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Q242884: Age of Empires II: Frame Rate is Unexpectedly Slow

Article: Q242884
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 12-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, you may experience an
unexpectedly slow frame rate.

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

- A video adapter based on the 3Dfx Voodoo 3 chipset is installed in your
  computer.

- The video driver for your video adapter is outdated.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire about how
to obtain and install the latest version of the video driver for your video
adapter.

For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, click the
appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

If the issue continues to occur, install the latest update for Age of Empires II:
Age of Kings. The latest update, Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
2.0a Update, includes performance enhancements that are designed to make the
game run faster. To download the Age of Kings 2.0a Update, visit the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/age2/downloads.htm

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: 2.00 aoe aok aoeii aoe2 upgrade patch drags poor

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2Kings
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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