You find yourself in a fractured universe. Chaos has won
the battle over order. The connections between people,
events and ideas throughout history have broken apart.
Science guru James Burke challenges you to re-establish
these links and restore order to the universe. Engage in
the first reality-based puzzle/adventure game that uses
your knowledge of science, invention and history to get
you through. Lose yourself in a mind-twisting world that
you cannot leave without finding the answers!
Frequently Asked Questions
WINDOWS USERS
The following error appears when I try to run the game:
"CONN8A8B CAUSED A GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT IN
CONNECT.EXE." How do I solve this problem?
When I try to run Connections on my Macintosh this message
appears: "ERROR TYPE 11." What should I do to run
Connections on my Mac?
What should I do when I repeatedly get the error message:
"CONN8A8B HAS CAUSED A GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT IN
DHIO_DH.QTC"?
How do I solve the error: "STACK OVERFLOW ERROR"?
How do I solve error: "SCRIPT ERROR HANDLER NOT DEFINED"?
This message appears when I save the game: "FILENAME IS TOO
LONG OR NO ACCESS TO DRIVE." How do I correct this problem?
Why, when I change from Disk1 to Disk2, do I get this
message: "COULD NOT FIND PROGRAM"?
Why, when I try to bring up my saved game, do I get this
error message: "DIRECTOR SCRIPT ERROR 4.0 CAST MEMBER WRONG
NAME"?
How do I keep all the colors on the screen from looking
blotchy and "off-color"?
How do I resolve the error message "CONNECTION IS NOT A
VALID 32-BIT APP" or "NOT A VALID WIN32 APPLICATION"?
WINDOWS USERS
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The following error appears when I try to run the
game: "CONN8A8B CAUSED A GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT IN
CONNECT.EXE." How do I solve this problem?
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A:
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Change the video driver to SVGA 640 x 480 x 256.
In Win 3.11:
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go to Main\ Windows\ Setup
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click on Options\ Change System Settings
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hit the scroll button on the display
box and scroll to SVGA 640 x 480 x
256
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In Win 95:
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select Start\ Settings\ Control
Panel
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select Display\ Settings tab
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set the display area to 640 x 480,
the color palette to 256, and the
video adapter to SVGA.
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When I try to run Connections on my Macintosh this
message appears: "ERROR TYPE 11." What should I do to
run Connections on my Mac?
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A:
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Turn on Virtual Memory and turn off Modern
Memory Manager:
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click on the apple
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go to Control Panel\ Memory
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turn on virtual memory and turn off
modern memory manager
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Q:
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What should I do when I repeatedly get the error
message: "CONN8A8B HAS CAUSED A GENERAL PROTECTION
FAULT IN DHIO_DH.QTC"?
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A:
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Delete and reinstall QuickTime:
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search for and delete all *.QTC and
QT*DLL files
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reinstall QuickTime from the CD
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Q:
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How do I solve the error: "STACK OVERFLOW
ERROR"?
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A:
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Delete and reinstall QuickTime:
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search for and delete all *.QTC and
QT*DLL files
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reinstall QuickTime from the CD
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then, make sure the display is set at
SVGA 640 x 480 x 256
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Q:
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How do I solve error: "SCRIPT ERROR HANDLER NOT
DEFINED"?
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A:
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Change the display to SVGA 640 x 480 x 256:
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go to Main\ Windows Setup\ Options\
Change System Settings
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click on the display line and scroll
to SVGA 640 x 480 x 256
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Q:
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This message appears when I save the game: "FILENAME
IS TOO LONG OR NO ACCESS TO DRIVE." How do I correct
this problem?
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A:
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This message appears when you try to save to the CD
itself. Make sure when you save your game that the
C: drive (or whichever hard drive the software
is installed on) is selected.
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Why, when I change from Disk1 to Disk2, do I get
this message: "COULD NOT FIND PROGRAM"?
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A:
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This is caused by not allowing enough mount time for
the 2nd CD. Insert the 2nd CD and wait about 15
seconds.
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Q:
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Why, when I try to bring up my saved game, do I get
this error message: "DIRECTOR SCRIPT ERROR 4.0 CAST
MEMBER WRONG NAME"?
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A:
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This happens when the saved game has been corrupted.
The solution is to re-save and rename the game.
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Q:
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How do I keep all the colors on the screen from
looking blotchy and "off-color"?
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A:
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Change the display to SVGA 640 x 480 x 256:
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go to Main\ Windows Setup\ Options\
Change System Settings
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click on display line and scroll to SVGA
640 x 480 x 256
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Q:
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How do I resolve the error message "CONNECTION IS
NOT A VALID 32-BIT APP" or "NOT A VALID WIN32
APPLICATION"?
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A:
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This is a Windows 95 error that can be corrected by
disabling the SAGE program. Go to the manual for
Windows 95 for further details.
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