lib (R), Sound Blaster (R), MPU-401 interface General
Midi, or 100% compatible soundboard. Users of cards such as the Roland
Rap-10 will need to have an additional board to play back digital sound
effects - a Sound Blaster (R) or 100% Compatible recommended.

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[SAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS]

     -- XMS --

   CONFIG.SYS:

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
FILES=30
BUFFERS=30
(Add your CD-ROM drivers here)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /P

   AUTOEXEC.BAT:

PATH=C:\DOS;C:\
PROMPT $P$G
(Add your MSCDEX.EXE driver here)
(Add your MOUSE driver here)
SET COMSPEC=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM
C:

     -- EMS --

   CONFIG.SYS:

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 2848 RAM I=B000-B7FF
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
BUFFERS=30
(Add your CD-ROM drivers here)
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /P

   AUTOEXEC.BAT:

PATH=C:\DOS;C:\
PROMPT $P$G
(Add your MSCDEX.EXE driver here)
(Add your MOUSE driver here)
SET COMSPEC=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM
C:


***Users with 8 MB ram or better should increase the amount of memory to
   be used for EMS when using EMM386.EXE. Remember that numbers specified
   should be a multiple of 256.

   ex. "DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 5120 RAM I=B000-B7FF"
   ex. "DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 7168 RAM I=B000-B7FF"
   

***Some Machines may have ROM in the E000 range, so you may need to exclude
   this area when using EMM386. If you are using an SCSI adapter, you will 
   also need to exclude its BIOS area when using EMS as well - see your 
   adapter's manual for info on finding its BIOS address.
   
   ex. "DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 2848 RAM X=E000-EFFF I=B000-B7FF"
   ex. "DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 2848 RAM X=E000-EFFF X=C800-CBFF I=B000-B7FF"


***You may also add SMARTDRV.EXE to the above configurations to improve
   system performance, but it will generally only help those with more
   than 8 MB of RAM. EX. "C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE 2048". It is also recommended
   that you DO NOT install the game with SMARTDRV.EXE active - put it in
   afterwards! See your DOS manual or help file for more info. Users with
   only 4 MB RAM should not specify more then 256K on the SMARTDRV.EXE
   driver line. Bus Mastering Hard Drive Controller users may need to load
   SMARTDRV.EXE's double buffering driver in the CONFIG.SYS if they
   encounter graphic distortion.
   
   ex."DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE DOUBLE_BUFFER"

***Users that have more than 16 MB of RAM may have install problems due to
   DMA functions only being able to access up to 16 MB. If you have a 
   problem, try using a large SMARTDRV.EXE cache and/or RAMDRIVE.SYS ram
   drive to trick the game into thinking that you have less memory.

***If your SOUNDCARD requires drivers, make sure to include them as well!
   SB16 users should include all SB lines found in the AUTOEXEC.BAT, but
   they usually will not need to load CTSB16 or CTMMSYS in the CONFIG.SYS.

To make a BOOT DISK for the game-

1.Put a blank floppy disk in your "A" drive.

2.From the "C:\" prompt, type in "FORMAT A:/S".( "SYS A:" may be used in 
  place of this command if the disk is PRE FORMATTED)

3.After the format is complete, type in "COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A:"

4.Type in "COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:"

5.Type in "EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS", then edit your file to resemble the above
  configurations as closely as possible. Put "REM" in front of any line
  that doesn't seem necessary - EX. "REM C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS".

6.Save the modified file by using the editor's "FILE" menu to "SAVE" and
  then "EXIT" - use your mouse if present.

7.Type in "EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT" and modify this file in the same manner as
  the CONFIG.SYS. 

8.Save and exit the AUTOEXEC.BAT.

9.REBOOT your system, then try to play the game!

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[TROUBLESHOOTING]

Common Error Codes-


0203xFFFF ........ Out of Far Memory.  This should be rare, however, a boot 
                   disk should solve this.  If it doesn't, then check for 
                   TSR's which may be using upper memory through the
                   "Devicehigh" or "Loadhigh" commands.  This includes the 
                   "/e" on the MSCDEX line. Try loding them low as memory
                   will allow.

0303xFFFF ........ Out of EMS Memory.  This one should be more common on 
                   machines with 4 megs of RAM and some TSR's loading high.  
                   Be sure to have at least 2700K EMS with some breathing 
                   room to spare.  You may want to maximize the upper memory 
                   usage by booting with only an XMS or extended memory 
                   manager like HIMEM.SYS from DOS.  See the install guide, 
                   page 6, for a suggested boot configuration using XMS 
                   memory.

1303xFFFF ........ Out of Memory, Memory too Fragmented.  This should be rare, 
                   but possible on 4 meg machines, and nonexistant on 8+ meg
                   machines.  Basically what is happening is that as data is 
                   de-allocating memory, the blocks being left open are not 
                   sufficient to contain a chunk of data without fragmenting 
                   it over several blocks.  Since the data must remain 
                   contiguous,  and have somewhere to go, this error is 
                   generated when either of these conditions cannot be met.  
                   A boot disk with NO non-essential TSR's should head off 
                   this error code.

C016xFFFF ........ This error occurs when a shape was not in the file cache 
                   when the program called on it.  Could be a TSR or 
                   fragmented memory causing it.
                   Usually restricted to 4 meg machines.

1209xFFFF ........ This error is basically a dos read error.  It means the CD 
                   Rom drive could not be accessed, the CD is no longer in the 
                   drive, or you selected "no" after getting a "disk error, 
                   try again? (y/n)" message while playing the CD.  Could be a 
                   bad CD, IO/IRQ conflict, or corrupted CD-ROM drivers.  Try 
                   re-installing if you copied the games executables to the 
                   hard drive when you originally installed the game. 
                   
1910 & 1941....... These are common install errors which can usually be
                   overcome by deleting the "SC" directory completely, then
                   re-installing after booting with the recommended configs
                   listed above. Try a Bootdisk!

***Remember that 90% of all installation problems tend to be CONFIGURATION
   problems. If you have problems running the game, try making a BOOT DISK
   FIRST, then RE-INSTALL the game (no matter how much you know about
   computers)! Simple works best with our games, so leave those unnecessary
   TSRs out!

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[Origin Product Support Information]

In the event that you can't troubleshoot a problem on your own, Origin
Customer Service is open from 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm Central Mon.
thru Fri. Call (512)335-0440.

BBS          (512)331-4446
FAX          (512)331-8559
INTERNET/FTP  SUPPORT@ORIGIN.EA.COM

Wait! Before you contact any of the above services, make sure to have the
following information readily available. Being as close to your machine as
possible will also help if you speak directly to a Service Rep.!

1.An EXACT copy of the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT that you INSTALLED/RAN
  our product with.
2.The Brand and Type of CPU that you are using.
3.Your Brand and Version of DOS
4.Your Brand and Type of Video Board(and Driver Version # if applicable)
5.Your Brand and Type of CD-ROM (and Driver Version #s)
6.A list of any Error Codes encountered.
7.A list of any other hard-ware devices present on your system (any device
  settings that you can find will certainly help as well!)

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Thanks for supporting Origin and EA products! 

Sean Mustakas
Origin Product Support

















