When the fabulous Dreamship crash lands
into gooey Mt. Cheesemore, Reader Rabbit
and Sam must find it before the bungling
Pirates get there first. Our heroes need
your help using skills in grammar,
reading, science, fractions, and telling
time. With seven cheese-ilicious
activities, you’re in for a giant slice
of adventure!
- Cheese Brick Spelling
- Use your spelling and phonics
skills to help Larry Laidback fix
the cheese bricks transporter!
- Pirate Maze Reading
- Construct sentences, tell the
time, and identify shapes to
complete the Pirate maze!
- Cheddar Cheese Equations
- Save Mrs. Mac’s macaroni crop
from a cheese avalanche using your
math skills!
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After
inserting the Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship
Adventures!™ CD into the CD-ROM drive, the Auto-Run feature of the
computer does not start the installation. Installing the program
manually should resolve the issue. Follow the
steps below to complete a manual installation of the program.
- Verify that the proper CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive.
- Click Start and select Run. The Run dialog box will open.
- Type X:\SETUP.EXE in the Open: field. (Replace the X
with the correct drive letter for the CD-ROM drive.)
- Click OK. The installation of the program should begin.
- Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
NOTE: If the installation does not begin after completing the
above procedure, or an error such as "Cannot find the file d:\setup.exe
(or one of its components). Make sure that the path and filename are
correct and that all libraries are available" occurs, complete the
following steps:
- Verify that the correct drive letter for the CD-ROM drive
was entered in Step 3 above.
- If the correct letter was entered and the installation does
not begin, complete the procedures for
CD-Read: CD Is Not
Recognized.
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CD-Read:
CD Is Not Recognized |
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After
inserting the CD into the CD-ROM drive when prompted, the CD is not
recognized. Any number of the following conditions may cause this
issue: the wrong CD is used, the CD needs cleaned, the CD-ROM drive
settings are not compatible with the CD, an incorrect CD-ROM driver
is installed or the CD-ROM firmware or driver is outdated.
By completing the procedures that follow, the
CD-Read issue may be resolved. First, verify that the correct CD is
in the CD-ROM drive and that the label on the CD is facing up. Once
you have verified that the correct CD is in the CD-ROM drive,
complete the steps under Clean the CD.
Clean the CD
- Place a small amount of nonabrasive, liquid soap on the
shiny side of the CD.
- Using your fingertips and warm water, gently rub the soap on
the CD in a circular motion.
- Rinse the CD thoroughly and dry it using a clean, soft
T-shirt or lint-free towel. Do not use paper towels or tissue
paper.
- Try the program again.
If the issue continues, complete the steps below for Change the
Read-Ahead Settings.
Change the Read-Ahead Settings
- Close all program windows and return to the desktop.
- Right-click the My Computer icon and, using the left mouse
button, click Properties from the menu that appears.
- Click the Performance tab in the Systems Properties window.
- Verify that the File System reads 32-bit. (If it reads
anything else, contact the computer manufacturer for the proper
CD-ROM or hard drive drivers.)
- Click the File System button and click the CD-ROM tab.
- Locate Optimize Access Pattern For.
- Click the arrow to the right of the information field and
select the No Read Ahead option.
- Click Apply and click OK to close the File System Properties
window.
- Click Close to close the System Properties window.
- Click Yes when prompted to Restart Windows®.
- When Windows® restarts, try the program again.
If the issue continues complete the steps below for Turn off DMA.
Turn off DMA
- Follow Steps 1 and 2 above to open the System Properties.
- In the System Properties window (Step 2 above), click the
Device Manager tab.
- Choose View Devices By Type.
- In the list that appears, locate CD-ROM or CD-ROM
Controller.
- Click once on the plus (+) sign next to this listing.
- Double-click on the name that appears.
- In the CD-ROM Properties window, click the Settings tab.
- Locate the DMA checkbox and remove the checkmark (if one
exists).
- Click OK to close the CD-ROM Properties window.
- Click Close to close the System Properties window.
- Click Yes when prompted to Restart Windows®.
- When Windows® restarts, try the program again.
If the CD is still not recognized, try the following:
- Try to use a different CD in the CD-ROM drive to see if it
can be read.
- If possible, insert the problem CD into the CD-ROM drive of
another computer to see if the issue remains.
- Verify that the most current version of the driver and
firmware for the CD-ROM drive is used. Contact the computer
manufacturer for additional information.
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Remove a Name from the Sign-in Screen |
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After
playing Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship
Adventures!™, you want to remove a name from the sign-in screen. The
steps to remove a name from the sign-in screen are described in this
technical note. To remove a name from the sign-in screen, complete
the steps that follow.
NOTE: Once you remove a name from the sign-in screen, the
name can be added again; however, the history cannot be recovered.
- Click once on the name of the player to be removed.
- Press and hold the CTRL key (Windows®) or Control key
(Macintosh®) while you tap the R key on the keyboard.
- Release the CTRL (or Control) key.
- Click Yes when asked, "Are you sure you want to remove [the
selected name] from the list?" This should remove the original
name and data file.
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Exit the Program: Save the Progress |
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While
in the game portion of Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious
Dreamship Adventures!™, you are ready to exit the game and save the
progress. This brief tutorial describes the steps required to
accomplish this. Follow the steps below to
exit the program and to automatically save the progress of the
player.
- Click Map found in the lower-right corner of the screen.
- Click the Exit button on the map.
- Click Yes when asked, “Do you want to stop playing?” This
will close the program.
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Sign-in as
a Different Player |
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While
playing Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship
Adventures!™, you want to save the current player’s progress and
sign-in as a different player. A brief tutorial describes this
process. Follow the steps below to sign-in
as a different player.
- Click Map found in the lower-right corner of the screen.
- Click the Options button on the map. This will open the
Option Menu screen.
- Click Sign In, which is the Typewriter icon located in the
top-left corner of the Options Menu. You will return to the
sign-in screen.
- Select or add a new player.
- After selecting a different (or adding a new) player, click
the Start button near the top of the sign-in screen to begin
playing.
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Sound Skips
or Is Garbled |
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When
playing Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship
Adventures!™, the sound skips or is garbled. A sound acceleration
setting can cause this issue. Lowering the sound acceleration can
help to resolve the issue. Follow the steps
below to lower the sound acceleration.
- Click Start, select Settings and click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Multimedia icon.
NOTE: For Windows® Me users, double-click the Sounds and
Multimedia icon.
- Under the Playback heading, click Advanced Properties.
- Click the Performance tab.
- Click the Hardware Acceleration slide bar and keep the mouse
button pressed.
- By moving the mouse, slide the indicator needle to None.
- Release the mouse button.
- Click Apply and click OK.
- Click OK again.
- Close the Control Panel and launch and use the program. The
issue should be resolved.
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Cipher Strength Appears as 0-Bit |
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On
Windows® Me, after installing Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade
Mis-chees-ious Dreamship Adventures!™, the following message
displays: "Cipher Strength Appears as 0-Bit." This issue occurs when
trying to access a secure Web site using Microsoft® Internet
Explorer 5.5. The Learning Company® has developed a patch that
resolves the issue. Follow the procedure
below to download and install the Zero Bit Encryption Patch.
- Scroll down to the Associated Downloads section of this
technical note.
- Click the Zero_Bit_Encryption_Patch.exe file to begin
the download process.
- Read the description and click Continue. The End User
License Agreement will appear.
- Read the Agreement. Click Yes if you agree to all the Terms
and Conditions of the License Agreement.
- Read the instructions. (The instructions can be printed for
further reference.)
- Click the Download button.
- Follow the onscreen instructions. If you are using
Microsoft® Internet Explorer, confirm that "Save This Program to
Disk" is selected in the File Download window.
- Click OK.
- The Save As window will appear. Select the desired Save In
location. (Typically, the Windows® Desktop allows for easy
access to the file. However, the file can be sent to an
alternative location on the hard drive.)
- Click Save to download the file.
- After the file has been downloaded, close all programs and
windows.
- Locate and double-click the Zero_Bit_Encryption_Patch.exe
file to begin the installation.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the patch.
- Once the installation is complete, restart the computer. The
issue should be resolved.
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Microsoft® Office Products - Unable to open
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After
installing Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship
Adventures!™ on a system running Windows® 95, programs such as
Microsoft® Word, Outlook, AOL®, WordPerfect®, etc. will not run. In
addition, an error message similar to one of the following may
appear when attempting to launch or use any of the above programs:
"WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in module < unknown >" or "A
Fatal Exception has occurred." This issue is generally caused by the
installation of a later version of a .DLL file. Extracting the
original .DLL file from the Windows® 95 CD will help to resolve the
issue. Consult the remainder of this technical note for additional
information. Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade
Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship Adventures!™ installs a later version of
the ADVAPI32.DLL file (4.80.1675) than that used by some older
programs. Extracting the ADVAPI32.DLL file from the Windows® 95 CD
should resolve the issue.
Go to
http://www.microsoft.com and search for Article Number
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Incompatible Version of the RPC Stub |
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attempting to install the program, the message "Error 0x90070725
Incompatible version of the RPC stub" appears. An incorrect version
of the OLEAUT32.DLL file in the System folder causes this issue.
Downloading and installing the correct version of the OLEAUT32.DLL
file should resolve the issue. Consult this technical note for
additional instructions. Contact
Microsoft®, or visit
http://support.microsoft.com and search for Knowledge Base
Article Number: Q259737 to resolve this issue. |
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Not Enough Disk
Space |
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During
the installation of the Reader Rabbit's® title, the message "Not
enough disk space" appears. This typically occurs when attempting to
install the program to a hard drive that has more than 2 GB's of
free space. The remainder of this technical note describes how to
install the program. Follow the procedure
below to install the program.
- Verify the system meets the minimum system requirements for
the program. If the requirements are met (or exceeded), continue
with Step 2.
NOTE: If the system does not meet the minimum system
requirements, the program may not install or run properly.
- Insert the Reader Rabbit's® disk into the proper drive and
begin the installation.
NOTE: If the installation does not begin, consult the
instructions that came with the program to continue.
- When the Welcome dialog box appears, click Next. The
Software License Agreement will appear.
- Click Yes to agree to the terms of the license agreement.
- At the Choose Destination Location window, press and hold
the CTRL key and click Next. The Select Program Folder dialog
box will appear.
- Release the CTRL key and follow the onscreen prompts to
continue installing the program.
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Installing Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade
Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship |
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To
prevent possible conflicts during an installation, closing all
programs (including background programs for Windows®) before
installing any software is recommended. The remainder of this note
describes a "clean" installation of Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade
Mis-cheese-ious Dreamship. Choose the
operating system and follow the steps as presented.
Installation Steps for
Windows® XP
NOTE: The following procedure will temporarily disable
background programs and restart the computer in the cleanest
possible configuration. Installing software using this configuration
will minimize conflicts.
When installing on Windows® XP, the user must be logged in to
Windows® with administrator privileges.
- Close all programs and return to the
Windows® desktop.
- Click Start and select Run.
- Type MSCONFIG in the Open: field.
- Click OK. A System Configuration window
will open.
- Click the Startup tab.
- Record the Startup items that are checked
so this customized configuration can be restored after the
installation.
- Deselect all items under the Startup tab.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Click Yes when prompted to restart the
computer.
- When the computer has restarted, login to
Windows® as a user with administrator privileges. If you do not
have administrator privileges, contact the system administrator.
- After logging in to Windows® with
administrator privileges, insert the program CD into the CD-ROM
drive.
- Click Install and follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the installation.
- Once the installation is complete, follow
the steps below to restore the system to its original
configuration.
Restoring the Original System Configuration:
Windows® XP
- Close all programs and return to the
Windows® desktop.
- Click Start and select Run.
- Type MSCONFIG in the Open: field.
- Click OK. The System Configuration Utility
window will open.
- Click the Startup tab.
- Refer to the list of items recorded
previously and check the box next to each item on the list.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Click Yes when prompted to restart the
computer.
- Launch and use the program.
Installation Steps for Windows®
98/Me
NOTE: The following procedure will temporarily disable
background programs and restart the computer in the cleanest
possible configuration. Installing software using this configuration
will minimize conflicts.
- Close all programs and return
to the Windows® desktop.
- Click Start and select Run.
- Type MSCONFIG in the
Open: field.
- Click OK. A System
Configuration window will open.
- Click the General tab.
- Record the Startup selection
that is shown so that it can be referred to after the
installation.
- Click Selective Startup.
NOTE: If the Load Startup Group item is grayed-out, the
Startup Group has been customized. Click the Startup tab at the
top and record the startup items that are checked so this
customized configuration can be restored after the installation.
- Remove the checkmark next to
the items that follow. (This will temporarily prevent all
startup applications from loading when Windows® is restarted.)
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 | Process Autoexec.bat file
(Windows® 98)
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 | Process Config.sys file
(Windows® 98)
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(Windows® Me)
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 | Load environment
variables (Windows® Me) |
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Click Yes when prompted to
restart the computer.
- After the computer has
restarted and the Windows® desktop returns, insert the program
CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Click Install and follow the
on screen instructions to complete the installation.
- Once the installation is
complete, follow the steps below to restore the system to its
original configuration.
Restoring the Original System
Configuration: Windows® 98/Me
- Close all programs and return
to the Windows® desktop.
- Click Start and select Run.
- Type MSCONFIG in the
Open: field.
- Click OK. The System
Configuration Utility window will open.
- Refer to the list of items
recorded previously and check the box next to each item on the
list for the General tab or Startup tab or both.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Click Yes when prompted to
restart the computer.
- Launch and use the program.
Installation Steps for Windows®
2000
NOTE: When installing on Windows® 2000, the user must be
logged in to Windows® with administrator privileges.
- Press and hold the CTRL and
ALT keys and tap the DELETE key once. A Windows® 2000 Security
window should appear.
- Release all keys.
- Click the Task Manager
button.
- In the Windows® Task Manager
dialog box, select the Applications tab.
- Click once on an application
in the list to select it. (If no applications are listed, skip
to Step 8 and proceed.)
- Click End Task.
- Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until
all applications are closed.
- With all applications closed,
click File and select Exit Task Manager.
- Place the program CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
- Click Install and follow the
on screen instructions to complete the installation.
- Once the installation is
complete, restart Windows®. This will restart the applications
that were closed during this procedure.
- Launch and use the program.
Installation Steps for Macintosh®
- Close all windows and return to the
desktop.
- Insert the CD into the proper drive.
- Double-click the CD icon. The contents of
the CD will appear.
- Double-click the program's installer icon
and click Continue.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the installation.
- Launch and use the program.
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Zero Bit Encryption Patch
This patch resolves an issue in which the following
message displays: "Cipher strength appears as 0-bit." The issue occurs
on systems using Microsoft® Internet Explorer v 5.5 under Windows® Me
after installing various programs.
Zero_Bit_Encryption_Patch4.exe (755 kb)
Download |
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System 8.6-9.1 and OSX |
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180 MHz (or faster) |
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Disk: |
100 MB free hard disk space |
| RAM: |
32MB
RAM |
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CD-ROM: |
8X CD-ROM drive |
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Monitor: |
16-bit, thousands of colors |
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Sound Card: |
16-bit stereo sound |
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Optional: |
Internet access |
| Other: |
Mouse,
Speakers
Color printer (required for
printing) |
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CPU: |
166 MHz Pentium® (or faster) |
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Hard Disk: |
100 MB free hard disk space |
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RAM: |
32 MB RAM |
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CD-ROM: |
8X CD-ROM drive (or better) |
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Monitor: |
16-bit, thousands of colors |
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Sound Card: |
Sound Blaster® 16 (or compatible) sound
card |
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Internet
access |
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Other: |
Mouse compliant with Windows®
Speakers (stereo recommended)
Color printer (required for
printing) |
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