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Q262020: Age of Empires Err Msg: Game Stopped Because It Was Out Of Sync

Article: Q262020
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 18-APR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play a multiplayer game of Microsoft Age of Empires, you may receive
the following error message:

  Game stopped because it was out of sync!

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if a player is using a Trainer program to cheat.

RESOLUTION
==========

To prevent this issue from occurring, do not use a Trainer program when you play
Age of Empires with other players.

For additional information about using Trainer programs in Age of Empires, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q250837 AOE: Age Of Empires Update Is Available


Additional query words: 1.00 msgame aoe ages ror cheats hack

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbZNotKeyword kbAOESearch kbAOEExpRome
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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