NEW WORLD COMPUTING, INC. HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC UPDATE, VER 1.2 ================================= Please read all the sections before you proceed with the installation procedure. This file contains the following sections: 1. Improvements 2. Installing The Patch 3. Running under DOS 4. Running under Windows 95 ***************************************************************************** 1. Improvements Improves compatibility with certain sound & memory configurations. Resolves dialing problems with certain modems. ***************************************************************************** 2. Installing The Patch Copy the Heroes.exe into your Heroes directory and your all set. The only visible indication of a change is that the opening text will now read Loading Heroes of Might and Magic (v1.2)... You are now ready to go. Have fun!!! ***************************************************************************** 3. Running under DOS DOS users are still encouraged to disable EMM386 when running Heroes. To do so: 1. Type EMM386 OFF at your command prompt If EMM386 reports InActive then Heroes should run properly. Note: You will need to type EMM386 OFF everytime you reboot your computer. or 2. Try REMing out EMM386 in your CONFIG.SYS: type the following at your command prompt and hit ENTER. EDIT C:\CONFIG.SYS (This will edit your system configuration) find the line DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE or the like and add to the front of the line REM ... i.e. REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE go to the File Menu and Select Exit and answer YES to save the changes. If you need to re-install EMM386 for any reason you can remove the REM at the front of the line. You will need to re-boot your computer for this change to take effect. ***************************************************************************** 4. Running under Windows 95 While Heroes of Might and Magic should run fine on most Windows 95 setups, if you have problems, try running Windows 95 in MS-DOS mode. To do so, in Windows 95, click on Start - ShutDown - Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode.