Q228264: Baseball 2000: Black Screen Displayed After Clicking "Play Ball"

Article: Q228264
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 16-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Baseball 2000, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Baseball 2000, you may experience either of the
following symptoms after you click Play Ball:

- The screen may turn black.

- Text may not be displayed properly on the screen.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if Microsoft Windows is not configured to use a High
Color (16-bit) color palette.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, configure Windows to use a High Color (16-bit) color
palette. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Press ALT+F4, and then click OK to quit Baseball 2000.

2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

3. Double-click Display.

4. Click the Settings tab.

5. In the Color Palette or Colors box, click High Color (16-bit).

6. Click OK. If you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Baseball 2000, version
1.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about display issues in Microsoft Baseball 2000,
please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q228084 Baseball 2000: How to Troubleshoot Graphics Issues

  Q228368 Baseball 2000: Screen Is Black When You Start the Game

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame bball2000 bball2k blank empty

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbBaseballSearch kbBaseBall2000
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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