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Q195061: Pinball Arcade: Cannot Start a Game on Any Table

Article: Q195061
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2000

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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 attempt to play Pinball Arcade, you may be unable to start a game on
any pinball table.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions are true:

- Your color palette is set to 256 colors.

- Your screen resolution is set to 1024 x 768 pixels.

- A Matrox Millennium II display adapter is installed in your computer.

- You are using an outdated video driver for the Matrox Millennium II display
  adapter.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest video driver for the
Matrox Millennium II video adapter from the following Matrox Web site:

  http://www.matrox.com

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 1.00 msgame pin ball card pa launch begin

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

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