DOCUMENT:Q281081 11-JUN-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Links 2001: Cannot See Where the Golf Ball Lands PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER:: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv w_golf kbimu ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Links 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SYMPTOMS ======== When you play Microsoft Links 2001, the view of where the ball lands may be blocked by trees or other objects on the golf course. You may not be able to determine where the ball landed until you accept the shot. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if Dynamic View is turned on. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, turn off Dynamic View: WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK. 3. Open the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Microsoft Games/Links 2001/Options 4. Double-click the Dynamic View value. 5. Change the value data from 1 to 0. 6. Click OK. 7. Quit Registry Editor. Additional query words: msgames links2001 access camera obstructed distorted ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv w_golf kbimu Technology : kbLinkGolfSearch kbGamesSearch kbGolfSearch kbLinks2001 Version : : Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= 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 2002.