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Q276348: Casino: Game Stops Responding or Quits When You Press ALT+TAB

Article: Q276348
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Casino, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you press ALT+TAB to switch to another program while you are running
Microsoft Casino, you may experience one of the following symptoms:

- The game may stop responding (hang).

- The game may quit unexpectedly.

- The graphics in the game may not redraw correctly.

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

- You are running Casino in Full Screen mode.

- A transition screen (such as a loading screen) is displayed or a video clip
  is being played.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, quit and restart Casino.

To prevent this issue from occurring, wait until the game screen is displayed
before you attempt to switch to another program.

MORE INFORMATION
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You may also experience graphics problems if you turn off Full Screen mode while
you are running Casino.

To resolve this issue, quit and restart Casino.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame mscasino hangs freeze lock refresh

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbimu msgame 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbHomeMMsearch kbGamesSearch kbCasino
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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