Q258331: Baseball 2001: Pauses Occur During Game Play

Article: Q258331
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbsound kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 24-JUN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Baseball 2001 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Baseball 2001, the game may pause for up to half a
second when the following events occur:

- You catch a high pop fly.

- You field a ground ball.

- You successfully initiate a power boost pitch.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur because all of these events initiate the playback of an
audio clip.


RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, turn off sounds in Baseball 2001.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Baseball 2001.

MORE INFORMATION
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To turn off sounds in Baseball 2001:

1. Start Baseball 2001.

2. On the Home Plate screen, click Options.

3. Click the Sounds tab.

4. Move the Commentator slider to Off.

5. Move the Crowd & Stadium slider to Off.

6. Move the Game Sounds slider to Off.

7. Move the Music slider to Off.

8. Move the Button Sounds slider to Off.

9. Click OK.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame bball bb2001 base ball stops freeze pop-up

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbsound kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbBaseballSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbprb

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