Step 2: Install thePC-DVD PlayerApplication

Enabling DMA Transfer (Windows 95 OSR2)

The PC-DVD Player installation gives you three options:

❑Typical

❑Compact

❑Custom

When the PC-DVD Player application is installed using Typical, a program group is created in Windows 95 that includes:

❑PC-DVD Player

❑PC-DVD Help

❑Readme

Compact installation reduces the hard disk space required by not installing some files, such as the Help files; Custom installation allows you to select the components you want to install.

To install Creative PC-DVD Player:

1.Insert the PC-DVD Encore CD into your PC-DVD drive.

If the setup program does not run automatically, follow numbers 2 and 3, below. If the setup program does run automatically, go to number 4, below.

2.Click the Start button and click Run.

3.In the Run dialog, type D:\WINDOWS\SETUP (D is your PC-DVD drive) and click OK.

4.Follow the instructions on screen to complete the installation.

5.Once the application is installed, remove the application CD from the PC-DVD drive and proceed to the next chapter Chapter 4, “Using Creative PC-DVD Player”.

Enabling DMA transfer improves the smoothness of the video display.

To enable DMA transfer:

1.Click the Start button on the Windows 95 Taskbar, select Settings, and click Control Panel.

2.On the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.

3.On the System Properties page, click the Device Manager tab.

4.On the Device Manager tab page, double-click CDROM, then select Creative DVD-ROM.

5.Click the Properties button.

6.On the DVD-ROM drive’s properties dialog, click the Settings tab.

7.In the Options group, select the DMA check box.

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