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From: samessar@mtu.edu (Alex Messaris)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Help installing 7th Guest
Date: 15 Feb 1994 16:25:51 GMT
Organization: Michigan Technological University
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Hi everyone,

First, my appologies if this is not the right group for that type of question...
I would appreciate a pointer to the right group in that case.

My problem is in installing 7th Guest. Here is my hardware:

486 33Mhz
Orchid fahrenheit 1280 s3 based SVGA
SoundBlaster 16 MCD
Misumi CD-ROM hooked on soundblaster.

Initially, the installation was complaining that I didn't have enaough memory
(I have 16 Meg). I figured it needed more than 570k of conventioanl memory...
I could not get that much. Just by loading the SB, CD and mouse drivers I 
was left with less than 570K. Anyway after installing emm386 and himem I
put everything I could in the upper memory and finally managed to install...

Now when I start the game I cannot see the manu (Sphinx), instead I see
garbage... By guessing I press the button and the game starts. At this point
everything is fine. I play for a little while and then try to save, but again
the menu comes out in an unrecognizable form!!!... (It looks as if the video
mode is not right...). BTW I have not selected SVGA mode as recommended by the
installation program... (I tried that too but I cannot play at all...).

I would apprecaite any help.
Please send me e-mail (or post the answer here if you think others might be
                       interested...)

  Alex Messaris             e-mail: samessar@cec.mtu.edu


PS. I also tried loading the VESA driver for my card that I found in the VESA
directory of the CD but I am left without enough memory ( < 570k ) to run
the program!!!!