DOCUMENT:Q302604 07-MAY-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Train Simulator: Train Simulator Doesn't Start After Install PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbimu ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Train Simulator, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== After you install Microsoft Train Simulator, one of the following behaviors may occur when you attempt to start the program: - Train Simulator stops responding (hangs). -or- - Train Simulator starts, but a black screen appears. -or- - Train Simulator does not start. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if one or both of the following conditions are true: - Your display adapter does not have enough memory. -or- - Your display adapter does not support DirectX 7.0a. -or- - Your system's video card is based on the following nVidia chipsets which are using drivers based on the Nvidia 3.6X or earlier (Detonator 1) reference drivers, and the drivers need updating: TnT TnT 1 TnT2 M64 TnT2 TnT2 Ultra GeForce 256 GeForce 256 Pro GeForce 256 Ultra This behavior is known to occur with the following display adapters: ATI 264VT4 chipset-based display adapters: ATI RAGE IIC 1MB ATI RAGE IIC 2MB ATI RAGE IIC 4MB MPACT! (Chromatic Research) Chromatic Research Inc., who made the Mpact! Series of chips, is out of business. Please contact your system manufacturer for more information. NeoMagic MagicMedia chipset-based display adapters: Number Nine Imagine Series 2 Trident TVGA series display adapters: TVGA 8900, 9000, 9200CXr, 9470 Trident TGUI series display adapters: TGUI 9420DGI, 9400CXi, 9440, 9680 Trident ProVidia 9685 display adapters Trident 3DImage display adapters: 3DImage 9750, 9850 S3 Trio 3D 2X chipset-based display adapters S3 Virge DX/GX PCI 375/380 SIS 5597/5598 chipset-based display adapters SiS 530 RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods. Method 1: Obtain Updated Display Drivers ---------------------------------------- Contact your display adapter manufacturer to obtain display drivers that support DirectX 7.0a. For additional information about how to contact your display adapter manufacturer, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z If you have determined that you have an nVidia chipset on your system, you can obtain updated drivers at the following website: http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=windows9x Method 2: Upgrade Your Display Adapter -------------------------------------- Upgrade your display adapter to an adapter that meets the requirements of Microsoft Train Simulator. To do this, contact your display adapter manufacturer. Please see method 1 for a listing of vendors. MORE INFORMATION ================ The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information. 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. Microsoft Train Simulator requires a DirectX 7.0a-compatible 3-D accelerator display adapter with 4 MB of RAM. For additional information about the minimum system requirements that are needed to play Train Simulator, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q299762 Train Simulator: Minimum System Requirements Additional information about your display adapter can be obtained by using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. To view your display adapter information by using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, follow these steps: NOTE: DirectX must be installed on the computer. 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type "Dxdiag" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK. 3. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool dialog box, click the Display tab. 4. Under Device, note the device information. Under Drivers, note the driver information. 5. Click the DirectX Drivers tab. Note the DirectX driver Version, and Date information. To download the latest version of DirectX, browse to the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads Additional query words: msgame TrainSim Simulator Train graphics video black screen hang startup card cards ====================================================================== Keywords : kbimu Technology : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbTrainSim Version : :1.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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