X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Demo

X-MEN(TM) LEGENDS 2 DEMO README Last Updated: 8/30/05 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION & SET UP 1. Minimum System Requirements 2. Autoplay 3. DirectX(R) VIDEO ISSUES 1. Monitors 2. In-game and Desktop Resolutions 3. Graphical Corruption When Changing Video Settings 4. Windowed Mode 5. Changing Brightness and Contrast GENERAL ISSUES 1. Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter 2. Uninstall Problems in Windows(R) XP 3. Uninstalling with Antivirus Software Enabled 4. Gamepad Options 5. Options for Lower End Systems 6. Slow Installation INTRODUCTION Refer to this document if you encounter difficulties with one or more aspects of installation or running the X-Men(TM) Legends 2 game. Many of the most commonly encountered issues are covered here. INSTALLATION & SET UP 1. X-Men(TM) Legends 2 Minimum System Requirements Minimum System Requirements: - 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible 64MB video card and drivers* - Operating System: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98/ME/2000/XP - Processor: Pentium(R) III 1.2 GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) 1.2 GHz - RAM: 256MB of RAM - Hard Drive Space: 800 MB minimum hard drive space - Sound Card: DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible true 16-bit sound card and drivers or higher compatible sound card - CD-ROM: 100% Windows(R) 98/ME/2000/XP compatible 16X speed or better CD-ROM drive and drivers - Controls: 100% Windows(R) 98/ME/2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and drivers - Additionally Supported Peripherals: 100% Windows(R) 98/ME/2000/XP compatible USB Gamepad *Important Note: Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipsets listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX(R) 9.0c compatibility. SUPPORTED CHIPSETS FOR WINDOWS(R) 98/ME/2000/XP All NVIDIA(R) GeForce2(TM) 64MB and better chipsets All ATI(R) Radeon 7500(TM) 64MB and better chipsets 2. Autoplay If the Windows(R) Autoplay feature is enabled on your computer, the splash screen will begin when you insert the X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse into your CD-ROM drive. On the splash screen, press Install and follow the on-screen instructions to continue the installation. If the Autoplay feature is disabled, you can begin the installation by doing the following: a. Go to the Start Menu and select Run. b. Type D:SETUP.EXE (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive letter) and press Enter. -or- a. Double-click on My Computer. b. Double-click your CD-ROM drive icon. c. Double-click on SETUP.EXE Windows(R) 98 may not be set up to autoplay CDs. To check, perform the following steps: a. Open the Windows(R) 98 Control Panel folder and double-click on the System icon. b. Click on the Device Manager tab. Click on the plus sign next to CD-ROM, select your CD-ROM and choose Properties. c. Click on the Settings tab. Insert a check mark in the box to the left of Auto Insert Notification and select OK. 3. DirectX(R) DirectX(R) 9.0c is required to run X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. If you do not have DirectX(R) 9.0c, you may download an updated version from Microsoft(R). VIDEO ISSUES 1. Monitors Please make sure your monitor supports the game resolution you are trying to play in. To check what resolutions your monitor supports, do the following: a) Open up My Computer b) Double-click on Control Panel c) Find the Display icon and open it d) Choose the Settings tab e) Locate the resolution pointer in the Desktop or Screen Area box and drag it to the far right The resolution choice shown is the maximum resolution your monitor is capable of displaying. If you do not want to change to this resolution now, select cancel. Your Desktop Area should be set to the game resolution you are trying to play in or higher. NOTE: Please make sure your monitor type is properly specified to insure correct reporting of available video resolutions. 2. In-game and Desktop resolutions In most cases, X-Men(TM) Legends 2 should choose the proper resolution for your system based on your processor, system memory, and video card. Changing the game resolution may result in decreased performance or visual quality. 3. Graphical Corruption When Changing Video Settings Changing the settings on your Video Options menu may sometimes result in temporary color corruption of the screen. These irregularities will disappear when you return to the game. Flickering may occur in certain video card and monitor settings. Manually raising the refresh rate in which the game runs will alleviate the flickering. 60-75Hz produces the most noticeable results. 4. Windowed Mode Windowed mode is not a supported feature of X-Men(TM) Legends 2. 5. Changing Brightness and Contrast On some video cards, changing the Brightness and Contrast levels all the way up or down may produce undesirable graphical results. If this happens, it is suggested that the "set default" option be used to reset these sliders back to their default settings. GENERAL ISSUES 1. Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter Using Alt-Tab or Alt-Enter to exit X-Men(TM) Legends 2 and switch to another application is not recommended. While you may be able to Alt-Tab/Alt-Enter to exit X-Men(TM) Legends 2, and the game will remain running in the task bar, you may not be able to recover the game by Alt-Tabbing/Alt-Entering back to it. At this point, you may have to use the Windows(R) Task Manager to close X-Men(TM)Legends 2. Hold down the Ctrl-Alt-Delete keys to bring up the Task Manager, then select X-Men(TM) Legends 2 from the list of programs currently running and hit the End Task button. Alt-Tab & Alt-Enter are not supported features of X-Men(TM) Legends 2. 2. Uninstall Problems in Windows(R) XP If you receive the following error while attempting to uninstall X-Men(TM) Legends 2: Internal Failure Error number: 0x80040707 You are attempting to uninstall on a Power User account when the game was installed on an Administrator account. You'll have to uninstall X-Men(TM) Legends 2 on the account you were logged into when you installed it. Log out of Windows(R) and login to the Administrator account on your system. Then you will be able to uninstall X-Men(TM) Legends 2 normally. 3. Uninstalling with Antivirus Software Enabled The uninstallation process may take more time if an antivirus software (like Norton Utilities(TM) or McAfee(R)) is currently running, even if the antivirus software is running in the background. Although X-Men(TM) Legends 2 will still uninstall correctly with this software running, disabling any antivirus program will make this process run faster. You will be able to uninstall X-Men(TM) Legends 2 normally. 4. Gamepad Options X-Men Legends(TM) 2 supports most gamepad types. Before use, check the Advanced Options to manually configure your gamepad. 5. Options for Lower End Systems Users with lower end systems may experience slower performance. Selecting the following options may improve the way X-Men(TM) Legends 2 runs on your machine. In the X-Men(TM) Legends 2 main menu, go to Settings. Make sure "Full Screen Anti-Aliasing" is turned off. You may also want to check the resolution slider and adjust it for the best fit for your machine. 6. Slow Installation Users with slower hard disk speed may experience a delay as the files extract during the demo installation. This may take up to several minutes.

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