Congratulations on your purchase of the HOT WHEELS (R) MOUSE and CD-ROM RALLY GAME.  We have included this Read Me File to supply you with up-to-the-minute information about the program.
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You may want to print out these 10 pages of notes for future reference.


Table of Contents

Section 1..... Operation of the HOT WHEELS MOUSE

Section 2..... Install/Uninstall Tips
(a)	Plugging in your Hot Wheels Mouse
(b)	For Windows 3.1 systems
	Installing Mouse and Drivers
	Installing CD-ROM Game
(c)	For Windows 95 systems
	Installing Mouse and Drivers
	Installing CD-ROM Game
(d)	Uninstalling Hot Wheels Mouse on Windows 3.1 Systems
(e)	Uninstalling Hot Wheels Mouse on Windows95 Systems

Section 3..... System Performance and Settings tips
(a)	Video Settings
(b)	Improve Disc Access Performance
(c)	Increase or Add Smartdrive Cache
(d)	Set up Virtual Memory
(e)	Increase the number of file handles and buffers

Section 4..... How to contact Mattel Media


Section 1:	OPERATION OF THE HOT WHEELS MOUSE

Your Hot Wheels mouse is designed to work as a regular mouse and can operate in Dos, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 as well as working within other applications and programs that work with Windows or Dos.  The Hot Wheels mouse will function as described above by utilizing your existing mouse drivers on your system, as long as you have addressed these drivers to the correct port.

The Hot Wheels mouse has a number of added features not found on other mouse devices. The Hot Wheels mouse has a horn found on the left hand side of the mouse, and the right mouse button functions as an accelerator which, when depressed, vibrates and creates engine sound effects through your computer's sound system.  The Mouse also has headlights and taillights, which can be activated by the switch found at the back of the mouse. The Mouse requires 2 size "AA" alkaline batteries to activate these added features.

The headlights and the taillights will work when the Hot Wheels Mouse is used as a regular mouse.  The revving engine sound effects and the horn only work within the HOT WHEELS "Rally" CD-ROM game and requires installation of the Hot Wheels mouse driver. The CD-ROM game can only be played with the Hot Wheels Mouse unless you use special keystrokes on your keyboard along with your regular mouse.


Section 2:	INSTALL/UNINSTALL TIPS

(a)	Plugging in your HOT WHEELS MOUSE

Your HOT WHEELS MOUSE comes with a SERIAL/COM PORT plug (9-Pin rectangular shape) and needs to be plugged into COM PORT #1 on your computer.  Your existing mouse may be using a PS2 port connection (6-Pin round plug) and, if so, may be left plugged into your computer while you use the HOT WHEELS MOUSE (please note that this is not the case if you are using Windows 3.1).  If your existing mouse uses the COM PORT connection you will need to unplug it and replace it with the HOT WHEELS MOUSE. Please follow the detailed instructions below in order to set up and install your mouse.

(b)	Installing onto a Windows 3.1 system:

	Mouse and Drivers:

If you are currently using a PS/2 mouse (round plug) then you will need to do the following steps prior to installing the HOT WHEELS CD-GAME. YOU MAY NEED TO HAVE YOUR MICROSOFT WINDOWS DISCS AVAILABLE:
1.	Quit Windows and at C:\>, type CD\Windows
2.	At C:\Windows, type SETUP and press ENTER
3.	Then use Arrow key and move the bar to highlight MOUSE and press ENTER
4.	Using the Arrow Keys, highlight the "Genius Serial Mouse on COM1" and press ENTER
5.	Follow the on-screen instructions until completed.  If you are having difficulties finding the Genius Serial Mouse in your system, you may need to insert one of the Microsoft Windows discs when prompted.
6.	Turn Computer off, unplug PS/2 Mouse and plug the Hot Wheels Mouse into the COM1 Port (rectangular plug)
7.	Turn your computer on and your Hot Wheels mouse will be active.
8.	Place Hot Wheels CD in CD-ROM Drive
9.	Go to "File", "Run", "Browse"
10.	Click on Letter of Disc Drive (usually "D")
11.	Double Click on "DRIVER31" folder and open up.
12.	Click on "SETUP.EXE" file and select "OK" and "OK" again.
13.	When asked to Autoinstall Hot Wheels Mouse Now?, Click on Yes
14.	When asked to re-start windows, click on YES

If you are currently using a COM 1 mouse (rectangular plug) then follow the directions below to install you Hot Wheels mouse and drivers:

1.	Unplug your old mouse from the COM 1 port (rectangular plug) and plug your Hot Wheels mouse into the same port.
2.	Place Hot Wheels CD in CD-ROM Drive
3.	Go to "File", "Run", "Browse"
4.	Click on Letter of Disc Drive (usually "D")
5.	Double Click on "DRIVER31" folder and open up.
6.	Click on "SETUP.EXE" file and select "OK" and "OK" again.
7.	When asked to Autoinstall Hot Wheels Mouse Now?, Click on Yes
8.	When asked to re-start windows, click on YES


	CD-ROM Game:

1.	Place Hot Wheels CD in CD-ROM Drive
2.	Go to "File", "Run", Browse"
3.	Click on Letter of Disc Drive (usually "D")
4.	Double Click on HW31.exe file, then "OK"
5.	When asked to autoinstall WinG, click on "YES"
6.	When asked to re-start Windows, click on "Yes"
7.	Windows will now re-start.
8.	Go to "File", "Run", "Browse"
9.	Click on letter of Disc Drive.
10.	Double Click on HW31.exe and then "OK" to START GAME.

(c)	Installing onto Windows 95 Systems:

	Mouse and Drivers:

1.	Place Hot Wheels CD in CD-ROM Drive.
2.	Autorun will bring up Hot Wheels Rally Screen, click on Exit
3.	Plug Hot Wheels Mouse into the COM1 Port (rectangular plug). If your existing mouse has a round plug, then it is plugged into the PS/2 port and may be left plugged in.  If your existing mouse has a rectangular plug, then it is already using the COM 1 port and will need to be unplugged and replaced with the Hot Wheels Mouse.
4.	From START Menu, Select SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANEL.
5.	Run ADD NEW HARDWARE by double clicking on icon in Control Panel window.
6.	Follow directions and have windows "auto-detect" new hardware, click on "FINISH" when prompted or if "no new hardware was detected" click on CANCEL
7.	After this is completed, Windows will take you back to the CONTROL PANEL Menu.  Double click on SYSTEM icon in the CONTROL PANEL.
8.	Click on the DEVICE MANAGER tab.
9.	You will then see a list of devices, click on the "+" next to "MOUSE" in the list to reveal your Mouse Ports.
10.	Double click on "STANDARD SERIAL MOUSE".
11.	When the window comes up for this driver, click on the DRIVER tab.
12.	Click on CHANGE DRIVER.
13.	Click on HAVE DISC.
14.	Click on BROWSE.
15.	In your CD-ROM drive, open the DRIVER95 folder and Click on HWMOUSE.INF.
16.	Click on O.K. and follow instructions to add this driver.
17.	When completed, Windows will bring you back to the DEVICE MANAGER menu and the HOT WHEELS MOUSE DRIVER will be shown.

18.	YOU NOW NEED TO DISABLE OTHER MOUSE DEVICES SHOWN IN THE DEVICE MANAGER 	MENU IN ORDER TO AVOID POTENTIAL CONFLICT ISSUES.
19.	In the DEVICE MANAGER MENU, click on the "+" next to MOUSE to see if any other Mouse Driver/Port lines are present.  IF THE ONLY MOUSE DRIVER PRESENT IS THE HOT WHEELS MOUSE DRIVER, THEN YOU CAN SKIP TO STEP #24
20.	IF YOUR ORIGINAL MOUSE USED THE PS/2 CONNECTOR (Round Plug) AND IS STILL PLUGGED IN AND YOU WANT TO HAVE BOTH THE HOT WHEELS MOUSE AND YOUR ORIGINAL MOUSE ACTIVE, THEN YOU CAN SKIP TO STEP #24
21.	If your original mouse is not using a PS/2 Port (round plug), and a PS/2 MOUSE PORT or any other MOUSE PORT is listed under the DEVICE MANAGER MENU, then you will need to disable each of these Drivers.
22.	Double click on the MOUSE DRIVER listed that you want to disable.
23.	This will take you to the MOUSE PROPERTIES window, then CLICK on the CHECK MARK in the box under DEVICE USAGE in order to remove the check mark from the box and then click on OK.
24.	Windows will prompt you to re-start in order to save these new settings. If no more Mouse Drivers need to be disabled, then click on YES and the system will re-boot.  If more Mouse Drivers need to be disabled, then click on NO and repeat steps 21 and 22 for each Mouse Driver that needs to be disabled.
25.	When finished you will then need to re-boot the system to save your changes.


	CD-ROM Game:

1.	Place Hot Wheels CD in CD-ROM Drive.
2.	From START Menu, go to RUN, BROWSE and click on HW95 ICON on your CD-ROM drive and then click on OK.
3.	Installer will then prompt you to install "DirectX" or PLAY Game. Click on "INSTALL DIRECTX".
4.	When prompted to restart Windows, click on YES.
5.	After Windows restarts, From START menu go to RUN,BROWSE and Click on HW95 Icon again.
6.	Menu will then give you choice of installing "DirectX" or PLAYING Game. Click on PLAY Game.
7.	Game will now start.

(d)	Unistalling Hot Wheels Mouse on Windows 3.1 Systems
1.	Exit Windows 3.1
2.	Type CD\WINDOWS and Press ENTER
3.	Type SETUP and press ENTER
4.	Press the UP ARROW until the line that says MOUSE is highlighted
5.	Select your original Mouse Driver from the List and Press ENTER
6.	Move the highlighter bar down to the line that says ACCEPT CHANGES and press ENTER.
7.	Press ENTER again to keep this driver.
8.	At the next DOS prompt, turn off your computer, unplug your HOT WHEELS MOUSE and plug your original mouse back in to its original port.

(e)	Uninstalling HOT WHEELS MOUSE on Windows 95 Systems
1.	If your original mouse used the PS/2 port (round plug) and you kept the mouse plugged in and did not disable the PS/2 driver, then unplugging the HOT WHEELS MOUSE will not require any changes to your system or mouse drivers.
2.	If you replaced your original mouse from the COM 1 port (rectangular plug) with the Hot Wheels Mouse, then you will need to re-activate your original mouse drivers by taking the following steps:
3.	With your Hot Wheels Mouse still plugged in, go to Start, Settings, Control Panel and double click on SYSTEMS.
4.	Click on DEVICE MANAGER TAB
5.	Click on the "+" next to MOUSE
6.	Double Click on HOT WHEELS MOUSE DRIVER
7.	Then Click on the DRIVER TAB of the Hot Wheels Mouse Properties Window
8.	Click on Change Driver
9.	Your original Mouse Driver should then be displayed.
10.	Click on OK
11.	Click on OK to get back to the DEVICE MANAGER Menu
12.	Again, click on the Mouse line to view the Mouse Drivers listed.
13.	Your original driver will be listed and the Hot Wheels Driver will not be present.
14.	If any Mouse Drivers listed have Red "X's" on them then these are the ones that you disabled and they now need to be enabled.
15.	You can do so by double clicking on the listed driver and then clicking on the Device Usage box to place a check mark in the box.  This should be repeated for any driver shown with an X on it.
16.	Re-Boot your system to save your changes and plug in your original mouse.

Section 3:	SYSTEM PERFORMANCE TIPS

These tips are designed to improve your overall system performance.

(a)	VIDEO SETTINGS

The optimal video settings for the HOT WHEELS CD-ROM GAME is as follows: 256 Color, and Display Area set at 640x480

(b)	 IMPROVE DISK ACCESS PERFORMANCE

With MS-DOS 5.0 or older, you'll need to use a separate utility for disk optimization. If you're using MS-DOS 6.0 or newer, use the following steps to defragment and optimize your disk:

1.	Exit Windows. At the C:\ prompt, type "defrag C: /f" and press ENTER.
	This process will take a few minutes.
2.	Restart Windows and run the program.


(c)	INCREASE OR ADD SMARTDRIVE CACHE
Change the SMARTDrive cache size to make more memory available. If you have more than 8 MB of RAM, skip this process.

1. 	Go to the Program Manager.
2. 	Select Run from the File menu.
3. 	At the command box, type "sysedit" and click OK.
4. 	The Sysedit window will appear. Click on the Autoexec.bat window to bring it to the front.
5. 	Locate the line that shows smartdrv.exe and type in the appropriate size.

If you have 8 MB of RAM, add 1024 1024. Your SMARTDrive setting should look like this: smartdrv.exe 1024 1024 (you have typed in 1024 1024).

Note: Leave any other options on the smartdrv.exe line as they are set.

For example:
(before) smartdrv.exe /q	(after) smartdrv.exe 1024 1024 /q

6. 	If you've made changes, select Save from the File menu.
7. 	Select Exit from the File menu.
8. 	Exit Windows and restart the computer.


(d)	SET UP VIRTUAL MEMORY
(Note: If you are running any disk-compression software, refer to that software's manual or call the software manufacturer for assistance in setting up a permanent swap file.)

1.	Run Defrag as described above in Section 4-A.
2.	Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group.
3.	Double-click the 386 Enhanced icon in the Control Panel group.
4.	Click the Virtual Memory button on the right side.
5.	Make sure the current setting for Size is set to at least 6000 KB if you have 8 MB of RAM. Also make sure Type is set to Permanent. If these settings are not currently set, click the Change button.
6.	Under New Settings, make sure the Type is Permanent and the Size is set 	according to #5 above. The bigger the swap file size, the better performance you will have. We recommend setting the size to at least 10240 KB (but not more than 16000 KB). This will improve your overall system performance.
7.	Click OK. Follow the prompt to restart Windows.


(e)	INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FILE HANDLES AND BUFFERS
Change the number of file handles and buffers available to DOS.

1.	Go to the Program Manager.
2.	Select Run from the File menu.
3.	At the command box, type "sysedit" and click OK.
4.	The Sysedit window will appear. Click on the Config.sys window to bring it to the front.
5.	Locate the line that shows "files=" and change the number of files to 80. The line should now read:
		files=80
6.	Locate the line that shows "buffers=" and change the number of buffers to 30. 	The line should now read:
		buffers=30.
7.	If you've made changes, select Save from the File menu.
8.	Select Exit from the File menu.
9.	Exit Windows and restart the computer.


Section 4:	HOW TO CONTACT MATTEL MEDIA

For other questions about THE HOT WHEELS MOUSE AND CD-ROM GAME, contact:

Mattel Media Customer Service and Technical Support
1 (888) MATTEL9
1 (888) 628-8359

In Canada call: 1 (888)MEDIA11  [(888)633-4211]
In Australia call: 1-800-800-812

You can also contact us on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.mattelmedia.com/hotwheelsmouse

Or write to:
Consumer Affairs-Technical Support
Mattel, Inc.
333 Continental Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245