Q303112: Pandora’s Box: Run-Time Error When You Attempt to Start Game

Article: Q303112
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbimu
Last Modified: 29-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Pandora's Box, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to start Microsoft Pandora's Box, you receive one of the following
error messages:

  Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library: C:\Program Files\Microsoft
  Games\Pandora's Box\pandora.icd. Abnormal program termination

-or-

  Unable to create DirectDraw surface. Make sure that DirectX is installed, and
  then try again.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install the Pandora's Box Update Patch Set
1.0 from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/pandorasbox/downloads.htm

NOTE: If you do not receive these error messages upon startup, there is no need
to download the patch.

Additional query words: msgame

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Keywords          : kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbPandoraSearch kbPandorasBox
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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