DOCUMENT:Q228976 26-NOV-1999 [homegame] TITLE :Midtown Madness: Stops Responding (Hangs) When You Start a Race PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdisplay kbimu msgame ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Midtown Madness, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you start a race in Microsoft Midtown Madness, the program may stop responding (hang). CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true: - Midtown Madness is configured to use the software renderer to display 3D graphics. - Rendering and lighting options in the game are enabled or set to Medium or High. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue: 1. On the Midtown Madness startup screen, click Options. 2. Click Graphics Options. 3. In the Renderer box, click your 3D accelerator card or 3D display adapter. If the only setting in the Renderer box is Software Renderer, reduce the other graphics options in the game. To do this: - Click to clear all check boxes. - Move the Far Clip Distance and Lighting Quality sliders to the left. - Click lower settings in the Texture Resolution, Object Detail, Resolution, and Shadows boxes. 4. Click Done, and then click << (Back). STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: 1.00 midmad msgame crash lock freeze ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdisplay kbimu msgame Technology : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbMidtownMadSearch kbMidtownMadness Version : WINDOWS:1.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.