Dogz II, Your Virtual Petz, by PF.Magic. Contents: 1. Installation 2. Product Overview 3. Key Features 4. Tips and Fun Stuff 5. Troubleshooting 6. Platform Requirements 7. How to Order 1. Installation DOGZ II RETAIL CD-ROM On your Dogz II CD, click on the "Install Dogz II" button, or at the root level of the CD in the Dogz II directory, double-click the file called "Setup.exe" to launch the installer. CATZ II ADOPTION KIT (Included on Dogz II Retail CD-ROM) On your Dogz II CD, click on the "Catz II Demo" button, or at the root level of the CD in the Catz II Demo directory, double-click the file called "Setup.exe" to launch the installer. DOGZ II ADOPTION KIT (3 floppy disk set) Insert Disk 1 of the Dogz II Adoption Kit. Double-click the file called "Setup.exe" to launch the installer. Follow the instructions to complete your Dogz II Adoption Kit installation. Note - some of the features described below are only in the full retail version of Dogz II. Remember, each Petz II Adoption Kit comes with 5 Petz breedz and a limited number of toyz. You can only have one Petz out at a time in the Adoption Kits. When you purchase the full version of Dogz II or Catz II, you'll be able to enjoy all the cool new features such as having two Petz out at once, (yes, Dogz and Catz can play together now), a whole collection of fun new toyz, and the ability to download new breedz and toyz from our Web site at: www.petz.com Please note: When you install a Petz II product, Microsoft DirectX is also installed, but will not overwrite drivers you already have. Once Installation is complete, restart your computer, then go to the folder called PF.Magic on your hard drive, and double- click the file called "Petz II.exe" to launch and begin playing with your new Petz. 2. Product Overview Dogz II and Catz II are the newest releases in PF.Magic's best-selling line of Virtual Petz. These products continue PF.Magic's mission to deliver the best virtual Petz experience in the world. In Dogz II and Catz II no two Petz are alike - every pet looks unique and has a unique personality. Your virtual Petz are now even more intelligent and can play and interact with each other! Also, more breedz of Petz and more toyz are available on the Web for users to download. Dogz II and Catz II are sold separately. When both products are installed, Dogz and Catz can play with each other and with each other's toyz. There are 3 separate areas in Dogz II: Playpen - This is the primary area. Play with adopted Petz and toyz here. (You can also let your Petz out of the Playpen into the Fullscreen Mode - here you can play with your Petz right on your desktop as you work in other applications or windows.) Adoption Center - Check out all the different breedz and adopt your Petz here. Also, connect directly to the Online Adoption Center to see what new breedz are available to download. Toybox - Get new toyz and rearrange your Supply Shelf here. Also, connect directly to the Online Toy Shop to download new toyz. Owner's responsibility: All Dogz that you adopt require daily attention. Although you can adopt as many Dogz as you like, you need to care for them properly. If you neglect your Petz, they will run away. Proper care for your Petz means playing with them, feeding them food and water, and giving them attention everyday that you launch Dogz II. 3. Key Features in Dogz II: The most lifelike and warmest Virtual Petz. Multiple Character Interaction: 2 Petz can be out at once and play together (Dogz-Dogz, and if you also own Catz II, Catz-Catz and Dogz-Catz). Interactions include: Play w/ toyz together, chase, wrestle, fight, square off or be friendly. Adding New Content: Download new Breedz & Toyz from the Web: www.petz.com Customizable Interface: Stock the Supply Shelf with your favorite toyz - including multiple copies of any toy. Improved look: Dogz are more expressive than ever before and are true real-world breeds. Adopt Multiple Petz: Adopt multiple Petz of the same breed, all are unique, individual Petz. No two Dogz are exactly alike. Improved Training: Affect your Dogz' behavior with positive and negative reinforcement. Screen Saver: Petz will show off in the Showcase mode. The Slide Show mode presents all your Petz photos. Import Old Petz - Backwards compatibility: Adopted Petz from Dogz 1.0 can be imported into Dogz II, so you don't have to abandon your previously adopted Petz. Copy a Petz: Make a copy of your favorite Dogz and post them on the Web for others to play with or take your Petz to a friend's computer to play. (Your friend will need to own Dogz II for this to work.) 4. Tips & Fun Stuff PETTING: Stroke your Petz with the cursor while holding down the left mouse button to pet them. PICK THEM UP: Click and hold down the right mouse button while over a Petz to pick it up and carry it. Let go of the mouse button to drop your Petz. TRAIN YOUR PETZ: Gesture (wiggle a treat) in a direction to see Petz do a trick in that direction. This advanced degree of training is awesome. Wiggle a treat over a toy to make Petz do a trick with that toy - e.g. fetch it, balance it on nose, jump on it. FEED YOUR PETZ: Dogz need to be fed food and water daily. PLAY WITH THEM: There is endless fun to be had with all the toyz provided. TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM: If you neglect or abuse your Petz, they will run away. Proper care for your Petz means playing with them, feeding them food and water, and giving them attention every day that you launch Dogz II. GAMES: Watch two dogz play "catch" with the ball. See if you can get two Petz to play games with each other. Throw the flying disc and watch your dogz catch it. Adults are faster and can catch up more easily. 5. Troubleshooting: ** I AM GETTING A FILE NOT FOUND ERROR - Make sure you have virtual memory turned on. To do this, open System in your Control Panels and select the Performance tag. Then, click on the Virtual Memory button at the bottom and choose "Let Windows manage my virtual memory settings." - Also, you need to make sure that the hard disk where your virtual memory swap disk is has at least 50 MB free. This is generally your C:/ drive. ** I GET AN ERROR INSTALLING PETZ II - As with all setup programs, you should exit any open applications before running setup, including any other Petz programs. Make sure you exit out of ALL open applications before installing Petz II. ** I HAVE A PROBLEM RUNNING SCANDISK AND PETZ II AT THE SAME TIME Due to the complexity of Petz II, and the large amount of unique animation and sound, Petz II will often prevent ScanDisk from running to completion. This is due to signifigant amounts of swap activity in Windows virtual memory. If you experience trouble, we recommend you close Petz II before running ScanDisk. If you run ScanDisk automatically, we suggest using the Slideshow Screen Saver. Slideshow uses minimal system resources, and will allow ScanDisk to complete. ** MY MODEM REGISTRATION FAILS - This is most likely due to an error in your modem setup. Try re-hooking up your modem. You may also have trouble registering through LAN modem networks. An easy solution to both of these problems is to print out your Petz II Registration card and Mail or Fax it to the address or number provided on the printout. ** I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0 WHEN MY PETZ ARE IN FULLSCREEN - There are incompatibilities between Internet Explorer 4.0 and Petz II Active Background mode. To fix this, disable Active Background mode by unchecking "Active Background Mode On" in the General Options menu under your Options Menu item. You will still be able to go to Fullscreen mode, but you will not be able to access files underneath your Petz II program. ** ACTIVE BACKGROUND IS NOT WORKING, AND I AM NOT USING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.0 - If you are experiencing problems in Active Background Mode, such as not being able to pick up your Petz, you may be able to fix this by adding a line to your "Autoexec.bat" file. To do this, go to the root level of your C:\ drive and find "Autoexec.bat". Right-click on "Autoexec.bat" and select "Edit" from the pull-down menu; this will open the file as an editable text file. Add the following line to the bottom of the file: Path="The Path to your PetzII.exe file";%PATH% For example, if you have installed Petz II to its default directory, the line would read: Path="C:\Program Files\PF.Magic\Petz II";%PATH% Close "Autoexec.bat" and click "Yes" when prompted to save these changes. You will need to restart your computer for these changes to take effect. ** I GET WINDOWS POP-UP MENUS WHEN I TRY TO CLICK ON THE SUPPLY SHELF -In Petz II Active Background mode, Diamond InControl Tools' left-click or right-click popup menu may appear when clicking on the Supply Shelf. To stop this from happening, go to Popup Menus under Display Properties and uncheck "Start Menu" under Left Mouse Button Popup Menu and/or "Enable Customized Popup Menu" under Right Mouse Button Popup Menu. -You can also choose to disable Petz II Active Background mode if you want to keep your customized InControl Tools' mouse options active. To do this, uncheck the "Active Background Mode On" option in your Petz II General Options menu. Remember, if you disable the Active Background mode, you will no longer be able to work in your open windows while Petz II is running. ** I'VE LOST MY PETZ II SCREEN SAVER PASSWORD -If you forget your Petz II Screen Saver password while in the Screen Saver, you will need to restart your computer and enter a new password in your Display Properties/Screen Saver dialog. You can do this by launching Petz II, choosing "Screen Saver Options" from the Options menu and clicking on the Change button next to the "Password protected" option box. Type in and confirm your new password and then click "Ok" to save your new password. ** MY SCREEN SAVER IS SET TO PETZ II EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T CHOOSE IT IN THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES -Selecting "Screen Saver Options" from the Petz II Options menu automatically switches any previously- enabled non-Petz screen saver to the Petz II screen saver. You will need to go back into your Screen Saver properties to choose a different screen saver. ** I'M EXPERIENCING STRANGE BEHAVIOR WITH MY PETZ OR THEIR TOYZ -Do not worry - your Petz probably just need a rest. Simply close the application re-launch it. That is likely to cure many of the problems you may have. -You can first try resetting your PF.Magic registry by holding down the Control key, Shift key and Home key at the same time that you launch Petz. You will get a dialog asking if you want to reset the registry. Click OK and your program will launch. -If Petz II continues to act up, you may want to try reinstalling your Petz II program. To do this, first uninstall Petz II by opening the Add/Remove Programs Properties in your Control Panel at the root level of My Computer or under Settings in the Start Menu. In the Install/Uninstall menu, select Petz II from the list and click on the "Add/Remove..." button. Choose "Yes" in the "Confirm File Deletion" dialog. NOTE: Uninstalling Petz II will NOT delete your Adopted Petz. They will be waiting for you in their Playpen after you reinstall. Reinstall Petz II by launching "Setup.exe" from your Petz II CD-ROM. ** NO SOUNDS ARE HEARD, OR THE SOUND IS NOT PLAYING PROPERLY -Make sure the "Play Sound Effects" option is checked in the "General Options" menu and that you don't have "Play Sound Effects Only if Front Window" selected. If you're not hearing sounds in the Screen Saver, you may not have the "Petz II Sound Effects" option selected in your "Screen Saver Options" menu. -Petz will not make sounds when the Playpen is minimized (this is a quick way to quiet your Petz down!). Make sure the Playpen is open on the screen or that you are in Fullscreen mode. -You may have a problem with your DirectX sound drivers. Try reinstalling Petz II. If this does not work, we suggest you try getting the most recent DirectX sound drivers directly from Microsoft by downloading it off their web site at: www.microsoft.com/directx/default.asp ** MY OTHER APPLICATIONS GET NO SOUND WHEN PETZ II IS RUNNING; EVEN WHEN PETZ II SOUND IS TURNED OFF -Sorry, Petz II needs to initialize the sound channel when launched, whether or not you have sounds on. This means that Petz II needs to have constant access to the sound channel, therefore not allowing other applications to play sound. You will still be able to play CD's in your CD-Rom drive, though. Quit Petz II in order to hear sounds in other applications. ** I GET A CRASH TRYING TO RUN PETZ II WITH ANOTHER APPLICATION - Many older programs cannot run with newer programs that use Microsoft's DirectX. Since Petz II uses DirectX's sound drivers, you may not be able to run Petz II at the same time as some of these older programs. ** THE GENERAL OPTIONS PULL-DOWN MENU TAKES A LONG TIME TO APPEAR -If you had a network connection but no longer do, and have a link to the network in your Startup folder, you will experience long pauses in the Petz II program when you open the General Options Menu. To fix this, either reconnect to the network, or delete your network link in "Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup." ** I CANNOT "IMPORT" PETZ FROM A FOLDER THAT MY FRIEND COPIED FOR ME -The import feature is only for importing Petz from Dogz I or Catz I. It is not for bringing in Petz from Petz II that friends copied for you or that you downloaded off of the internet. In these cases, you need to copy your new Petz file into your "Adopted Petz" folder. ** I CAN'T STOP PLAYING WITH PETZ II -That's OK. Just be sure to play with all of the Petz you have adopted equally, so that none feel left out. ** MY NON-VIRTUAL DOGS AND/OR CATS ARE GETTING JEALOUS WHEN I PLAY WITH PETZ II -Don't forget to give your other pets love and affection, food and water, and all the care that they need. We know that your other pets may also want to join in the fun with Petz II, but we haven't gotten there yet. 6. Platform Requirements Win95 Pentium 75 MHz or higher 16mb RAM 40mb free hard disk space 256 colors Sound-blaster or compatible 16-bit sound card 7. How to Order Petz II TO ORDER VIRTUAL PETZ Just call TOLL-FREE: 1-800-48-ADOPT (1-800-482-3678) Dogz II and Catz II are available for Windows 95. Also available are Dogz, Catz & Oddballz - the original Virtual Petz! These Petz make great gifts! For Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Macintosh. Please have your credit card ready when you call. VISA, Mastercard & American Express Cards accepted. PF.Magic Virtual Petz are also sold through most retail software and toy channels. No animals were harmed in making Petz products. © PF.Magic, 1997