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Q228959: Midtown Madness: Snow or Traffic Lines Not Displayed Correctly

Article: Q228959
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbenv kbhw kbimu kbHardware
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Midtown Madness, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Midtown Madness, you may encounter any of the following
symptoms:

- Snow may not appear as expected.

- Traffic lines on the street may be blurry or distorted.

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

- A video adapter based on the Voodoo Banshee chipset is installed in your
  computer.

- The auto-mipmapping feature is enabled on your video adapter.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, disable the auto-mipmapping feature on your video
adapter. For more information about how to disable auto-mipmapping, consult the
online or printed documentation provided with your video adapter or contact your
hardware manufacturer.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 1.00 midmad banchee 3dfx jagged blocky

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbenv kbhw kbimu kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbMidtownMadSearch kbMidtownMadness
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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