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Q258708: Allegiance: Cannot Connect to Server from Windows 98 SE Computer

Article: Q258708
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbnetwork 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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You cannot establish a connection to a Microsoft Allegiance server from a
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition-based computer that uses Internet Connection
Sharing (ICS).

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the networking API used by Allegiance is not
compatible with the version of ICS in Windows 98 Second Edition.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Allegiance, version
1.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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You may be able to resolve this issue by downloading and installing the latest
version of Microsoft DirectX from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp

This issue does not occur with Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame igz msngz connects unable direct-x dx8

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Keywords          : kbenv kbnetwork kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbAllegianceSearch kbAllegiance
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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