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Q255881: Allegiance: Game Hangs When You Attempt to Launch a Ship

Article: Q255881
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Allegiance, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Allegiance, the game may stop responding (hang) when you
attempt to launch a ship.

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

- A video adapter based on the Permedia3 chip set is installed in the computer.

- Allegiance is configured to use hardware rendering.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, configure Allegiance to run in software mode.

To do this, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to
Allegiance, point to Trouble Shooting, and then click Run Allegiance In Software
Mode.

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: 1.00 msgame igz msngz troubleshoot t-shoot

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbAllegianceSearch kbAllegiance
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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