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Q175407: Age of Empires: Hangs During Multiplayer Game on Zone.com

Article: Q175407
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbtlc aoe igz kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome, version 1.0 
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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
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When you run Microsoft Age of Empires, the game may stop responding (hang) after
several minutes of game play in a multiplayer session on Zone.com.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you use certain hardware configurations and your
Internet service provider (ISP) installs a third-party version of the
Winsock.dll file that is not compatible with Age of Empires.

RESOLUTION
==========

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.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Extract a new copy of the Winsock.dll file from your original Windows 95/98
  CD-ROM or disks to the Windows folder. For information about how to use the
  Extract tool, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
  Base:

  Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

2. If the issue continues to occur, change the value data for the CommandLine
  value in the following registry key to "lobby msync" (without the quotation
  marks):

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectPlay\Applications\ 
  Age of Empires

NOTE: You must separate "lobby" and "msync" with a blank space.

Additional query words: 1.00 aoe ror igz zone z4 freeze crash kbfaq

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbtlc aoe igz kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbAOESearch kbAOEExpRome
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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