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General Notes and Troubleshooting

Installation Notes

If you choose not to install TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON to the default location (C:\\Program Files\\Red Storm Entertainment\\Ghost Recon), you must install it into a valid folder. You can not install the game to a C:\\ or D:\\ drive without first creating a folder or directory to install the game into. You must create a folder (i.e. C:\\Ghost Recon or D:\\Red Storm Entertainment instead of installing directly to C:\\ or D:\\ without a folder)

TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON and Laptop Computers

TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON was neither developed nor tested for laptop computers. The reason for this is that most video and sound card companies sacrifice DirectX compliance for miniaturization and portability. As such, these manufacturers do not offer drivers that are optimized for Direct3D gaming, which means that, ultimately, you may have limited success in running the game properly. Ubi Soft Technical Support cannot provide support or optimization help with running TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON on laptop systems.

If you own a laptop computer that meets all minimum requirements for this game, please make sure that all of your system components - video card, sound card, cd-rom drive, display, etc - are using the most recent drivers. If a company other than your laptop manufacturer makes your sound and video cards, be sure to download the latest drivers from the card's manufacturer for best results. Once your system is updated, use the game's options screen to lower all settings in the sound and video options. Refer to the manual for more information on which settings to turn down or off. If you continue to experience problems, refer to the Troubleshooting Document for more help.

Multi-Tasking (Alt-Tab)

TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON does not support multitasking (pressing ALT+TAB). This should not be an issue, as there should not be any open programs running in the background while playing TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON. For best results, please make sure all open programs are closed before starting TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON -- this includes any programs running in the System Tray beside the clock on the task bar.

If you need to return to Windows while in the game, we recommend that you exit by pressing the ESC key, then selecting Quit from the menu to get back to Windows quickly.

Miscellaneous Tips for Making the Game Run Faster

There are certain options you can adjust in the game to allow for faster game play. From the main menu, click on the Options menu. From there you can manipulate the Sound and Graphics options in a trial and error fashion to customize the gameÂ’s detail and graphics levels for best performance on your machine.

For Example, a Pentium II 450 just meets the minimum requirements to run the game. With this setup, start the game and go into the options screen immediately.

· Turn the detail levels down to low
· Uncheck the Show Dead Bodies and Character Smoothing options
· Set the screen resolution to 640x480x16
· Set the Z-Buffer Depth to 16 Bit

For more information please see documentation accompanying this demo.