Installation Instructions

Here's a screensaver based on the Trouble At The Henhouse artwork... Please print instructions for future reference before downloading. Please read carefully.

1. System Requirements for Windows

Windows 3.1 or greater
Colour Monitor displaying 256 colours with minimum screen resolution of 640X480
Minimum 1.5 megs disk space, 4 megs RAM

2. Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Loading Instructions

Download hipss.exe (a self-extracting zipped file) to a location of your choice. Open File Manager/ Windows Explorer, find hipss.exe and double click on it to expand tathss.exe from this zipped file. If you don't see tathss.exe,refresh the File Manager/Windows Explorer window by pressing F5. Now that you have found tathss.exe double click on it. The screensaver setup program will do the rest. To test the screensaver, go to the Control Panel window, click on Desktop/Display to test the screensaver and set preferences.

3. Windows NT users

Follow the same instructions as in 2. above. Note: On Windows NT, you may get an error message on installation, which says that the executable file is not a valid NT image. Although this is true, it does not matter - just click OK and move on, all will be well.

4. Troubleshooting

Make sure monitor is set to 256 colours or more and screen resolution is 640 X 480 or higher. If you have anti-virus software be sure to introduce this new program to it. If you are using a screensaver that does not appear in you Control Panel/Display (such as After Dark), you will have to disable it. Many of these programs have uninstall programs on the original disks.

Still having trouble ask your computer friends to help you.

This screensaver was tested on a range of popular system configurations. If for whatever reason it is not working correctly, you may wish to delete the screensaver files from your computer. The location and names of these files are:

c:\windows\henhouse.exe
c:\windows\henhouse.scr
c:\Wherever You Put It\hipss.exe
c:\Wherever You Put It\tathss.exe

1. System Requirements for Macintosh

This screensaver will not work on the following Apple PowerBooks 520 and 540 or Duo 260 and 280.

Apple System 7.1 or greater
Colour Monitor displaying 256 colours with minimum screen resolution of 640X480*
Minimum 1.5 megs disk space, 4 megs RAM
*Some older Macintosh systems such as the LC are not capable of displaying this screen resolution.

2. Apple Macintosh Loading Instructions

If you are currently running another screensaver turn it OFF. Download henhouse_ppc_sea.bin (for a Power PC) or henhouse_std_sea.bin (for a non-Power PC MAC) to a location of your choice. Now use Stuffit Expander or another similar application to convert this downloadable file from binary (.bin) to self-extracting file format (.sea). Once the file has been converted, double click on the self-extracting Henhouse file (henhouse.ppc.sea or henhouse.std.sea). If prompted, move extracted Henhouse file to the Control Panels in System Folder. Restart your Computer. Now open Henhouse control panel to set preferences.

3. Troubleshooting

Make sure screen resolution is set to 640 X 480 or higher.
If you have anti-virus software be sure to introduce this new program to it. The Henhouse control panel must be located in the Control Panels folder to work properly.

Still having trouble ask your computer friends to help you.

This screensaver was tested on a range of popular system configurations. If for whatever reason it is not working correctly, you may wish to delete the screensaver from your computer. To accomplish this move the Henhouse Control Panel to the Trash and delete.

The producers of the Henhouse screensaver assume no liability for any problems arising from the use of this screensaver.

July 1996

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PC (Windows 3.1 or better) - 783 KB

Power PC - 526 KB

Standard Mac - 459 KB