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Prince of Persia - The Two Thrones
November 2005
README.TXT
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Thank you for buying Prince of Persia The Two Thrones. This README file
contains information not included in the game's manual.
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Table of Contents
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1. Minimum/Recommended Specifications
2. Known Issues
2.1. Installing video drivers
2.2. Installing sound drivers
2.3. Installing DirectX
2.4. Windows Service Packs
2.5. Known problems
3. Important Web Sites, Contact Information and Technical Support
3.1. Technical Support
3.2. Other Important websites
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1. Minimum/Recommended specifications
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-Minimum Configuration:
Windows 2000/XP Only
DirectX 9.0c
1000 MHz Pentium III, AMD Athlon or equivalent
256 MB RAM
CD/DVD ROM 4x or greater
NVIDIA GeForce 3 or higher, ATI Radeon 7500 or higher
DirectX 8.0 compatible sound device
1.0 GB hard drive space for minimum installation
Windows-compatible mouse required
-Recommended Configuration:
Windows 2000/XP Only
DirectX 9.0c
1.5 GHz Pentium 4, AMD Athlon or equivalent
256 MB RAM
CD/DVD ROM 32x or greater
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon 9800
DirectX 8.0 compatible sound device
1.6 GB hard drive space for full installation
Windows-compatible mouse required
Dual analog gamepad
-Advanced Graphics Options:
Anti-aliasing can slow down performance. If you have poor performance try
disabling the anti-aliasing by selecting NONE and see if the frame rate
increases.
-Sound Options:
EAX: If your sound card is compatible with Creative Labs EAX Processing,
enabling this option will greatly improve your sound experience.
Minimum requirements:
Audio Virtualization: None
3D Audio Hardware Acceleration: Off (disabling 3D audio may
improve game's performance)
Normal requirements:
Audio Virtualization: Light
3D Audio Hardware Acceleration: On (if available)
EAX: On (if available)
Recommended system:
Audio Virtualization: Full
3D Audio Hardware Acceleration: On (if available)
EAX: On (if available)
Notes:
Prince of Persia uses EAX Unified(tm) which makes the Real-Time EAX
processing compatible with EAX 1.0, 2.0 (SBLive!) and 3.0 (Audigy &
Extigy). For quadraphonic & Surround systems, you'll need to select
their corresponding monitoring option in the "Speaker Setup" scroll
window found in the "Sounds & Multimedia Properties" Tab.
The ideal monitoring option for a 2 channel setup
(2-Speakers with/without Subwoofer & Headphones) is Desktop Stereo
Speakers.
Light & Full (Audio Virtualization options) won't give good results
in a 4-Speakers/more configuration. Use it only with a 2 channel
monitoring setup (Dual-Speakers system & Headphones).
To enable EAX with EAX compatible systems under Windows 2000, make sure
Full Hardware acceleration is selected. In Sounds & Multimedia
properties, click Advanced in Sound Playback then the Performance tab.
-Gamepad support:
Most gamepads with dual analog sticks are supported. Other gamepads may
not be fully compatible with Prince of Persia.
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2. Known Issues
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If you experience any graphical problems, please install the recommended video
drivers for your video card. Links to the most popular video cards manufacturers
are available at the end of this document.
The following drivers are known to be fully compatible with Prince of Persia
The Two Thrones.
NVIDIA driver version 81.85 is known to cause blue screens and reboot the
computer. If you experience this problem you should revert back to 78.01.
ATI Radeon 8500, 9000, 9200 Series : Lighting problems have been found when
Special Effects are set to the highest level. Simply keeping the level to
medium or low should fix the problem.
ATI Radeon 7500 : The following graphic cards require a lot of CPU processing
power. You might experience performance problems if your CPU frequency is near
the minimum requirement.
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2.2. Installing sound drivers
If you experience any sound problems, please install the latest sound
drivers available for your sound card. Links to the most popular sound cards
manufacturers are available at the bottom of this document.
C-MEDIA integrated sound: The C-MEDIA integrated sound device is not officially
supported.
Realtek HD integrated sound: This audio chipset might cause the game to be
choppy due to its intensive use of the CPU's processing power.
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2.3. Installing DirectX
Prince of Persia needs DirectX 9.0c to run properly. The first CD or DVD
contains the setup files for DirectX 9.0c and is installed automatically when
you install the game.
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It is recommended to install the latest service packs for all operating systems.
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Autorun
- Some systems doesn't have the right runtime installed for the autorun to start.
In these cases, the program will try to install it automatically.
If it fails to install the runtime update, the following message can appear:
"This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down"
- Open your explorer window (from the start menu -> Run... -> explorer.exe)
- run the \autorun\VBRun60sp5.exe from one of your disk.
Alt-Tab
- Using Alt-Tab to minimize the game is not supported by Prince of Persia.
Although it may occasionally work fine, there are many known problems that can
occur. Use it at your own risk.
Gamepads
- Prince of Persia doesn't support the Gravis Eliminator's digital pad
which means that you might not be able to navigate through the menus with this
gamepad (simply use the mouse or keyboard).
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3.2. Other Important websites