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Q268330: Games: Screen Turns White and Game Hangs or Quits

Article: Q268330
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbui kbimu bball3d
Last Modified: 16-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Baseball 2001 
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start one of the games listed at the beginning of this article, you may
experience any of the following symptoms:

- The screen may turn white and the game may stop responding (hang).

- The screen may turn white and the game may quit unexpectedly.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior can occur if Microsoft NetMeeting is installed on your computer
and you enable Remote Desktop Sharing.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are
presented.

Turn Off Remote Desktop Sharing in NetMeeting
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To turn off Remote Desktop Sharing:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click NetMeeting.

2. On the Tools menu, click Remote Desktop Sharing.

3. Click to clear the "Enable Remote Desktop Sharing on this computer" check
  box, and then click OK.

Quit Microsoft NetMeeting
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To quit NetMeeting:

1. Right-click the NetMeeting icon on the Windows taskbar.

2. Click Stop NetMeeting or Exit to quit NetMeeting.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame bb2001 bball mw4 mech warrior hangs freeze lock launch crash close

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbui kbimu bball3d 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbBaseballSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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