DOCUMENT:Q239872  03-SEP-1999  [homegame]
TITLE   :NBA/NFL 2000: Can Only Play Game in Software Mode
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgamekbfaq

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft NBA Inside Drive 2000, version 1.0 
 - Microsoft NFL Fever 2000, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft NBA Inside Drive 2000 or Microsoft NFL Fever 2000, you
may experience the following symptoms:

 - You are only able to play the game in software mode.

 - The video adapter installed in your computer may not appear in the list of
   available video drivers in the Display options window.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if at least two of the following conditions are true:

 - A Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Exxtreme video adapter is installed in your
   computer.

 - A video adapter based on the Riva TNT2 chipset is installed in your computer.

 - The video driver installed on your computer is outdated.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install the latest video driver for your
video adapter from the appropriate Web site:

Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Exxtreme:

   http://support.soundblaster.com/files/download.asp

Riva TNT2-Based Video Adapter:

   http://www.nvidia.com/3Dgraphics/resource_center.html

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about this issue, please click the article number
below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q239839 NFL Fever 2000: Video Adapter Does Not Appear in List of Drivers

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: 1.00 msgame nflfever nfl2k football missing

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbNFLFever2000 kbNFLSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbNBAInsideDrive2000
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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