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                        How to Install Active Life 1.5
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The installation process allows you to select which directory you would like
to contain Active Life files. The directory you name will be created if it
doesn't already exist, and the files will be copied from the diskette(s) to
this target directory. Some files are in compressed form on the diskette(s)
and will be automatically uncompressed as they are installed.

Step 1:  Insert the (first, if two) Active Life diskette into drive A:

Step 2a: If installing for Windows, select Run from the File pull-down menu in
         the Program Manager and type in A:ALWIN. ALWIN is a Windows program
         that will install the files for Active Life 1.5, Windows edition.

Step 2b: If installing for DOS, run ALDOS

Step 2c: If installing for OS/2 PM, run ALPM


Step 3: For DOS users only!

	If you are installing the DOS version of Active Life, you must
        run the SETUP program which will prompt you for the type of
	display and mouse, if any, you are using.  To do this, type:

		SETUP		and press ENTER.

	Answer the questions and your system will be set up properly.
        (For more details, see the section below, Configuring Active Life
        for DOS with Setup.)


Step 4: To start Active Life run:

                AL


Step 5: As soon as the program appears, choose HELP from the menu by press
        Alt+H (hold down the Alt key and press H). Complete Documentation
        will appear in the on-screen Help Guide.



Configuring Active Life for DOS with Setup

You will be asked to select which type of display and mouse (if any) that
you are using. Choose among the following display adapters:

    1. Monographics (Hercules compatible monochrome graphics)
    2. CGA*	    (most laptop's and PS/2 models 25, 30)
    3. EGA
    4. VGA	    (PS/2 models 50+)

(* On a CGA, Active Life requires the high resolution mode (640x200). This
mode supports only 2 colors (eg. black and white). To run Active Life in
full color, you need a VGA or EGA display.)

To change your settings, simply run SETUP again at any time.

Choosing the correct display and mouse (or no mouse) is critical. If
Active Life is started with inaccurate settings it will not run. To make
corrections, simply run SETUP again.

When settings are correct and Active Life for DOS still does not run, it
may be due to a conflict with a resident program (.exe) or driver (.sys).
To pinpoint the problem, we suggest you temporarily modify your CONFIG.sys
and AUTOEXEC.bat files so no resident programs and drivers are included.
Re-boot your machine and try AL.bat. If AL runs OK with a clean system,
add each TSR or driver back, one at a time, rebooting between changes.
Call 1Soft technical support if you need any assistance.

If you experience immediate difficulty, despite having followed the
procedures described above, the most common reason is that your disks were
damaged in shipment. Occasionally, Postal Service screening causes
magnetic dislocation of program  material. Common symptoms are jumbled
text in files or catastrophic errors when you try to run the programs.
Other means besides Postal Service handling can occasionally introduce
program corruption. These include BBS downloading, defective media, or
file damage from hardware or software problems in relation to your hard
disk. You can't assume you have an exact copy of Active Life 1.5. If your
copy has been damaged, it will not work properly, and must be replaced.