Article: Q286167
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0,2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0
- Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome, version 1.0
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors
- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0
- Microsoft Age of Empires, Gold Edition
- Microsoft Allegiance, version 1.0
- Microsoft Asheron's Call, version 1.0
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0
- Microsoft Crimson Skies
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
- Microsoft StarLancer, version 1.0
- Microsoft Motocross Madness 2, version 2.0
- Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, version 2.0
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
- Microsoft Links LS 2000
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start one of the programs listed at the beginning of this article you
may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
- The computer stops responding (hangs).
- Graphics in the game appear distorted or fuzzy.
- The screen turns black.
- Horizontal lines appear across the screen.
- The game quits unexpectedly immediately after you start it.
- An error message about DirectX or DirectDraw appears.
- An "invalid page fault in module <unknown>" error appears when you
start the game.
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you have an Evans & Sutherland video adapter
installed in your computer. The Evans & Sutherland video adapters do not
fully support DirectX. Some cards provide limited support for DirectX 5.0 and
earlier. For more information, contact Evans & Sutherland support.
RESOLUTION
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You may be able to resolve this issue by downloading and installing the latest
version of the video driver. For more information, visit the Evans &
Sutherland Web site:
http://www.es.com (http://www.es.com)
MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: msgame 1.00 2.00 direct-x evans sutherland graphics black distort and
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Keywords : kbimu
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Version : :1.0,2.0
Issue type : kbprb
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