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Q194997: Pinball Arcade: Slow Game Performance and Flashing Graphics

Article: Q194997
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 15-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Pinball Arcade, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Pinball Arcade, game performance may be very slow, and the
graphics in the game may flash or blink.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if a 1 megabyte (MB) display adapter based on the Cirrus
Logic CL-GD5440 chipset is installed in your computer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire if an
updated video driver is available for your display adapter.

For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, query in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z


To work around this issue, configure the game to use the Low Graphic Detail
setting. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Pinball Arcade.

2. On the startup screen, click Options.

3. Under Graphic Detail, click Low.

4. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION
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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 pin ball sluggish flashing blinking

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbPinballArc kbArcadeSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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