Petz Player Readme

CONTENTS:
1) System Requirements
2) Installation Instructions
3) Getting Started
4) Things You Should Know


1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- All you need to VIEW a 'Live' Petz web site is 
an Internet connection, a web browser (Internet 
Explorer, Netscape, or AOL) and the Petz Player 
Plugin.  

- You will also need DirectX 5.0 (or greater) 
installed on your computer if you want to have the 
fully interactive Petz experience which includes 
sound.  If you have Petz 3 or Petz 4 installed, you
already have DirectX 5.2 or greater as it came with the
installer.  If you do not have Petz 3 or Petz 4 or DirectX, 
you will be able to see and play with 'Live' Petz, 
but not hear them.  However, most recently purchased 
PC's have DirectX-compatible sound cards and drivers.


- If you want to CREATE a "Live" Petz web site you 
need the Petz 3 or 4 applications (Dogz 3 or Catz 3
or Dogz 4 or Catz 4), which has the latest version of the 
Petz Publisher which includes 'Live' templates, and the Petz 
Player plugin.  See your Petz programs for additional system 
requirements. 

2) PLAYER INSTALLATION
   a) Open your Internet browser
   b) Go to www.petz.com/petzshop/demos.asp
   c) Download the Player.exe to your desktop
   d) Double-click Player.exe 
   e) The program will now install 

3) GETTING STARTED
The Player installs to the latest version of all
browsers you have installed on your computer, and
enables you to interact with 'Live' Petz that have
been Published on the internet by owners of Petz 3 or 4. 
Once you have installed the Petz Player plugin, you 
can interact with any 'Live' Petz you find on the 
web! 

4) THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW...
- The Petz Player browser plugin is compatible 
with the following web browsers: Netscape 3 and 4, 
Internet Explorer 3 and 4, and AOL (as AOL uses 
Internet Explorer as its browser). 

- The Petz Player browser plugin requires DirectX 
5.0 (or greater) to play sounds.  As mentioned in
System Requirements above, if you do not have Petz 3 or 
Petz 4 or DirectX installed, you may not be able to hear 
'Live' Petz.  You may ALSO have problems with sound 
when visiting with 'Live' Petz if another Audio 
application is playing audio in the background.

- Users who have other browsers installed on their 
computer may have problems using the Petz Player in AOL. 
The Petz Player plugin automatically installs to Netscape and
Explorer.  AOL currently uses Internet Explorer 
as its browser.  If you are experiencing problems, 
make sure the npPetz.dll file from the Plugins folder 
of other browser(s) is copied into the Plugins 
folder for the AOL browser (Internet Explorer).  If you 
continue to have problems, you may need to use the 
Player in Internet Explorer or Netscape, outside of AOL.

- The Petz Player folder should be located in the P.F. Magic
folder at the root level.  The npPetz.dll file should go into
your Browser's Plugin folder.  Your Browser's folder is located
in your Program Files folder.


Thanks for spending time with the Petz Player, and enjoy!