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Q250684: Err Msg: <Program> Executed Invalid Instruction in <Program>.icd

Article: Q250684
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Pandora's Box, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to start one of the programs listed at the beginning of this
article, you may receive one of the following error messages:

   - Empires2 has executed an invalid instruction in Empires2.icd.

   - Empires2 has executed an invalid instruction in Empires2.exe.

   - Pandora has executed an invalid instruction in Pandora.icd.

   - Pandora has executed an invalid instruction in Pandora.exe.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if one of the following Cyrix microprocessors is
installed in your computer:

- Cyrix 486DX

- Cyrix 6x86

- Cyrix MediaGX

MORE INFORMATION
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The Cyrix processors mentioned in this article are not compatible with the
programs listed at the beginning of this article.

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: 1.00 2.00 msgame aoe2 aok pandoras panbox ipf crash

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbPandoraSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2Kings kbPandorasBox
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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