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Q248311: Fighter Ace II: Game Quits When Detecting 3D Accelerators

Article: Q248311
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 
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Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbenv kbsetup 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 the Microsoft Fighter Ace profiler attempts to detect 3D accelerators, the
game may suddenly quit.

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

- A Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 video adapter is installed in the computer.

- The video driver for the Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 video adapter is outdated.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install the latest driver for the Diamond
Stealth 3D 2000 video adapter from the following Diamond Multimedia Web site:

  http://www.diamondlegacy.com/

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Additional query words: 2.00 fa2 faii igz desktop setup detection card display fails msngz

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbenv kbsetup igz kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbMSNSearch kbFighterAceSearch kbFighterAce2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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