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Q259024: Allegiance: Quits Unexpectedly when Sound Acceleration Is On

Article: Q259024
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsound igz kbimu msgame
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 start Microsoft Allegiance, the game may quit unexpectedly, and you may
receive a Microsoft Crash Guard report.

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

- The Sound Card Acceleration feature in Allegiance is turned on.

- Your sound card or the sound driver for your sound card is not compatible
  with the Sound Card Acceleration feature in Allegiance.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire about how
to obtain and install the latest version of the sound driver for your sound
card.

For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, click the
appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

To work around this issue, turn off the Sound Card Acceleration feature:

1. On the Allegiance startup screen, click Options, and then point to Sound
  Options.

2. Click Sound Card Acceleration On to change it to Sound Card Acceleration Off.

3. Click anywhere outside of the menu to close it.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame audio bomb dump

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Keywords          : kbsound igz kbimu msgame 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbAllegianceSearch kbAllegiance
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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