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Q231921: Midtown Madness: No Credit for Passing Through Checkpoints

Article: Q231921
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbimu msgame kbFAQ
Last Modified: 23-MAY-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 play Microsoft Midtown Madness, you may not receive credit for passing
through checkpoints.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the video frame rate (the speed at which images are
drawn on the screen, usually measured in frames per second) in the game is very
slow.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, configure Midtown Madness to improve the video frame rate
in the game.

For information about how to improve game performance (including the video frame
rate) in Midtown Madness, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q231595 Midtown Madness: How to Improve Game Performance

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 mid-town slow drag miss

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

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