AutoPlay

If the Quake III Arena splash screen does not appear, try performing the following steps:

1. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, or right-click on the icon and choose the Open option.
2. Select the Refresh option located in the View pull-down menu.
3. Double-click on the Quake3 CD icon in the window or right-click on the icon and choose the AutoPlay option.
4. After the Quake III Arena title screen appears, click on the Install button.

If the AutoPlay feature does not function, please check the following:

1. Make sure the CD is clean and properly placed in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Your CD-ROM driver may not be optimized for use with Windows 95/98. To verify this, perform the following steps:

a. Open the Windows 95/98 Control Panel folder and double-click on the System icon.

b. Click on the Performance tab. If any of your hardware drivers are not fully optimized for use with Windows 95/98, they will be listed here with an explanation of the exact problem and suggestions on how to fix it.

3. Windows 95/98 may not be setup to autoplay CDs. To check, perform the following steps:

a. Open the Windows 95/98 Control Panel folder and double-click on the System icon.

b. Click on the Device Manager tab. Click on the plus sign next to CDROM, select your CD-ROM and choose Properties.

c. Click on the Settings tab. Insert a check mark in the box to the left of Auto Insert Notification and select OK.

4. If autoplay still does not work, please try the following:

a. Double-click on Setup.exe at the root level of the CD, or

b. Go to Run… in your Start menu and type d:\Setup.exe (substitute your CD-ROM’s drive letter if different from "d:")