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Q247703: Fighter Ace II: Hangs When You Click "Fly Now"

Article: Q247703
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
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Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbui igz kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 09-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fighter Ace II 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click Fly Now in Microsoft Fighter Ace II, the program may stop
responding (hang).

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

- A Diamond Viper V330 video adapter is installed in your computer.

- The video driver installed on your computer is outdated.

- Direct 3D hardware acceleration is enabled in Fighter Ace II.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install the latest video driver for the
Diamond Viper V330 video adapter from the following Diamond Web site:

  http://www.diamondlegacy.com/products/drivers/driver-index.htm

To work around this issue, disable 3D hardware acceleration in Fighter Ace II:

1. Start Fighter Ace II.

2. Click the Settings tab.

3. Under Display, click Software.

4. Click Fly Now.

MORE INFORMATION
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these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 2.00 msgame igz msngz fa hangs freezes

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbui igz kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbMSNSearch kbFighterAceSearch kbFighterAce2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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