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1.1 Installation
1.1.1 System requirements This section contains the system requirements and describes the installation and registration process. Additional information is supplied on OpenGL, a library RTM-Worx uses for 3D graphics, the changes made to the registry and the (optional) RTM-Worx sound extension. 1.1.1 System requirementsThe preferred configuration is a Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1600+ (or faster) PC with 256
MB (DDR) SDRAM running Windows XP, or 2000 with a 16-bit soundcard installed (optional, see below), 3D
accelerated graphics card with 32 MB RAM, capable of displaying 1280x1024 Truecolor (24/32 bit), and a
19" monitor. 1.1.2 OpenGL and 3D graphicsRTM-Worx uses the OpenGL library for 3D graphics and takes advantage of graphics cards that
accelerate OpenGL in hardware. The libraries are included in the standard Windows distributions. 1.1.3 Installing the RTM-Worx filesIn the root directory of your CD-ROM (or the first disk if you received floppy disks), you will find a program SETUP.EXE. Run it by double-clicking it in explorer, or choose Start|Run... (the Windows Start menu is normally at the lower left corner of your screen). Follow the instructions on screen. The installation will add the submenu Start|Programs|RTM-Worx in your Windows Start menu and put an icon on your desktop. It also associates files with the extensions ARX and WRX with RTM-Worx (see paragraph 1.1.5 for details). The next step is running RTM-Worx to register the application. 1.1.4 Registering your copy of RTM-WorxRTM-Worx is copy protected by a software only registration scheme. Before you can run the
program, you have to contact us with a so-called 'SiteCode', generated by RTM-Worx, to
receive a registration key you need to 'unlock' the application. The registration key
forms a unique combination with your SiteCode and is different for each computer on which RTM-Worx
is installed. The SiteCode is an encrypted string that contains information about your computer and
the installation of RTM-Worx. In order to run RTM-Worx, you need to enter a valid registration
code in the RegKey field, terminated by the Enter key. Provided the registration code is
valid and correctly entered, the next time you launch RTM-Worx, you can start using it. If you
don't have a registration code yet, use the ESC key (or the close button in the upper right
corner on the title bar) to close the dialog. Your SiteCode will not change, unless you format
your hard disk and reinstall Windows. This makes RTM-Worx think it is on a different machine, or
that you are attempting to crack the registration scheme. 1.1.5 File associations and the Windows RegistryRTM-Worx uses two different types of files, which use the following large and small icons in Windows Explorer:
You can double-click on the icons and filename to start RTM-Worx and automatically load the indicated file. The associations are stored in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the Windows Registry: follow the entries for .wrx and .arx. You can edit them in Windows Explorer: choose View|Options to display the Options dialog, where you select the file associations from the list on the File Types tab. 1.1.6 The sound extensionSound is an important part of the RTM-Worx user interface that complements the visual part by providing positive feedback. While it is never in your way, working with RTM-Worx will be easier and faster because you can hear what's going on. Of course, this doesn't mean that you cannot use RTM-Worx without sound, but you don't want to do without it as soon as you have gotten used to it. You can customize the sounds that are associated with RTM-Worx events using the Sound Control
Panel applet (choose Start|Settings|Control Panel from the Windows Start menu
and double-click the Sounds icon).
You can associate any WAV file with a RTM-Worx event. If you want to turn off sound for specific events, select the (none) option instead of the name of a WAV file. When the Sounds applet is not configured properly to support RTM-Worx (this is the responsibility of the Setup installation program), the RTM-Worx events are not listed or they are listed, but changes don't seem to have any effect. You can fix this by running Setup from the distribution disk(s). RTM-Worx will play the default sounds when it finds errors in your system configuration, using the files that are located in the root installation directory.
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