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Q: After the page is loaded, a new window popped out. Seems interesting, but what is that?

A: HVAC Energy Primer was original developed in Macromedia Authorware and that could only be played on a CD. After Macromedia released Authorware web player, which is essentially a web-browser plugin, we were able to migrate our CD version onto our website. Each time you loaded the previous web page, an Authorware window will be automatically popped out and all the interactions will happen only in this window. Essentially, it is the same as using the CD. 

Keep in mind, sometimes you need to switch between IE window and Authorware window. One example is explained right in the next Q&A.

Q: After I clicked on a click, it stuck there without anything new showing up.

A: Some links will lead you to a new online file, which needs to be downloaded onto your local machine before it could played. Due to the security consideration, you should be asked for the permission to save the file on your hard drive. Thus, a message box will be popped out asking for the permission. You may not see the box while you are in the Authorware window, but usually you can see a blinking Internet Explorer icon on your Windows taskbar. That means you should switch back to IE window to see the box. Then switch back to the Authorware window. You only need to do this once for each file, in other words, next time you come back to the same file, no more message box will be popped out.

Q: I got this message "Error reading Authorware map file...", when using Netscape

A: First, make sure you already installed Authorware web player. Then close Netscape browser and reopen it. Go to "Preference..." to clear both your memory cache and disk cache, which could be found in "Advanced | Cache" category. Then reload the page.

According to our testing with Netscape 4.08+, several error messages tend to pop out in processes of downloading files. If somehow HVAC Primer hangs there, you can switch back to the Netscape window, you should be able to see an error message. Based on our experience, you can just ignore those messages by clicking on 'OK', and HVAC Primer will continue to work fine. During the mean time we are working vigorously to solve the problem, we do suggest you use Internet Explorer instead of Netscape. 

Q: I can't see no psychrometric chart in Psychrometric topic.

A: The psychrometric chart was made in Flash 2. A special xtra was released by Macromedia to support having Flash embeded in or linked to Authorware files. And because of the incompatibility of different version of Flash files, Macromedia also released different versions of xtras to support them. Thus, after Authorware web player installation, you should be able to find a Flash xtra called "Flashast.x32" somewhere on your hard drive, which is not compatible with our files. You need to either delete it or move it to another location. You can go by "Start | Search | For Files or Folder..." to find it. The right xtra will be automatically downloaded from our website and saved on your hard drive for future use.

Q: Any technical support available?

A: Sure. Both email or phone call will be welcome.  
     Email:   peter@deringergroup.com
     Phone: 1-510-843-9000

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