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Q228977: Midtown Madness: Game Quits Unexpectedly When You Honk the Horn

Article: Q228977
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 03-SEP-1999

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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 honk the horn during a game of Microsoft Midtown Madness, the game may
quit and you may receive one of the following error messages:

   - Explorer caused a general protection fault in module User.exe.

   - DDHELP caused an invalid page fault in module DDRAW.DLL.

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

- You select Cruise on the Races screen.

- You enter the "Postal" cheat code.

- Your vehicle is against a building or a wall when you honk the horn.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Midtown Madness,
version 1.0.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame midmad crash mailbox cheats

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbMidtownMadSearch kbMidtownMadness
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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