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Q281327: Casino: Black Screen When You Press ALT+TAB to Return to Casino

Article: Q281327
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Casino 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you press ALT+TAB to return to the Microsoft Casino game screen, the screen
may turn black.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if a Diamond Viper II video adapter is installed in your
computer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, press ALT+TAB again to minimize Casino, right-click the
Casino button on the taskbar, click Close, and then restart Casino.

To prevent this issue from occurring, download and install the latest video
driver for your video adapter from the following S3 Web site:

  http://www.s3.com

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: msgame 1.0 update

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Technology        : kbHomeMMsearch kbGamesSearch
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