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Q176886: Age of Empires: Keyboard Stops Responding When You Save a Game

Article: Q176886
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbenv aoe
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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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 
- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to save a game or type a name for a multiplayer game session in
Age of Empires, you may experience any of the following issues:

- The keyboard stops responding.
- The computer stops responding (hangs).
- The program closes when you attempt to type a name for the game.

CAUSE
=====

This issue can occur if you have Adobe Type Manager installed on the computer.
Adobe Type Manager makes the following modifications to the [Boot] section in
the System.ini file:

SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV

ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV or ATM.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, disable Adobe Type Manager by following these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "system.ini" (without the quotation marks), and then
  press ENTER.

3. In the [Boot] section, locate the following lines:

     SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
     ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV

4. Place a semicolon (;) at the beginning of each line to disable them. For
  example:

     ;SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
     ;ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV

5. Type the following line in the [Boot] section of the System.ini file:

     System.drv=System.drv

6. On the File menu, click Save.

7. On the File menu, click Exit.

8. Restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION
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independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbenv aoe 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbAOESearch kbAOEExpRome kbAOE2Kings
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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