Mincemeat's WC Superpatch v0.1
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** PRODUCT DESCRIPTION **

This is a collection of Application Compatibility fixes for various
Wing Commander games (official and fan-made) for Microsoft Windows XP.
It should save the player from having to manually configure compatibility
settings in order to play.

At the time of release of Windows XP, Microsoft has built-in some
compatibility fixes, but they were either incomplete or were not throughoutly
tested.

The following games are affected by this patch:
- Wing Commander (Kilrathi Saga), including SM1 and SM2
  Keyboard lag fixed, added recognition for SM1 and SM2
- Wing Commander II (Kilrathi Saga), including SO1 and SO2
  WC2, SO1 and SO2 now runs - barely...:(
- Wing Commander III (Kilrathi Saga)
  No longer freezes at the intro movie, keyboard lag fixed
- Wing Commander IV Windows version (including DVD edition)
  Keyboard lag fixed, now recognises the DVD edition
- Privateer II Deluxe version / Windows upgrade
  Resurrected the inflight MIDI music
- Prophecy 3DFX test & demo
  These games are now automatically recognised
- Secret Ops (including fan-made mods Unknown Enemy and Standoff)
  These games are now automatically recognised



** INSTALLATION **

1.  Extract all files from this archive into a folder.
2.  VERY IMPORTANT - if you have attempted any compatibility modes changes for
    these games, please remove them first.  Right-click on the game executable
    and un-tick any options you may have previously selected under the
    "Compatibility" tab.
3.  Double-click on the "INSTALL.CMD" file to install.  You should then get a
    confirmation prompt.
4.  Play to your heart's content



** DE-INSTALLATION **

To remove this Superpatch, simply go through the Add/Remove Programs applet in
the Control Panel.  (You may need to enable "Classic View" in order to see it)



** DISCLAIMER **

I don't work for Origin, EA, nor Microsoft.  This software should work, but no
warranty, expressed or implied, blah blah blah.



** TECHNICAL INFORMATION **

If you are interested in this sort of thing, download the Microsoft Application
Compatibility Toolkit from this URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4005DA79-933A-4CC8-BF86-FE2E28B792FD&displaylang=en

Using the Compatibility Administrator, you can open this .SDB file and take a
look at what I've done.  Also, you can browse any "per-user" settings that you
may have applied to your system.  Just the ticket for tracking down those files
that you might have missed ;-)