Suburban and Environmental Weeds
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
[Note this page will be updated from time to time]
If you have any technical problems when installing or using Suburban
and Environmental Weeds, please check the following FAQs first. The
answers to these FAQs are provided below - you can take a short cut by clicking
on the question. If you cannot find the answer to your question, contact us
directly at the following address suburbanweeds@cbit.uq.edu.au
and we will try to help as quickly as we can. It will help us considerably if
you tell us the brand of your computer and the model, which version of Windows
software you are using and any other relevant information regarding your problem.
Frequently Asked Questions - Installing and Operating Suburban and Environmental Weeds [Click on the FAQ to see the answer]
- How do I install Suburban and Environmental Weeds and should it take this long to install?
- What should I do if I get a message that the screen format is not adequate to run Suburban and Environmental Weeds?
- Where can I find out how to use Lucid key on Suburban and Environmental Weeds?
- When
I click on the Lucid Player from the Start menu, how can I find the Suburban
and Environmental Weeds key?
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - Installing and Operating Suburban and Environmental Weeds
1. How do I install Suburban and Environmental Weeds and should it take this long to install?
To install Suburban and Environmental Weeds
- Insert the CD in the CD-ROM Drive
- In the Start menu, click Run and then Browse
- Select the CD drive and double-click setup.exe and follow the prompts.
If you have an old computer (less than PentiumI), an older
version of Windows (95), and you have to install Internet Explorer 5 as well
as Suburban and Environmental Weeds, the installation package
can take up to 20 minutes to install. You may need to reboot several times to
update the software settings. However, the result will be an improved set of
software on your computer that will allow you to run Suburban and Environmental
Weeds. Please read the instructions inside the CD case for more information.
2. What should I do if I get a message that the screen format is not adequate
to run Suburban and Environmental Weeds? You will need to change
the format. In the Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel/Display. Click on
the tab Settings and set the screen display to the minimum 800 by 600 pixels.
At a setting of 640 by 480 pixels, you will not be able to view all of Suburban
and Environmental Weeds on the screen.
3. Where can I find out how to use the Lucid key on Suburban and Environmental Weeds?
An introduction to Lucid keys is provided by an interactive tutorial that can be found when you open the Lucid Key to Suburban and Environmental Weeds. This 5-minute tutorial will provide you with a basic introduction. Alternatively, go to the Tutorial page on the CD. If you want to know more about Lucid, look in the Help files that can be accessed on the tool bar at the top of each Lucid key or go to the special Lucid web site at www.lucidcentral.org.
Scroll down the folders list in the "Choose a Key" box and make sure the C:\Program Files\lucid\ folder is open. You will then be able to see the list of keys available, including the Suburban and Environmental Weeds key.