Release Notes for Microsoft(R) Scenes 
Version 1.00

This document contains information that supplements the 
Microsoft Scenes Quick Reference Card and online Help.

CONTENTS

1   System Requirements/Overview

2   Troubleshooting Tips

    > If not enough memory is available to run Scenes
    > If you have problems printing when Scenes is running
    > If the Scenes screen saver starts after you've exited Scenes
    > If transition effects take a long time
    > If the screen saver doesn't cancel immediately
    > If your miniatures aren't getting updated
    > If the screen-saver pictures do not appear to change
    > If you get the message "MS Scenes requires CTL3D.DLL version
      2.001 or later to work properly"
    > If you get the message "Unrecognized Error. Please reinstall
      Scenes" or "One or more files in the <name> picture set are
      damaged or missing"
    > If an application's password dialog box loses focus when
      you start Windows
    > If you cannot see part of the captions, wallpaper or Picture
      Information window

3   Software Compatibility Issues

    > Running multiple screen savers
    > Starting the Scenes screen saver from the Windows Control
      Panel    
    > After Dark
    > Intermission
    > ScreenCraze
    > Windows, Version 3.1 or later
    > Windows NT
    > MS-DOS, version 6.0 Delete Protection or Central Point
      Software's PC Tools Datamon
    > Fonts
    > DOS sessions
    > Communications activity
    > Desktop shells
    > Graphics applications

4   Hardware Compatibility Issues

    > ATI display drivers
    > Viper VESA local bus card
    > Diamond Speedstar 24X display driver
    > Microsoft Mouse Driver, version 9.0 or later
    > Laptop computers with desktop docking stations

5   Additional Credits


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1. System Requirements/Overview
============================================
The minimum requirements for Microsoft Scenes are a 386SX
running Windows 3.1 and a VGA display, 3 megabytes (MB)
of available disk space and 2 MB of available random-access
memory (RAM).

Scenes has been optimized for an SVGA display at 640x480
resolution. For the best-looking pictures, make sure your display
adapter, or card, and driver support 256 colors or more. Scenes
will also display on 16-color VGA displays; however, the colors
will be noticeably limited and will not match the original colors
of the pictures.

For pictures to fill the screen, set your display resolution to
640x480. At higher resolutions, Scenes will display wallpaper
pictures framed by the desktop color and pattern that you have
chosen in the Windows Control Panel.

Scenes packs its software and 48 full-color photographic images
on just two disks by compressing the images. Depending on computer
speed, picture changes can take up to five minutes as Scenes
decompresses the new picture. On most computers, pictures can
be changed every two minutes. Adjust the setting for picture
changes in the Screen Saver Settings dialog box to suit your
computer speed.


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2. Troubleshooting Tips
=============================================
This section provides supplements the Troubleshooting section
of Microsoft Scenes online Help.

If not enough memory is available to run Scenes
-----------------------------------------------
For proper operation, Scenes requires 2 MB of available
memory. You may be able to free up some memory by closing
other applications. If you are running MS-DOS, version 6,
with DoubleSpace and you get a message saying not enough
memory is available to run the Scenes screen saver, the
About Program Manager dialog box may still indicate that
you have more than 2 MB of memory available. Choose the
About command from the Scenes Control menu to see the
available memory that Scenes can actually use.

Running out of memory on a regular basis may be a result of
how your system is set up. For more information on potential
solutions, see "If not enough memory is available" in the
Troubleshooting section of the Microsoft Scenes online Help.

If you have problems printing when Scenes is running
----------------------------------------------------
If printing appears to stop, the printer you are using may be
shared on a network in which the server is running Scenes.
To correct this in Windows version 3.1, open Print Manager,
and, from the Options menu, choose High Priority. In Windows
for Workgroups, open Print Manager, choose Background
Printing from the Options menu, and then select High for
the Printing Priority.

If the Scenes screen saver starts after you've exited Scenes
------------------------------------------------------------
The Scenes screen saver will run after you've exited the Scenes
application if:
* You selected the Scenes screen saver in the Windows Control
  Panel.
* You crashed when Scenes was running and have not yet started
  Scenes again.
To run effectively, the Scenes screen saver should always
be started from the Scenes application, not from the Windows
Control Panel. To correct this situation, restart Scenes.
When you exit Scenes again, the Scenes screen saver will be
removed from the Windows Control Panel.

If transition effects take a long time
--------------------------------------
Make sure you are using the correct display driver for your
display adapter or card. Even with the correct driver, 
some displays may take longer than others to complete certain
transition effects. Experiment with different effects until you
find one that performs to your satisfaction, or use the "Cut"
transition effect.

If the screen saver doesn't cancel immediately
----------------------------------------------
Running other applications while using Microsoft Scenes can
occasionally slow the process of displaying pictures or the
time Scenes takes to start and stop the screen saver.
Applications that are processor-intensive, such as compilers,
or communications-intensive, such as CompuServe, are
particularly likely to affect the performance of Scenes.

If your miniatures aren't getting updated
-----------------------------------------
If the Microsoft Scenes dialog box does not display the
correct miniature for Current Wallpaper, you are probably
running an application that is set for "Always on Top,"
such as the Windows clock. To update the miniatures,
just click the Microsoft Scenes dialog box.

If the screen-saver pictures do not appear to change
----------------------------------------------------
You may have selected a custom picture set that contains just
one picture as your screen saver. If this is the case, Microsoft
Scenes "changes" from the current picture to the same picture.
In this situation, you will not be able to see the transition
effects because the image remains unchanged. To avoid this, select
a picture set with more than one picture, such as a Microsoft
Scenes collection, or select [All Picture Sets].


If you get the message "MS Scenes requires CTL3D.DLL version
2.001 or later to work properly"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
If you get this message when you try to start Microsoft Scenes,
installation of another application may have overwritten
CTL3D.DLL. To run properly, Scenes needs a more recent version of
CTL3D.DLL. To correct this problem, try reinstalling Scenes. If
you've installed multiple Scenes collections, you only need to
reinstall the collection with the most recent version of the
software.  This is probably the most recent collection you
purchased.  Use the Add Picture Set Wizard to add any other
collections, as well as any custom picture sets you've created.

If you reinstall Scenes but continue to get this message, you
may be running an application that stores CTL3D.DLL in a
different location than the \WINDOWS directory. To determine
which application is using this file, close other applications
you're using, and start Scenes again. If you are able to start
Scenes without getting this message, the application that was
running an older version of CTL3D.DLL is no longer running.

If you get the message "Unrecognized Error. Please
reinstall Scenes" or "One or more files in the <name>
picture set are damaged or missing"
-----------------------------------------------------------
This error message occurs when one or more files is erased or
damaged while Scenes is active. This message will appear when the
screen saver is activated or a wallpaper picture from a damaged
picture set is selected. If the current picture set is a Scenes
collection, reinstall the collection from the original disks.
If the picture set is a custom picture set, remove it with the
Remove Picture Set Wizard, and then add it again with the Add 
Picture Set Wizard. If the custom picture set was from
Genigraphics Corporation, add the picture set from the original
disks.

If an application's password dialog box loses focus when you
start Windows
--------------------------------------------------------------
Starting Windows automatically starts all applications with icons
in the StartUp group, beginning with the icon in the top-left
corner of the group. If an application with a password
dialog box, such as Microsoft Mail or Microsoft Schedule+, has
an icon before the Scenes icon in the StartUp group, you may 
have to activate the application's Sign In dialog box before
you can type your password. To correct this, move the Scenes
icon to the top-left corner of the StartUp group.

If you cannot see part of the captions, wallpaper, or
Picture Information window
------------------------------------------------------------
Check to see that the vertical and horizontal alignment on your
monitor are set properly. If you are using a high-resolution
"virtual" display, you may need to pan up to see the captions
or pan down and right to see the Picture Information window.
To display your wallpaper correctly, pan until the wallpaper
is centered on your screen.


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3. Software Compatibility Issues
=============================================

Running multiple screen savers
------------------------------
If more than one screen saver is running at a time, unpredictable
things can happen. Before starting another screen saver, including
After Dark, make sure you exit Scenes. 

Starting the Scenes screen saver from the Windows Control Panel
---------------------------------------------------------------
The Scenes screen saver is designed to run from the Scenes 
application in Program Manager. If you start the Scenes screen
saver from the Windows Control Panel, your settings will not be
saved correctly, and many features will not be available.
Instead, start Scenes from Program Manager, or, when you install
Scenes, choose to start Scenes automatically with Windows.

After Dark
----------
Make sure you do not have both the Scenes and the After Dark
icons in your StartUp group. 

If you use Scenes modules with the Randomizer module, be sure
to set the display time and duration to at least two minutes.
If that still is not enough time to decompress and change
Scenes pictures, you may need to increase the duration.

If you use the After Dark MultiModule, do not use it to
run more than one Microsoft Scenes module at a time.

Intermission
------------
Scenes After Dark modules will not run in Intermission 3.0.

ScreenCraze
------------
Using the Preview feature in ScreenCraze while Scenes is running
will freeze the screen saver and crash your system. In general,
running more than one screen saver at a time can cause
unpredictable results, including system crashes.

Windows version 3.1 or later
-----------------------------
If you are displaying wallpaper captions and you choose the Tile
button in the Task List, Windows will leave a space open on your
screen. If you don't want this space, clear the "Show Each
Picture's Caption" checkbox in the Microsoft Scenes dialog box.

Windows NT
----------
When running Scenes with Windows NT, the Keyboard QuickStart
is not available.

MS-DOS version 6.0 or Central Point Software's PC Tools
for Windows Delete Protection
-------------------------------------------------------
If you use the MS-DOS version 6.0 or if you use PC Tools
Undelete option and the Sentry Tracker option, configure
Data Sentry to exclude these files from those that Data
Sentry protects: 
MSSCENES.BMP. ~MSS*.BMP, and -*.TMP.

For details, consult your documentation for MS-DOS version 6.0
or PC Tools for Windows.

Fonts
-----
Scenes uses TrueType fonts. For the proper fonts to display in
the Picture Information window and the Microsoft Scenes online
Help, you must install two of the TrueType fonts that ship
with Windows version 3.1. These fonts are Arial and Times New
Roman. Also, you must use the Fonts icon in the Control Panel 
to enable TrueType fonts.

DOS sessions
----------------------------------
if you are running a DOS session, the Scenes screen saver will
not start automatically and the Keyboard QuickStart will not
be active. If you don't run the DOS session full screen,
however, you can use the Mouse QuickStart to start the Scenes
screen saver.

Communications activity
-----------------------
If you are downloading files from CompuServe or anticipate 
other prolonged communications or network-related activities,
turn the screen saver option off. This will ensure that your
connections are not interrupted unnecessarily when Scenes
is running.

Desktop shells
--------------
If you are running a Windows desktop shell, do not install
Scenes from a virtual screen or launch the Scenes icon as
maximized.

If you are running from a shell, it might hide the Scenes
wallpaper caption. Minimizing the desktop icon may correct
this problem. If you cannot see the caption, you can view a
picture's caption in the Picture Information window by
choosing Picture Information from the Scenes Control menu.

If you use Central Point PC Tools for Windows, do not run
utilities which run on a schedule, such as Anti-Virus,
while the Scenes screen saver is active.

If you use Norton Desktop for Windows' Sleeper, it may
change the Scenes wallpaper, even when the Scenes screen
saver is turned off. To avoid this problem, choose the
Keep Current Picture option in the Microsoft Scenes
dialog box before exiting Scenes.

Graphics applications
---------------------
If you are using an application that uses a lot of colors,
such as a graphics application, the palette for the Scenes
wallpaper may lose some of its colors, degrading the quality
of the wallpaper. This may occur when you activate an
application icon that includes many colors, too. 

This occurs because the windows of all applications, including
your wallpaper, are trying to share the available colors. (Only
256 colors are available on an SVGA display.) The active window
will determine the colors it needs for optimal display. Any
other windows, including the wallpaper, will have to use this
palette of colors. If you use graphics applications intensively
and this presents a problem for you, you might choose not to run
Scenes when you work.


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4. Hardware Compatibility Issues
============================================

ATI Display Drivers
-------------------
Some versions of the ATI Ultra drivers with Crystal fonts
have a bug that can cause a GPFault from within the Scenes
online Help. If you're using one of these drivers, switch
to any of the Ultra drivers that do not use these fonts.

The ATI Mach 32 driver also exhibits a couple of display-
related problems, including a slight clipping of pictures
on the left side of the screen.

If you are using a Mach 32 driver and you get a message
in Setup or the Microsoft Scenes dialog box stating that
you can make your pictures look better, open the Mach 32
Control Panel (FlexDesk). Make sure that your screen
resolution is set to 256 colors or more and that the
256-color palette has been turned on in the Advanced
dialog box.

If you're using the Mach 32 driver in 640x480 mode, select
the Small Font option. This will make the dialog boxes
and Microsoft Scenes online Help easier to read.

If you are using any ATI driver with Crystal fonts, a message
will appear in Scenes stating that you could make your pictures
look better. To display Scenes with 256 colors, turn off
Crystal fonts or select a driver without Crystal fonts.

Viper VESA Local Bus card
-------------------------
If you are using a Viper VESA driver and you get a message
in Setup or the Microsoft Scenes dialog box stating that
you could make your pictures look better, make sure that
your screen resolution is set to 256 colors or more and
that the 256-color palette has been turned on.

Diamond Speedstar 24X Display Driver
------------------------------------
If you are using the WSP48024.DRV driver, you may get a
GPFault in the driver if you use a custom picture with
unusual proportions as Scenes wallpaper.

Microsoft Mouse Driver version 9.0 or later
--------------------------------------------
If Screen Wrap is selected, using the Mouse QuickStart
option to activate the screen saver may be difficult.

Laptop computers with desktop docking stations
----------------------------------------------
Some laptop computers that use desktop "docking stations" may
be able to use a video card attached to the docking station.
However, that card may offer resolutions that are not available
when the laptop is used by itself. For example, when docked, 
your computer may be able to display 256 colors; as a laptop,
the same computer may be limited to 16 colors. Before removing
the laptop from the docking station, change your display driver
to one that the laptop is capable of using.


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5. Additional Credits
=============================================
Sierra Club and the Sierra logos are trademarks of the
Sierra Club. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.

Some of the photographs for the Microsoft Scenes Outer Space
Collections were provided by the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific from the slide set "The Planetary System." For 
information on membership or to order "The Planetary System"
or any other slide show, write: A.S.P., 390 Ashton Avenue,
San Francisco, CA. 94112.

After Dark is a registered trademark of Berkeley Systems.





