Get the Championship Manager 2006 beta demo off WP (58mb)

Part 1: Things You Should Know

Please read through the DirectX section of this document. This section has information that is vital to successfully running Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo on your system.

For more information on Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo please go to http://championshipmanager.com

1.1DirectX

This game is optimised for Microsoft's DirectX 8.1. In order for you to play the game, you must have DirectX 8.1-compliant drivers for your video card and sound card. Please note that although DirectX 8.1 is installed with the game, your video and sound card drivers will not be upgraded to DirectX 8.1 drivers.

You will need to obtain the latest DirectX 8.1 drivers from your card manufacturer or PC supplier. These drivers cannot be supplied by Eidos.

The file securom_v7_00.dat will be created, during the installation/Launching of Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo, within your `Application Data` folder. It is necessary for Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo to run properly. The file contains your licences for all products which are SecuROM protected, therefore it will not be deleted automatically. Please do not delete the file because you might lose essential digital rights.

The information contained in securom_v7_00.dat will not be transferred to any other computer without your permission.

This security system is connected with a MS Windows Service called "SecuROM User Access Service". This module is started automatically when launching Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo if the user is logged in with Windows administrator rights. In case users do not have administrator rights we recommend to keep it running.

1.2Memory and Performance

While the game will run fine in 256 Mb of RAM, your playing experience will be smoother if you have at least 512 Mb.

Regardless of how much memory you have, you can maximize your available memory and increase the overall performance of the game engine by doing the following:

ćClosing any open windows
ćShutting down all other programs, including menu-bar programs like ICQ
ćDefragmenting your hard drive

Eidos recommends that you have no other programs running at all while playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo. Other programs, including virus checkers, system utilities and screen savers can cause system degradation when playing games software and may conflict with the game for system resources, potentially resulting in instability and crashes.

1.3 Known Issues

ćDual Monitor issue. When using two monitors the performance of Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo may suffer when running the game on your secondary monitor. To ensure you receive maximum performance please run the game on your main monitor.
ćDo not run other programs when playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo. This could seriously affect the performance of your PC.
ćDo not lock your PC when starting up Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo. This may cause an error message and to avoid this always ensure the game is fully running before locking up your PC.
ćWhen using Alienware Desktop themes you may experience problems running Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo. If these problems do occur please un-install the Alienware software.
ćWhen playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo on a PC with a processor <1GHz and 256Mb RAM then it is recommend that the user plays with one nation selected. Having more selected will seriously affect the performance of your game.
ćDual monitor issue. When using dual monitors whilst playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo, please ensure that your monitor running the game is kept on at all times. Failure to do so could result in the game blacking out and remaining in a state where the game can not be resumed. If this happens please restart your PC.

Beautiful Game Studios and Eidos Interactive are committed to ensuring Championship Manager 2006 is as bug free as possible. In that spirit, can you please inform us of any issues you have with the Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo on http://www.championshipmanager.co.uk/forums

For information on customer support please see http://www.eidos.com/

Part 2: Technical Issues

2.1Installation & Set-up

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements are as follows:

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows XP (admin rights required)
CPU: Pentium III 1GHz (or Athlon equivalent)
RAM: 256 MB for Windows 2000/XP
GRAPHICS: 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible 8MB Direct3D Card
SOUND: 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible Sound Card
OPTICAL DRIVE: CD-ROM drive
HARD DRIVE: 400MB free disk space for installation.
Save games will require more space
INPUT DEVICES: Keyboard & Mouse

The recommended system requirements are as follows:

CPU: Pentium 4 2GHz or Athlon XP equivalent
RAM: 512 MB

Game performance is enhanced as system specification increases.

Preparing Your Hard Drive

To ensure that your installation is trouble free, you should check to see that
your hard drive and file system are both tuned for optimum performance. Windows
comes with two utility programs that find and fix any errors and optimise your
hard drive performance. The first of these programs is called scandisk.
Scandisk will check your hard drive for problems and can fix any that it finds.
You can run scandisk by clicking on the Start button from the Windows Taskbar,
followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally
scandisk.

Once scandisk has finished running, you should next optimise your hard drive's
performance by running a program called Disk Defragmenter.. You can run Disk
Defragmenter by clicking on the Start button from the Windows desktop,
followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally Disk
Defragmenter.

Installing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo

Installing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo is easy. Simply insert the CD
into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the Launch Panel will appear.

This program will guide you through the remaining process via onscreen prompts.
If at any time you are instructed to restart your computer, do so.

In the event the Launch Panel does not appear when you insert the CD:

Double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and
lastly double-click on the Setup.exe file to bring up the Launch Panel OR:

ćClick on the Start button.
ćChoose Run from the pop-up menu.
ćType d:setup in the box provided (where d: designates your CD-ROM drive
letter).
ćClick on the OK button to begin the install program.

You will be prompted to select the path and directory to which you wish to
install the game on your hard drive. The default is

C:Program FilesChampionship Manager 2006 BETA Demo

You may change this if you wish to.

At some point, the Microsoft DirectX 8.1 install prompt will appear if you do
not have it on your system already. Please read the on-screen information
before selecting an option. You may either choose to install or not install at
this time. If the Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo installer detects an
active version of DirectX 8.1 on your system, we encourage you to not reinstall
DirectX. If the installer does not detect DirectX 8.1, you must install it
before you are able to play Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo (please refer
to the next section of this guide before proceeding).

Starting/Loading The Game

Once the install has finished and you have opted to run the game, the Launch
Panel will appear on the screen. A list box allows you to choose which graphics
card will be used by DirectX to render Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo. The
option you choose will stay selected every time you run the game.

Once you are happy with your choices, simply click on the Run button to start
the game.

You may also:

ćClick on the Uninstall button to uninstall the game.
ćClick on the View Readme button to view the readme file.
ćClick on OK to play the game.
ćClick on the Exit button to exit the Launch Panel.

If you are going to play the game at a later time insert the CD into the CD-ROM
drive. After a few seconds, the Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo Launch panel
should appear on the screen via the AutoPlay feature. Now click on the Run
button to start the game. There is also a button present to Exit.

In the event the AutoPlay feature does not work, you may click on the My
Computer icon and then click on the CD-ROM icon to bring up the Launch Panel.

OR

ćClick on the Start button.
ćChoose Programs from the pop-up menu.
ćDrag your mouse to the right and click on Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo from the list.
ćClick on Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo from the ensuing pop-up menu.

Uninstalling Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo

If you need to UNINSTALL Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo, you may do any of the following three things:

Insert the Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo CD into the CD-ROM drive to activate the AutoPlay feature. This will bring up the Launch Panel. Click on the Uninstall button, then click on the Yes button from the ensuing pop-up panel to uninstall the program

OR

ćClick on the Start button.
ćChoose Programs from the pop-up menu.
ćDrag your mouse to the right and click on Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo from the list.
ćClick on UninstallShield from the ensuing pop-up menu and follow the onscreen instructions.

OR

Go to the Control Panel and choose Add/Remove Programs. Click on Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo from the pop-up panel to follow, select the Add/Remove button, and follow the onscreen prompts.

2.2CD-ROM Problems

Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo requires at least a Quad-Speed CD-ROM drive with 32-bit Windows drivers.

I receive a "xxxxxx.xxx not found" error message when installing or running
Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo

This error message is usually the result of your computer using MS-DOS (16 bit)
drivers instead of Windows (32 bit) drivers for your CD-ROM drive. You can
easily check to see if this is causing problems by opening the Control Panel
(either click on the My Computer icon or click on the Start button followed by
Settings, then Control Panel).

In the Control Panel window, double-click on the System icon then click on the
Performance tab. You should now see a summary of the performance status of your
computer. One of the lines should say ¡§File System: 32-bit¡¨ and the last line
should say "Your system is configured for optimal performance." If you see a
message saying "Drive X is using MS-DOS compatibility mode," then you will need
to contact your system vendor to obtain and install 32-bit drivers for your
CD-ROM drive.

2.3Crashes and Lock-Ups

When I start Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo, my mouse cursor disappears and my computer locks-up.

Chances are your installed audio card drivers are not compatible with DirectX. The only solution is to get a DirectX 8.1-compatible driver from your audio card manufacturer.

When I start Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo, I receive the following error message:

"The application Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.exe referenced memory at address xxxx:xxxx that can't be read from."

Chances are your installed video card drivers are not compatible with DirectX. The only solution is to get a DirectX 8.1-compatible driver from your video card manufacturer.

The Installer keeps stopping when a certain percentage is complete.

There are three likely causes:

ćYou may have run out of free space on your hard drive. Please remove
unwanted programs to free up additional space for the game, and then reinstall
Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.
ćFiles are possibly being copied to a corrupted area of your hard drive. If
this is so, you'll need to run the scandisk program and make sure to use the
Thorough option (see previous). After scandisk has finished running and has
informed you that your drive is free of errors, try to re-install.
ćThere may be dirt or fingerprints on the CD-ROM disc itself. Examine the
bottom of the disc; if you see any fingerprints or dirt, carefully clean the
disc using a clean, soft, lint-free cloth by wiping from the centre of the disc
(near the hole) towards the outer edge in a straight line.

Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo is crashing to the desktop with no error
messages.

This problem can be caused by several different things. Here's a list of the
most common culprits associated with these crashes:

ćMake sure the CD-ROM is clean (check for both scratches and smudges on the
reading surface of the CD).

ćMake sure the game has been installed properly.

ćMake sure DirectX 8.1 has been installed properly.

ćMake sure you have the latest drivers for your video card and that they are
DirectX 8.1-compatible.

ćMake sure you have the latest drivers for your sound card and that they are
DirectX 8.1-compatible.

ćMake sure Virtual Memory is enabled on your system.

ćRun Scandisk.

ćRun Disk Defragmenter.

ćClean out old temp (.TMP) files from the C:WINDOWSTEMP or C:WINxTEMP
directory on your hard drive (from Windows Explorer).

ćMake sure you do not have any Anti-Virus utilities (like Norton's AntiVirus)
running resident prior to playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.

ćMake sure you do not have any third-party Windows memory management
utilities (like QuarterDeck's QEMM) running resident prior to playing
Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.

ćMake sure you do not have any 3rd party Windows disk caching utilities
running resident prior to playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.

ćMake sure you do not have Norton's Crash Protector running resident prior to
playing Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.

ćTry uninstalling and then reinstalling the game.

ćTry exiting the game, rebooting your machine, and re-entering the game.

Note: That if your system crashes to the desktop while playing Championship
Manager 2006 BETA Demo, you should probably reboot your computer before
starting a new play session. Otherwise, DirectDraw or DirectSound may be in a
locked state, and the game will be unable to use your sound or video hardware.

2.4 DirectX-Related Questions

DirectX has become the new standard in Windows application development. Nearly
all high-performance software will be geared around this technology, so we do
not normally recommend that customers attempt to alter its installation on
their system

Can I Run Without DirectX?

I cannot use DirectX on my computer! Is there any other way to run Championship
Manager 2006 BETA Demo?

If you do not have DirectX installed on your computer, you will not be able to
run Championship Manager 2006 BETA Demo.

2.5Technical Support

If you need further technical assistance after reading the Readme file please
do not hesitate to contact us using any of the methods listed below.

When contacting us, please be sure to provide us with as much information as
possible. Make sure to note the exact type of hardware that you are using in
your system, including: your sound card, CD-ROM drive, amount of RAM present,
speed and manufacturer of your processor. Also, make sure to include the title
and version of the game, and a detailed description of the problem.

It will also help if you prepare by creating a ¡§DXDiag¡¨ diagnostic file in
Windows before you call us. Simply follow these instructions:

ćClick on Start
ćClick on Run
ćType dxdiag
ćClick on OK
ćClick on the Save Information button and save the file to your computer.

When you call our Technical Support line either have this file open or have a
printed copy. If you send an e-mail query you may attach the file to the
e-mail.