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Welcome to Madden NFL 2004. This README.txt file contains information on issues not covered by the manual and install guide.- Supported 3D Accelerator Hardw atomic number 18Madden NFL 2004 requires a 32mb 3D Direct3D chipset includingCards with these chipsets argon officially supported-------------------------------------------------------- nVidia GeForce2 GTS, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX series, GeForce4 Ti series, GeForce FX seriesWin98 number one wood ver crown 44.30WinME driver ver Detonator 44.30WinXP driver ver Detonator 44.30Win2k driver ver Detonator 44.30http//www.nvidia.com ** product line** Madden NFL 2004 does not officially support the GeForce 2 MX series. - ATI Radeon 8500, Radeon 9200, Radeon 9600, Radeon 9700, and Radeon 9800Win98 driver ver gas 3.5WinME driver ver Catalyst 3.5WinXP driver ver Catalyst 3.5Win2k driver ver Catalyst 3.5http//www.ati.com- Matrox ParheliaWinXP driver ver 1.04.02.007Win2k driver ver 1.04.02.007http//www.matrox.com**NOTE** This game does not support workstation 3D cards or dual monitors.***-----------------------------------------------------------------------Minimum System RequirementsCPU PIII or AMD Athlon 700MHzRAM 128MB (256MB for Windows XP) Video 32MB supported Direct3D capable television set card with DirectX 9.0 or higher compatible driver (DirectX 9.0a is recommended) - Go to the "Windows and DirectX" section of this Readme.Recommended10 dismission dual analog gamepad-----------------------------------------------------------------------Unreadable text with WindowsXPIf you are having trouble variant the text in game and you are using the WindowsXP operating system, indeed you will need to download a place from Microsoft to correct this. The patch can be downloaded from herehttp//download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q306676/WXP/EN-US/Q306676_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe----------------------------------------------------------------------- fadenel in Windowed ModeIf you experience brilliantal iss ues while running in windowed mode at 640x480, turn the "Hardware Acceleration" setting for your video card to FULL.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Antialiasing and Anisotropic FilteringYou may experience player model graphic corruption in the training and mini-camp drills with Antialiasing and Anisotropic Filtering set at 4 times or higher. Turn these settings OFF to resolve the issue.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Windows and DirectXUsers with Windows (WinXP, Win2000, WinME, Win98 First or Second Edition) and a version of DirectX older than 9.0a may experience effect problems. These problems can be resolved by installing DirectX 9.0a BEFORE YOU ready THE GAME, which is available on your Madden NFL 2004 game disc. Simply use windows explorer and go to XDirectX (where X is your CD Rom drive). From there run the DXSetup.exe file. YOU MAY NEED TO UNINSTALL MADDEN NFL 2004, INSTALL DIRECTX 9.0a, A ND THEN RE-INSTALL THE GAME.-----------------------------------------------------------------------AOL and MSN - Minimizing Madden NFL 2004If you are running AOL or MSN on Windows XP or 2000, sometimes pop-ups will asperse the game. To prevent this, press the START button in Windows then go to Settings - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services.