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Q199857: Return of Arcade: Game Quits and You Are Returned to Desktop

Article: Q199857
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 09-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Return of Arcade for Windows, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click any of the games included in Microsoft Return of Arcade, the game
does not start and you are returned to the Windows desktop.

NOTE: The following games are included in Return of Arcade:

- Dig Dug
- Galaxian
- Pac Man
- Pole Position

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you are running Cybermedia's Guard Dog or Compaq's
Watch Dog software on your computer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, quit Guard Dog or Watch Dog before you start any of the
games included in Return of Arcade. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Close Program dialog box.

2. In the list of running programs, click Guard Dog or Watch Dog, and then click
  End Task.

3. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to quit Guard Dog or Watch
  Dog, click Yes.

NOTE: Both Guard Dog and Watch Dog are started again the next time you start
Windows.

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 roa close exit

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbArcadeRet kbArcadeSearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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