THE BIG STUPID README:
Bugs and frequently-asked questions

COMPUSERVE ORDERING
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The Big Stupid's CompuServe GO SWREG number is 11284.

VIDEO CONFLICTS
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ATi Mach 32 video cards:

The Big Stupid uses sophisticated graphic display technology
(LZANI.DLL/JPANI.DLL) which has been reliable on virtually
every other type of video card but this one.  Some Mach 32
owners report that after an undetermined length of time
viewing The Big Stupid, Windows Help crashes and the only way
it will restart is by restarting Windows.  This is only
one of many such bugs with ATi video cards.  Under normal
use of The Big Stupid this will not happen very often, if
ever. Crashing Winhelp does not appear to affect
any other software running on the system *unless* the
system is not configured properly to begin with.  We have
discovered some poorly configured or overworked systems
which crash Windows 3.1/3.11 completely when the Winhelp
bug appears.

If you have any doubts about your system, make sure you close
all other programs before starting The Big Stupid.

Other video cards:

One particular problem you may experience is not being
able to see hotspots on your monitor in color.  Some video
cards do not display Windows Help hotspots properly at
resolutions higher than 256 colors.  Reduce your color depth
and this should solve the problem.


UNEXPECTED EXITS
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For as-yet undetermined reasons, you may discover that
The Big Stupid shuts down unexpectedly if you close File
Manager while The Big Stupid is running.  We have no fix for
this at this time.  It appears to relate to a problem with
the way Windows Help launches the software.


UNINSTALLING THE BIG STUPID
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If the enclosed selective uninstaller refuses to function
properly on your system, the entire package can be removed
by erasing the directory where you installed The Big Stupid.
All that should be left behind are a 5k DLL file called
WINSIZE2.DLL in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and any .ANN
annotation files and .BMK bookmark files you may have
created within The Big Stupid.


CAN'T FIND THE WEB BROWSER
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SETBROWS.EXE will not always find your Web browser, or else
you may find that clicking Virtual Entertainment buttons load
the wrong browser.  You can correct this problem by
selecting another browser for The Big Stupid to use by running
the SETBROWS.EXE utility in The Big Stupid's installation
directory.


REDISTRIBUTION POLICY
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Only those disks or contents of directories clearly marked
SHAREABLE or SHAREWAR can be freely distributed to others.
All other parts of the package are for use only by licensed
First Train users.  Archived copies of the free utilities
included with First Train can be obtained from links on our
Web site.

When redistributing any of the software in this package, you
must distribute EITHER the entire contents of a directory OR
the complete, unaltered file supplied.  If you only
distribute parts of it, the software may not work properly
and we may be bothered by complaints from people who have
not purchased software or the right to support.  Please
respect these simple requirements.

You may not redistribute the included CD-ROM installer (if included)
as part of the software unless you have a registered license
to Install/Easy (c)1996 Kurt Herzog and the permission of the
author of the software you wish to redistribute to do so.