VIZACT: Contents of README.TXT File for Vizact 2000 (240097)

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            Microsoft Vizact 2000 Readme File
                     September 1999
(c)  Microsoft Corporation, 1999. All rights reserved.
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This document provides late-breaking or other information
That is relevant to Microsoft Vizact 2000 and is
current as of the date above. After that date, you may
find more current information and resources on the
Microsoft Vizact Web site, available from the Help menu 
by clicking Vizact On The Web.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INSTALLATION, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, AND 
   OPERATING SYSTEM ISSUES

2. GENERAL ISSUES


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1. INSTALLATION, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, AND 
   OPERATING SYSTEM ISSUES
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This section includes the following topics:

   * Disable Virus Protection

   * Minimum System Requirements

   * Installing Without Removing the Preview Build

   * Installation Instructions

   * Uninstall Instructions

   * Repairing an Existing Installation of Vizact 2000

   * Exception Error During Install of Vizact 2000


Disable Virus Protection
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Some virus protection programs can interfere with the 
Microsoft Vizact 2000 Setup program. If you use a virus 
protection program on your computer, please disable it 
before running Setup. You can re-enable the virus 
protection program after Setup is complete. 

Note: If your virus-detection program starts 
automatically when you start Windows, you may be able to
disable it by restarting Windows while holding down the 
SHIFT key. For details consult your virus-detection 
program's documentation.


Minimum System Requirements 
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* Processor: PC with Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor.

* Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95 or later 
  operating system, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 
  operating system version 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later
  and Windows 2000 final version.

* Internet Explorer 5.0: Vizact requires the released 
  version of Internet Explorer 5.0 to create or browse
  activated pages.  If you do not have Internet Explorer 
  5.0, the CD setup will install it automatically for 
  you. When installing from the Internet, the installer 
  will prompt you to install it.

* Memory for Windows 95 or Windows 98: 24 MB of RAM 
  minimum. 32 MB recommended.

* Memory for Windows NT Workstation: 32 MB RAM minimum.

* Available hard-disk space: Installation requires 
  between 70-150 MB of disk space depending on current 
  configuration and options selected in "Custom" install.

* Monitor: VGA or higher-resolution monitor (256 colors);
  Super VGA recommended.

* Pointing device: Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft 
  IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device.


Installing Without Removing the Preview Build
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Vizact 2000 may not be able to successfully install all 
of its components if a Preview build of Vizact 2000 is 
still installed.

To uninstall an existing Vizact 2000 Preview build, 
click Start, then select Settings --> Control Panel, 
then select Add/Remove Programs.
Select Microsoft Vizact 2000, then remove the program.


Installation Instructions
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* From CD: Insert the Vizact 2000 CD into the CD drive. 
If the installation program does not start up 
automatically, on your desktop double--click 
"My Computer", then double-click the CD icon to start 
the installation program.

* From the Internet: If you download and install Vizact 
without first successfully installing Internet Explorer 
5.0, you will receive a warning when you attempt to run 
Vizact. The dialog box states: "One or more components 
required to run Vizact are not properly installed.  
Please reinstall Vizact to correct this problem."  To 
correct this error, Install Internet Explorer 5.0 first, 
then reinstall Vizact before using it.

On the Internet, Internet Explorer 5.0 can be installed 
from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/.  When 
installing, it is necessary that you select the checkbox 
options "Internet Explorer 5 Web Browser" and "Microsoft 
Virtual Machine".


Uninstall Instructions
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From the Start menu, select Settings --> Control Panel, 
then select Add/Remove Programs.  
Select Microsoft Vizact 2000, then remove the program.


Repairing an Existing Installation of Vizact 2000
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Click Start, then select Settings --> Control Panel, 
then select Add/Remove Programs.  Select Microsoft Vizact 
2000 and select Add/Remove (on Windows 2000 select 
Change). Vizact 2000 Setup will launch in maintenance 
mode. Select Repair Microsoft Vizact 2000. Then select 
the Repair errors option. If desired, check the option to
"Restore my Shortcuts".


Exception Error During Install of Vizact 2000
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You may receive an error message similar to the following
during Vizact 2000 setup:
   Exception error in IE5WZD in module MSJAVA.DLL

This behavior can occur if the Microsoft Java Virtual 
Machine (VM) on your system is damaged. 

To resolve this issue:
1. Click Start, then select Programs, then Windows 
   Explorer.
2. Double-click the Windows folder, and then double-click
   the Downloaded Program Files folder.
3. Remove the DirectAnimation Java Classes file. 
   To do so, click the file, and then on the File menu, 
   select Remove Program File.
4. Repeat Step 3 to remove the following files in the 
   Downloaded Program Files folder, and then restart 
   your computer:
      * Internet Explorer Classes for Java
      * Microsoft XML Parser For Java
      * Win32 Classes
5. Re-run the Vizact 2000 Setup. If setup launches in 
   maintenance mode, run the Repair option (see the topic 
   on Repairing Vizact 2000 installations).

This solution should allow you to complete the setup 
correctly.


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2. GENERAL ISSUES
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This section includes the following topics:

   * Editing files created using the 
     Preview versions of Vizact

   * Timeline does not draw correctly with 
     some ATI Rage video cards

   * Display color settings

   * Editing activated pages in other Office Applications

   *Discrepancies in the print guide: 
     "Getting Started with Microsoft Vizact 2000"


Editing files created using the 
Preview versions of Vizact
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Interactive Bullets, Horizontal Menu, Vertical Menu, and 
Picture Show components authored in earlier versions of 
Vizact are not editable with the final release.  It may 
be necessary to re-add these components to your pages 
using this release.


Timeline does not draw correctly with 
some ATI Rage video cards
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If your system uses an ATI Rage video card, Vizact may 
periodically not re-draw the numbers on the Timeline or 
the line which separates the scrolling region.

To solve this problem, install the latest drivers for the
video card. ATI's Technical Support web site provides the
latest drivers for download: http://support.atitech.ca/.


Display color settings
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Changing Display color setting or appearance scheme may 
cause Vizact to lock up or become unstable.

To prevent this from happening, save your work and close 
down Vizact before making changes to your display 
settings. Once the changes have been made, restart
Vizact.


Editing activated pages in other Office Applications
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In some cases, when Office 2000 documents which have been 
activated in Vizact are once again edited and modified in 
the original Office 2000 application which created it, 
some of the activated content may stop functioning 
correctly.

To prevent this from happening, use Vizact to edit the
activated portions of the document. When it's necessary 
to edit these portions of the documents in the original 
Office 2000 application, keep changes to those portions 
of the document to a minimum.


Discrepancies in the print guide: 
"Getting Started with Microsoft Vizact 2000"
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This section relates to the print guide provided with the
boxed version of Vizact 2000.  Minor changes were made 
to the Vizact user interface after this guide went to 
print. As such, the guide contains a few inaccuracies:

-Chapter Two, section on "What Can You Add to a Page?"
 mentions predesigned "Buttons". These are not included
 in this version of Vizact.

-Chapter Four, section on "Interactive Bullets". Process 
 for adding and editing bullets has changed from the 
 method described here.

-Tutorial, some processes have changed. 
 Vizact Help includes an up-to-date version of this 
 tutorial.

**For up-to-date and comprehensive information and 
instructions, open Vizact Help (via Help menu, F1 key, 
or Help toolbar button).**

(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999